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July 26
...well, it is later and now I am on the right computer so not only do you get to see the BULL, but also the drawings I am doing for a small mural commission to my old patron, THE SPACE ALIEN BAR AND GRILL...
July 22
When I was out in Oregon in May, my brother Robert gave me some photos of our family...and it makes me feel more than a little blue, to know that my sister Goldie, disappeared in 1964, and both Patty and Doris are deceased. Yet so, Tommy, Robert, Red and Ruby, and of course my half brother Phillip are still doing well.
Me and Red about three years ago.
July 21
This picture has nothing to do with last night when we saw Dolly Parton's show at Sandia Casino, but it is an interesting picture, and possibly that is also what I can say about Dolly...she is interesting and of course very talented, but it sure was a Las Vegas style syrupy Americana humma humma full of corn-flakes and hokey down in country working class people jokes...interesting but hardly the Rolling Stones...
July 20
With spiraling fuel prices it is about time we
heard some breakthrough!
India's largest automaker, Tata Motors, is set to
start producing the world's first commercial air-powered
vehicle.
The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy
Negre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air,
as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosions of
internal-combustion models, to push its engine's pistons.
Some 6000 zero-emissions Air Cars are scheduled to hit
Indian streets by August 2011.
The Air Car, called the "MiniCAT" could cost around $8,177.00
in India and would have a range of around 185 miles
between refuels.
The cost of a refill would be about $2.00
The MiniCAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a
tubular chassis that is glued, not
welded, and a body of fiberglass powered by compressed air.
Microcontrollers are used in every device in the car, so one
tiny radio transmitter sends instructions to the lights,
indicators, etc.
There are no keys - just an access card which can be
read by the car from your pocket. According to the designers, it
costs less than $1.11 per 62 miles (about a tenth that of a petrol
car). Its mileage is about double that of the most
advanced electric car (125 to 186 miles or 10 hours of
driving), a factor which makes a perfect choice in cities
where 80% of motorists drive at less than 38 miles.
The car has a top speed of 65 mph.
Refilling the car will, once the market develops, take place at
adapted petrol stations to administer compressed air.
In two or three minutes, and at a cost of approximately
$2.22, the car will be ready to go another 125-186
miles.
As a viable alternative, the car carries a
small compressor which can be connected to the mains (220V or
380V) and refill the tank in 3-4 hours. Due to the
absence of combustion and, consequently, of residues,
changing the oil (1 quart of vegetable oil) is necessary
only every 31,000 miles).
The temperature of the clean air expelled by
the exhaust pipe is between 0-15 degrees below zero, which
makes it suitable for use by the internal air conditioning
system with no need for gases or loss of power.
Also see MDI’s website:
http://www.mdi.lu/english/index.php
July 18
This Ruth's justice in getting back at me for all the weird photos I've done of her over the years...
July 17
My little Grand Daughter, Xenia (Zen-nee-uh) still in her Buddha state...
July15
It's Ruth's day off so what does she do? Yup, she finds a job we can do together...in this case getting rid of the shredded sections the cats have created in the last five years. We are going to cover it in Cat Proof material
July 14
Together 5 years!
...and I keep rearranging the sticks to see what will come along in the new sculpture in the studio...
...this one is more carved than the usual beast...
July 13
Tomorrow, Ruth and I will celebrate our official fifth year together...considering all the stuff that has blown past us, it is a miracle of some proportion.
July 10-12
I am in discussion with former members (Fred Baue and James Hamilton) of
THE GAZORNANBLATT REVIEW
over a nostalgic get together sometime in the beginning of September...hey we even may play music again.
As for other events...I am back doing another big stick sculpture, and basically just hanging out in the studio acting like I know what I'm doing...
July 6 to 9
New Blue Meenees and ensemble
tour the
Madrigal Isthmus
July 5
Galesteo Basin Spit and Whittle Club tribute to
Sir Henry Moore...near actual scale size.
Okay, I am on a mission so to speak, trying to initiate The Galesteo Basin Spit and Whittle Club which has no association or affiliation with the Kingston, New Mexico Spit and Whittle Club, other than the title sparked my imagination and led me to talking about forming a club that focused on whittling and "spitting" if one wants to spit...but more towards the action of simply taking a piece of wood in your hand and going into a kind of active meditation of whittling with a simple pin knife or a hand operated carving implement ...one is allowed to drink beer and be sociable as long as they do not endanger their own fingers or the sensitivities and fingers of fellow whittlers...first meeting will be this Friday, July 8, 4 to 6 PM at Connie's Photo Park, in Madrid New Mexico.
Below are a few examples of random whittle jobs...
None of this stuff is meant to be high art, but only what it is.
This indeed was the very first whittle job (shown at scale size) which announced the Galesteo Basin Spit and Whittle Club.
June 28 to July 3
To re-cap the important events of last month...
So here I am being a grand pappy. No not above,
below...that's pappy Geno above. As of yet, the little gal has no first, or second name...just, cute little baby.
...and here are my little piggies...
...and the ongoing fires of New Mexico...
