— Whoa where?
— Hurricane season is coming. Protect your liquor cabinet: Batten down the hooches!
— Plural of “burnoose”: “burnooses” or “burneese”?
— Drunk and Orderly
— Thought thoroughly through. Tough though.
— If you say baba ghanouj, I’ll yes all over you.
— Gotta be somewhere. See ya there!
— Stronger than new rope.
***
CLAIMING
When I claim to be a writer, people say, “Really? What have you published?” I only know to answer, “I’m a writer, not a publisher.”
When I claim to be a painter they say, “No kidding! What have you sold?” I only know to answer, “I’m a painter, not a salesman.”
When I claim to be a blogger, many say , “Great! How many followers?” I only know to answer, “I’m a blogger, not a leader.”
To BE something do you have to be GOOD at it? When Cervantes’s painter depicted a rooster, he had to label it “This is a rooster.” He WAS a painter, just a BAD one.
***

Signage 1 (Copyright 2018 James Mansfield Nichols. All rights reserved.)
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I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.
Whoa where?
— Whoa where?
— Hurricane season is coming. Protect your liquor cabinet: Batten down the hooches!
— Plural of “burnoose”: “burnooses” or “burneese”?
— Drunk and Orderly
— Thought thoroughly through. Tough though.
— If you say baba ghanouj, I’ll yes all over you.
— Gotta be somewhere. See ya there!
— Stronger than new rope.
***
CLAIMING
When I claim to be a writer, people say, “Really? What have you published?” I only know to answer, “I’m a writer, not a publisher.”
When I claim to be a painter they say, “No kidding! What have you sold?” I only know to answer, “I’m a painter, not a salesman.”
When I claim to be a blogger, many say , “Great! How many followers?” I only know to answer, “I’m a blogger, not a leader.”
To BE something do you have to be GOOD at it? When Cervantes’s painter depicted a rooster, he had to label it “This is a rooster.” He WAS a painter, just a BAD one.
***
Signage 1 (Copyright 2018 James Mansfield Nichols. All rights reserved.)
(Copyright 2018 James Mansfield Nichols. All rights reserved.)
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About JMN
I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.