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Month: March 2007

Comment Spam?

Comment Spam?

I had an interesting comment come up in my moderation queue, and I’m trying to determine if it’s real or not. The post is my Matrix stereogram. The comment is this: Not the Wind, Not the Flag Two monks were arguing about a flag. One said: `The flag is moving.’ The other said: `The wind is moving.’ The sixth patriach happened to be passing by. He told them: `Not the wind, not the flag; mind is moving.’ Mumon’s Comment: The…

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Work in Progress: Seducing the Hermit

Work in Progress: Seducing the Hermit

This is what I’m working on right now—a cartoon cover for Suz deMello’s Seducing the Hermit. The hermit is the hero of the book. He’s the one being run over by the heroine driving the Volkswagen bug. Only twice have I seen this technique work—that is, this technique of running down with your car the person of your desire. Once was in another book, only I can’t remember offhand which book it was. The heroine is rushing somewhere, to a…

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More Proverbs

More Proverbs

In the spirit of an older post, here are some familiar quotations made unfamiliar. How many can you guess? I’ve made it easy this time by adding a hint in parentheses. 1. Predominant attentions remember equally. (4 words) 2. Gaze in wonder quicker than you pass abruptly from one state to another. (4 words) 3. Conformity to a standard of right is its own recompense. (5 words) 4. Occupy a home and gain knowledge by experience. (3 words) 5. My…

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