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Saturday, June 2nd, 2012
10:33 am - 10 steps to becoming a writer
Geoffrey Moss for The Chronicle Review

By Randall Silvis

I once had a student in an advanced-fiction workshop at Ohio State University march out of my classroom on the second day of instruction and straight into the chairman's office, where the student charged me with malfeasance for refusing to share with him the secrets to getting published—the secrets that all professional writers know, he claimed, and conspire to withhold from everybody else.

To prove that I am no longer part of that conspiracy, I am now prepared to reveal everything I know about becoming a published writer. Feel free to share these prerequisites with your students. Claim them as your own, or blame me, whichever you prefer.

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current mood: Peaceful

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Monday, May 28th, 2012
11:51 am - Memorial Day

The full speech is raw and powerful - found via one of my favorite blogs, "As Time Goes By." She's posted the video which is not up anywhere else. 

"On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden spoke to a group of Gold Star Families - those who have lost a loved one in war. Poor ol' Joe is often chastised for speaking out of turn, of putting his foot in his mouth, of being a reliable gaffe machine. But not on this day."

"Biden's extraordinary speech, in the words of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, was "raw and emotional" and, I would add, personal and wrenching and true and good."

http://www.timegoesby.net/weblog/

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
8:46 pm - Tibetan cosmology and the world of the senses
The World of Your Senses, now on display at the Exploratorium, draws on the traditions of 17th century Tibetan medical text paintings to interpret descriptions of the senses found in science textbooks today.

http://www.examiner.com/article/the-world-of-the-senses-on-view-at-the-exploratorium-san-francisco

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Sunday, April 29th, 2012
11:28 am - Bucky Fuller at SFMOMA
Buckminister Fuller at SFMOMA - an amazing man whose creative vision is needed now more than ever:

http://www.examiner.com/article/bucky-fuller-s-utopian-vision

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Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
6:29 pm - 1968 Exhibit at the Oakland Museum
Can you dig it?

http://www.examiner.com/museum-in-san-francisco/the-oakland-museum-of-california-presents-the-1968-exhibit-review?CID=examiner_alerts_article

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Saturday, April 7th, 2012
11:16 am - Chag Sameach!
I wish all of my Jewish readers a wonderful and meaningful Pesach. May we all celebrate next year in Jerusalem.

Also, for those who celebrate Easter, have a great holiday as well.

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Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
4:38 pm - the de Young Art museum joins the Google Art Project
de Young art museum  and SFMOMA join Google Art Project

http://www.examiner.com/museum-in-san-francisco/san-francisco-s-de-young-museum-joins-the-google-art-project

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Sunday, March 25th, 2012
2:03 pm - March Madness
So here's the supreme contradiction of the astrological crossroads we face right now.

The Spring Equinox happened. The zodiacal wheel started itself anew. The Sun crossed out of watery Pisces and into the Ultimate Fireball Sign of the Galaxy, Aries. And it officially really began BLAZING forward with the New Moon at 2 degrees last Thursday.

However, at the same time, the Aries ruler, lovely Mars himself, is still RETROGRADE.

So what does that all mean? Well, Aries by nature is impatient as hell. It says, "Smash that accelerator to the floor and GO for it!"

But no...no...

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Friday, March 23rd, 2012
8:57 pm - Jean Paul Gaultier at the de Young
http://www.examiner.com/museum-in-san-francisco/the-fashion-world-of-jean-paul-gaultier-opens-at-the-de-young-museum

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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
3:30 pm - New show at Creativity Explored
http://www.examiner.com/museum-in-san-francisco/parallel-visions-at-creativity-explored?CID=examiner_alerts_article

I was sorry to see that John Carter on Mars was such a bust. I guess I'll wait for the DVD because I have a yen to see Caesar and Mark Anthony on Mars.

I guess the head actor was bland and lifeless but I feel sorry for him if he's the reason for the failure. Hollywood doesn't give second chances.

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Saturday, March 10th, 2012
11:29 am - Merlin and John Carter of Mars
LesbiaSparrow has just posted that Ciaran Hinds and James Purefoy (of ROME fame) are in the movie, John Carter of Mars. Now, I planned to see the movie anyway because I am a fan of cheese, buff men and well...science fiction cheese.

But those two together again. EPIC WIN!!!

And another epic win has got to be Merlin. Do the writers know how slashy this series is? I mean, last night's episode ended with Merlin asking Arthur for a hug and Arthur chasing Merlin around. It's all supposed to be a big boys romp but we know how those can end up.

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Friday, March 9th, 2012
5:39 pm - Weekend Picks for the SF Bay Area
It's not often that I get to promote three artist friends in one article - Dale Erickson, Pam Heyda and Sandy Yagi. Awesome work by all three! Oh - and if you like the article, please to to the site. Unfortunately for my pay scale, clicking like on FB doesn't earn me a dime. Better yet, go and see the shows and maybe, if you can, buy something.

http://www.examiner.com/museum-in-san-francisco/weekend-picks-artzone-461-studio-gallery-the-bone-yard-and-more?CID=examiner_alerts_article

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Saturday, February 25th, 2012
12:35 pm - Make your own popcorn treats for Oscar night partying
http://www.examiner.com/budget-grocery-in-san-francisco/make-your-own-popcorn-for-an-oscar-night-party?CID=examiner_alerts_article

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Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
7:27 pm


You are The Empress


Beauty, happiness, pleasure, success, luxury, dissipation.


The Empress is associated with Venus, the feminine planet, so it represents,
beauty, charm, pleasure, luxury, and delight. You may be good at home
decorating, art or anything to do with making things beautiful.


The Empress is a creator, be it creation of life, of romance, of art or business. While the Magician is the primal spark, the idea made real, and the High Priestess is the one who gives the idea a form, the Empress is the womb where it gestates and grows till it is ready to be born. This is why her symbol is Venus, goddess of beautiful things as well as love. Even so, the Empress is more Demeter, goddess of abundance, then sensual Venus. She is the giver of Earthly gifts, yet at the same time, she can, in anger withhold, as Demeter did when her daughter, Persephone, was kidnapped. In fury and grief, she kept the Earth barren till her child was returned to her.


What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

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Saturday, February 11th, 2012
12:46 pm - Two new articles up - one on Theo Brown (obit) and the other on Ray Johnson (founder of mail art)
Obit for Theo Brown: http://www.examiner.com/museum-in-san-francisco/william-theophilus-brown-bay-area-figurative-painter-dies-at-age-92?CID=examiner_alerts_article

Ray Johnson and Tables of Content: http://www.examiner.com/museum-in-san-francisco/tables-of-content-ray-johnson-and-robert-warner-bob-box-archive-at-the-bam?CID=examiner_alerts_article

current mood: Productive

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Sunday, February 5th, 2012
12:43 pm - Want an atternate to the Super Bowl
If you live in the Bay Area, you and wish to avoid the beer soaked, caloric overload of the Super Bowl, here's a whole list of fascinating museums and art exhibits.

http://www.examiner.com/museum-in-san-francisco/how-to-avoid-super-bowl-sunday

current mood: Peaceful

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Sunday, January 29th, 2012
7:14 pm - Steamed fish for Chinese New Year Celebrations
I'm really proud of my watercolor on this one - plus the side show of "fish" related art pieces from the Asian Art Museum in SF

http://www.examiner.com/budget-grocery-in-san-francisco/steamed-whole-fish-for-the-chinese-new-year-celebrations?CID=examiner_alerts_article

current mood: Hppy

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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
9:54 am - Stop the Internet Censorship
Today hundreds of websites — including Wikipedia, reddit, BoingBoing, FreePress.net and SavetheInternet.com — have gone dark. They’re protesting the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), bills in the House and Senate that could open the door to widespread Internet censorship.

To learn more about the blackout and the growing open Internet movement, read the piece by Free Press' Tim Karr today in the Huffington Post: "Why We Go Black": http://act2.freepress.net/go/8201?akid=3209.9397422.nlVsaI&t=6

1. Check out the full list of blackout participants here: http://act2.freepress.net/go/8178?akid=3209.9397422.nlVsaI&t=8.

2. Victoria Espinel, Aneesh Chopra and Howard Schmidt, "Combating Online Piracy While Protecting an Open and Innovative Internet": http://act2.freepress.net/go/8177?akid=3209.9397422.nlVsaI&t=10

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Friday, December 30th, 2011
8:08 pm - Looking back at the year in art.
http://m.examiner.com/museum-in-san-francisco/looking-back-at-the-year-art

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Monday, December 26th, 2011
11:49 am - Louie, Louie, Crab Louie
http://www.examiner.com/budget-grocery-in-san-francisco/crab-louie-1

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