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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.

Pursuant There Two

Posted on June 1, 2019 by JMN

The threads of spirituality and of blogging are starting to intersect for me. The bedrock of my spirituality is the intuitive knowledge (not faith) that what made me made every virus. If I were assisted by something religious it would … Continue reading →

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Cricket Talk

Posted on June 1, 2019 by JMN

[Paraphrase] The bowlers were boys from the groundstaff. One had the temerity to bowl a beamer at Viv Richards. Viv shot the kid an icy glare. The kid bowled him an apologetic delivery. Richards creamed it for four into the … Continue reading →

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Two Takes

Posted on May 29, 2019 by JMN

If there were a muse named Ironia, it strikes me that she would be an inspiration for Rutene Merk and Lynn Hershman Leeson. The two images below have little in common other than depicting females. They both incite interest, however, … Continue reading →

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“Strangeness”

Posted on May 28, 2019 by JMN

Science, art and language collide a lot in the field of theoretical physics, it seems. There are appealing language touches in the work of Nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann profiled in this article. He “mischievously” named his theory of elementary particles … Continue reading →

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Parting Looks — Jack Moore

Posted on May 27, 2019 by JMN

[Transcription] The Civil War battle scenes made in the oak forest on the Anita Baldwin ranch were made for stock use in any Civil War battle sequence for M.G.M. In the eighteen days of battle scenes on the “set” more … Continue reading →

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Parting Looks — Tom Jones

Posted on May 26, 2019 by JMN

James Thomas “Tom” Jones (1920 — 2000) (c) 2019 JMN

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Parting Looks — Tom Jones

Posted on May 26, 2019 by JMN

James Thomas “Tom” Jones (1920 — 2000) (c) 2019 JMN

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A Lower Power

Posted on May 26, 2019 by JMN

“My inside sources at the Louvre, various sources, tell me that not many curators think [the ‘Salvator Mundi] is an autograph Leonardo da Vinci. “If they did exhibit it … they would want to exhibit it as ‘workshop’. “If that’s … Continue reading →

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Three Tiers!

Posted on May 26, 2019 by JMN

The NYTimes chronicles the romance and nuptials of this couple in its “Vows” section. I never read this section, but a crafty flourish in the subheading of this particular installment trapped me. It illustrates an astute whoring for eyeballs: Brian … Continue reading →

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Parting Looks — HJN

Posted on May 25, 2019 by JMN

Harold J. Nichols (1924 — 2013) (c) 2019 JMN

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