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“On Valaam,”Arkhip Kuindzhi, 1872

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West Main Street in Salem, VA, February 2023

Yes, you see a lot of flat retail sprawl here — but there are gorgeous rural roads among the mountains behind.  It’s actually a lovely place to live.  Just watch out for bears.



“Winter. Thaw.” Arkhip Kuindzhi, circa 1890

Oil on paper mounted on cardboard.

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“The Imbecile Who Couldn’t Work a Camera”

The stunning debut short film from Eric Robert Nolan.

That shadow that you see? That isn’t mine. That’s the Jungian shadow.



“A man of a hundred years is Death’s target.”

Etching.

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My puns are annoying at first — but they grow on you.

I actually auditioned for a role as a monster on “The Last of Us,” but I didn’t get it.

I’m disappointed. I thought I was a pretty fungi.



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Roanoke River near Franklin Road, February 2023

Roanoke, Virginia.

Small pleasures.

I’m pleased with the cheese,

the toast is the most,

and hot DAMN that is tasty ham.



Poster for “The Last of Us” Season 1 (2023)

HBO.

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Portmanteau of the Day.

Caffeine-induced audacity = caffindacity.

It’s totally a real thing.  Drink enough caffeine and you feel like you could take on the world.

Or have a heart attack.

Possibly both.