Category: Random Thoughts & Idle Chatter
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I am on vacation for the next few days and will not be posting anything new (except one story which I have lined up to appear in the middle of the week) until the 10th of September. Unless other A.B. authors find time to publish during my absence, there won’t be much fresh material here…
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In my introductory virtual exhibition I posted some original compositions. This post contains paintings which are copies of other artists’ works. As a student and amateur artist, I have made many copies over the years, true and inspired – of real objects, human beings, photographs and other artists’ works as my model. The exercise is…
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Accidental Blogger is delighted to welcome Andrew Rosenblum as its newest author. A graduate of American literature, he is a freelance writer/researcher and writes for publications such as Jazz at Lincoln Center Radio, Mother Jones, and Citysearch. We look forward to his début post to appear soon. Welcome Andrew! Note: Our ABOUT page has been…
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Most of you have by now seen news reports of the May Day rally at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles which turned violent when some demonstrators threw bottles and cans and the LAPD opened "fire" with rubber bullets and charged into the crowd with batons (the CNN report here). Although the incident is reported in…
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…. in her back yard and for a good cause, of course. Sujatha and her daughter take stock of their garden and dream of tomatoes, peppers, beans, radish, spinach and other staples.
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Wishing our co-blogger Joe (the only full time student among A.B. authors) all the best for his upcoming finals. You go, Joe!
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A little more than a month ago I wrote an article where I examined the question of the possible evolutionary nature of human religiosity. Specifically, my question was addressed to why seemingly rational people trained in the rigorous scientific process would turn to religion, spirituality or superstition. Within this larger academic question, I cited the case…
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This time it is not so much about the painting as it is about the story behind it. After a visit to a Southwestern art gallery in Tucson, Arizona featuring some fierce looking female nudes, I wanted to paint a similar woman with personality. I visualized a woman who was mature, confident and completely comfortable…
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Inspired by Shunya, I took the bold step to change the look of Accidental Blogger to a custom design after using one of Typepad’s pre-set templates for nearly a year and a half (to which I had become quite sentimentally attached, I must confess). The main motivation was to increase the font size for easier…
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Regular A.B. readers may have noticed that fresh posts no longer appear daily as clock work here. I have decided to take a little break from break-neck blogging. The choice came down to either stop, go on a hiatus or slow down considerably. Since I still enjoy the upkeep of the blog, I decided on…
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Ever felt that your husband/wife/significant other was too ready to debunk any of your suggestions? Here‘s a scientific study that proves that it’s true- so true that even the husband-wife pair who were the lead researchers couldn’t agree as to its conclusions. Now that would explain why my husband automatically dismisses what I say, so…
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