No pressure. No pressure at all.
President Obama with fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, August 2006. Source: WikiMedia Commons
I sure hope Wangari Maathai has some helpful hints on how to handle the pressure of being a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Oy.
I love Obama, but I wish the Nobel committee had waited until he'd been in office at least a year. I mean, it's not like he doesn't have the American economy, health care reform, "post-racial" (uh, yeah) harmony to fix... have I missed something? No pressure.
You know when would've been the perfect time to award the Nobel? In year three of his presidency. "What are my qualifications? Let's see... Nobel Peace Prize on the mantel..."
Good Lord, I hope they've increased his Secret Service detail.
I love Obama, but I wish the Nobel committee had waited until he'd been in office at least a year. I mean, it's not like he doesn't have the American economy, health care reform, "post-racial" (uh, yeah) harmony to fix... have I missed something? No pressure.
You know when would've been the perfect time to award the Nobel? In year three of his presidency. "What are my qualifications? Let's see... Nobel Peace Prize on the mantel..."
Good Lord, I hope they've increased his Secret Service detail.
If you're in San Fran this Friday...
... check out the "Good Mail Day" book release party at the San Francisco Center for the Book. One of the authors, Carolee Gilligan Wheeler, has the in there -- she teaches classes at the Center. She and her co-author Jennie Hinchcliff will sign your copy, if you've got one.
I say "if" because the first print run has sold out and Quarry is hustling to get more out the door. I did check my local Borders and Barnes and Noble branches, and they have copies.
This is your official invitation, peoples. And if you're a postal worker, well, then... you're practically royalty at this shindig. I'm gonna have to miss it, but you go and tell me how much fun it was, okay?
Tarot card #9
They're done! Nine personal tarot cards in total. 
Actually, I'm fairly happy with the result, contrary to the expression on my face here. This card was inspired by dreams I've had from time to time throughout my life, ever since the first "Star Wars" movie came out. (The very first one, not the "first" prequel. Blech on Anakin Skywalker and everyone else in that dreck.)
In the original dream, Darth Vader has landed in the parking lot of our local supermarket -- yes, it's funny now! -- and he and the Storm Troopers are laying waste to everything in sight. People are running and screaming everywhere.
Lord Vader stalks closer to where I'm hiding behind a splintery wooden pillar. I'm just a breath away from being discovered. If he turns his head just a fraction of an inch, he'll see me.
Not exactly a pretty self-portrait, but it gets the point across. The coarse pumice gel covered up the original background, and I think I simulated a cave well enough. And the queasy green of my sweatshirt turned out the way I wanted.
And here are all nine, laid out on their background. Still not sure if I want to permanently affix them to the background, or attach them in some way that lets me pick them up. What do you think?
Actually, I'm fairly happy with the result, contrary to the expression on my face here. This card was inspired by dreams I've had from time to time throughout my life, ever since the first "Star Wars" movie came out. (The very first one, not the "first" prequel. Blech on Anakin Skywalker and everyone else in that dreck.)In the original dream, Darth Vader has landed in the parking lot of our local supermarket -- yes, it's funny now! -- and he and the Storm Troopers are laying waste to everything in sight. People are running and screaming everywhere.
Lord Vader stalks closer to where I'm hiding behind a splintery wooden pillar. I'm just a breath away from being discovered. If he turns his head just a fraction of an inch, he'll see me.
Not exactly a pretty self-portrait, but it gets the point across. The coarse pumice gel covered up the original background, and I think I simulated a cave well enough. And the queasy green of my sweatshirt turned out the way I wanted.And here are all nine, laid out on their background. Still not sure if I want to permanently affix them to the background, or attach them in some way that lets me pick them up. What do you think?