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Don’t close this browser window until upload is complete.

VMac — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:14:07 +0000

Are we ever really finished uploading the celestial orb? Wih the MacAir, the "don't close" message is seemingly non-existent. When I worked in a Microsoft environment, I knew that the order to not close the window meant REALLY do NOT close the browser window... fatal system crashes would occur. *Update: In 2010, this type of message rarely occurs for the every-day web surfer. We have enough RAM to consider completing myriad tasks and objectives. The CPUs of old didn't have enough memory to download a new program or software package while performing other functions. The reason for the warning appears to be one for older CPUs. ... read more

Assemblage Art

VMac — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:46:07 +0000

What trips your trigger? For me, it's abandoned metal, cracked and chipped paint on an old piece of wood, an old chest of drawers with the legs missing... rusted elements of some forgotten automobile. ... read more

Matchbook Covers as Art

VMac — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:11:57 +0000

The last Woodside Antiques auction we attended must have been in, what... January? That's when we acquired the Victorian scrapbook and the sewing basket filled with dozens of spools of vintage thread. And the Victorian handmade lace, the 1920s dresses... great bunches of "stuff" at some very low prices. Yes, I'm talking to myself. Didn't I end up with a huge box filled with matchbooks? It was the time I bid without knowing I'd done so? Yeah, it's all coming back to me now. Well, seems the $5.00 purchase price may not have been so ignorant after all. Turns out, matchbooks are collectible. Who knew? You did, right? Why didn't you tell me? ... read more

The Divine Placement of Elemental Objects

VMac — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:50:09 +0000

While in graduate school, I often read creative non-fiction to better fixate the details of an historic event within the context of its physical and timely occurrence. My field of study, 19th century American history, provided me with inspiration for many of my assemblages. ... read more