Monthly Archives: August 2011

Germany as a teenager: the thong

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

I lived in Augsburg, Germany…The family I stayed with had two sisters, models…They took me to a marketplace & introduced me to thong underwear…I had huge muscular thighs from downhill skiing & my regular underwear was always cutting up the … Continue reading →

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Chemotherapy: Summer, winter…

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Chemotherapy activates in hot weather…If you are a Canadian, or someone who lives in a climate that is cold at least 6 months of the year & you have taken chemo during the winter months, & your tests show the … Continue reading →

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Re: Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Add some Taurine Powder to his diet…This will strengthen his heart(cardiomyopathy is common)…Swimming is a sport he can do…This will keep him active…self-efficacy is important…Give him goals…Work, school or otherwise, that he can fulfill…Remember he is a thirteen year old…Sexual … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up the bill: with a palette knife, white cement, black concrete powder paint & a little water…

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Primasil & Rainsil: from Eco-House.com Ok, so I spoke to Elizabeth today in New Brunswick (Fredericton)(toll-free), & this is what we came up with (she came up with), as an eco-friendly concrete sealer for Swannee when she is cured…(28 days minimum)… … Continue reading →

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Fine tuning: Argh!

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Ok, so I decided, well, we ALL decided, (all being me, Joseph & the collective sigh of disappointment at the sight of the white cement drips on the black beak of the Trumpeter swan)- we all decided to make black … Continue reading →

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See and Hear my Fotobabble: How to make the Ferrocement armature without welding!

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

See and Hear my Fotobabble: How to make the Ferrocement armature without welding!.

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Comments I wrote to the Contemporary Art Group on LinkedIn, feel free to join us there…

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Joseph & Sari Grove • Hello…Wanted to add some points: 1)In Canada a gallery can opt in to pay CARFAC fees according to the easily found CARFAC schedule on their website…Depending on the artist’s level, the breadth of the gallery & various … Continue reading →

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The Con Artist, Henry Moore & global warming:

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

The Con Artist, (go see this movie about an ex-convict who becomes an artist, filmed in Toronto…ho hum, bias by editor? totally…) Henry Moore (they moved the Henry Moore Sculpture that was in the front of the AGO Art Gallery … Continue reading →

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Weeping Widow:

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Ok, so my new concrete mix is:  3 parts white cement: 1.5 parts aggregate: 1.5 parts liquid… *The 1.5 parts aggregate includes equal parts aragonite sand, silica sand, 3/4 inch glass fibres, perlite… The liquid portion includes: 1/4 cement bond … Continue reading →

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Any information concerning a dine & dash with vicious assault on employee at King street St. Louis Wings in Toronto is welcome…Use the comment form to report…

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

  It has come to my attention that one of your employees has been hurt severely while at work…The circumstances involved three people who dined & dashed…The employee attempted to pursue, & a fourth person, possibly an accomplice, or possibly an … Continue reading →

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