Scatz

I don't know what is is about cats. Why do we like them? Is it because they never seem to be completely tame? They always seem to do what they want to do. I think all cats have the female gene--you can pet them, lavish all kinds of gifts on them, do all sorts of things for them and they still do what they darn well please! Or maybe it's like the Revernd Chuck says, "God made house cats so man could know what it would feels like to pet a tiger!"

I just don't know what it is about cats!

Paddlin'

This Saturday past I went kayaking on the Edistoe

River with a group of men from our church. I am not a paddler. I'm not even a swimmer. But, I guess the yearn for adventure does not subside as one ages. But the ability sure does. I have only been in one of these small plastic boats twice before. Once on the Delaware and once on another river. The outfitter had all the boats at the water's edge when we arrived. He gave a little instruction of do's and don't's and paddling instruction.
"Don't get close to the overhanging trees!", he said.

Once in the water that was the first thing I did--got hung up in a tree!

The instructor pulled me out and I avoided trees for another few miles. The current was rather swift by flat-water standards where we put the boats in but subsided as we drifted downstream.

We stopped for lunch at a sandbar. Ham and cheese sure was good. Later the guide sliced a watermelon in his kayak and paddled along side to give each of us a slice.

Harry and I paddled along slowly while some of the others moved a a faster pace. When we rounded a bend and saw a blond girl in a red bikini we decided that this must be Givhans Ferry State Park where we were to take our boats out. We saw the other boats on the river bank and knew the trip was over.

I enjoyed the trip. But is was a very hot day (96 degrees plus) and I could never get the seat in my boat adjusted properly. However, was great fun with a great bunch of guys. A kayaker I am not! I must mark this off my list of life's aspirations...

USA vs. AZ

USA vs AZ. It's not just about immigration. The Federal government sued the state of Arizona charging that the AZ law was unlawful because it usurped the Federal law. This is true. However, AZ inacted the law only because the Federal government would not enforce the Federal immigration laws already on the books. The government's reason for non-enforcement is that it doesn't have the resources for adequate enforcement. Does it make you feel safe knowing that the most powerful nation in the world cannot secure it's borders? I think not. Not only can Hispanics cross those borders, but others as well. Remember 9/11? The next group of terrorists could be crossing the border somewhere southwest of Los Cruses. Think about it, and call your representative today.

Mixed media,

I have been playing with images again. The image below began as a sketchbook drawing. But i could not leave it alone. it simply begged for something. Why not scan it? Why indeed? As Jean-Luc Picard would say, "Make it so!" And I did. But I needed color. What better to add color than Photoshop. I cropped. i cropped. I cropped.

Creativity

Creativity is a favorite subject of mine. What is it and where does it come from? The above video, although humorous, offers an insight into the creative process. It all begins with an idea. But aren't most ideas based on current knowledge? Or, perhaps, there are no original ideas just recycled ones that are revamped and presented in different ways.