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Display of my paintings and works by family.

Skindance

Posted on December 11, 2025 by JMN

(c) 2025 JMN — EthicalDative. All rights reserved

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Start at the Center

Posted on December 12, 2024 by JMN

Start at the center of the faceAnd work outwardsThe center’s where the features areWhat surrounds is just outline Start at the center of the centerAnd work out whatIs where the center startsWhat surrounds is more of that Stare at the … Continue reading →

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‘The Bright Light Done Come, and There Was No More Whippin’s’

Posted on June 19, 2024 by JMN

June 19, 1865, inaugurated Juneteenth. My title is from the words of a former slave in Texas about its effect on her and her family. (Quoted on “The History and Meaning of Juneteenth,” from “The Daily,” New York Times Audio) … Continue reading →

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‘I Don’t Agree With What I Said’

Posted on June 2, 2024 by JMN

In a delicious Onion skit a befuddled member of a clueless television news panel ends up saying, “Yeah, I don’t agree with what I said!” It’s a wicked sendup of vacuous cable news, but also sparks a thought: What if … Continue reading →

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Ixnay on the Ocracy, Theo! LOL

Posted on April 19, 2024 by JMN

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Things need to work themselves out.A round of unkinking is due.Mistakes were made. Put a few fires out. Make nice again.Fast backward to the good times.Park the ordnance. Cool your jets. The killing, the killing, give it a rest! LOLBled … Continue reading →

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The Devil in the Machine

Posted on June 1, 2023 by JMN

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The only social medium I frequent is YouTube. While eating meals I watch elephant videos, Fry and Laurie, sports brawls, blooper reels, and Tuba Skinny. There’s also a good series by a guy who farts in public. The engagement algorithm, … Continue reading →

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French and Script Plus Line! Christopher Marc Ford Dazzles

Posted on May 12, 2023 by JMN

“figures of dissent” 10/05/23 « Je veux que ce trait serve à [te] dessiner … » – Notre-Dame-des-Fleurs Instagram figures of dissent — Christopher Marc Ford

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Clichés to Put in the Rearview Mirror

Posted on May 1, 2023 by JMN

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A blockbuster list of hackneyed phrases has been amassed by Michael Massing (“Tip of the Iceberg,” New York Times, 4-27-23). Kick the tires on this bad boy, dear reader. It will make you realize no one is singing a new … Continue reading →

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Peanut Gallery

Posted on April 26, 2023 by JMN

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Suffer the little children to… have a future. (c) 2023 JMN — EthicalDative. All rights reserved

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‘When Did He Do Well? Ne’er!’

Posted on January 31, 2023 by JMN

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I’ve filched my title from the standup comedy of the matchless Gary Gulman. If you don’t know him, you owe it to yourself to track down on YouTube, exempli gratia, his explanation of how the states got their abbreviations. (c) … Continue reading →

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