Jeanne Deckers was a nun in the Dominican Fichermont Convent in Waterloo, Belgium. She wrote, sang and performed her own songs, which were so well received that the monastery decided to let her record an album, which visitors to the monastery would be able to purchase. In 1963, Jeanne (who chose the name Sister Luc …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “cultivate”. In the nearly thirty years that I have known my father-in-law, he has told me this joke countless times. Whenever a piece of conversation triggers something in his memory that reminds him that this joke would be an appropriate anecdote, he delivers it as though it was …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “stir”. Poor Thurman Munson. Despite an array of meritorious accomplishments seven-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion, three-time Gold Glove Winner, 1970 Rookie of the Year and 1976 American League Most Valuable Player the popular catcher and captain of the New York Yankees took a lot of …
Let’s get something straight. Men are idiots. They are bumbling awkward misfits who should be eternally grateful that women take enough pity on them to disrupt their own self-fortitude and take them as their husbands. As my 27th wedding anniversary draws near, I am reminded of how my own dear wife ignored all of the …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “swarm”. Sure, there’s the large salary and great benefits, but being the CEO of a honey processing company has its drawbacks.
The new challenge word on the Illustration Friday website is “layer”. Tyler Durden explains the art of making… um… soap : The clear layer is glycerin. You can mix glycerin back in when you make soap. Or You can skim the glycerin off. You can mix the glycerin with nitric acid to make nitroglycerin. You …
The current Illustration Friday challenge word is “sweater”. “Hey Grandma, how’s that sweater coming along?”
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “reverse”. “I am a kind of paranoid in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.” J. D. Salinger In early 2010, the longtime reclusive author passed away at his home in New Hampshire. He was 91.
The Illustration Friday challenge word this week is “surrender”. “This next one is the first song on our new album. It just came out this week and the song is called ‘Surrender’.” Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, Live at Budokan 1978 This illustration was done on inspiration from my son. He reminded me of …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “dusty”. Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien performed with her brother and a friend as a singing trio. They first practiced in a field in springtime, so they settled on the name “The Springfields” for their group. Ever the tomboy, Mary earned the nickname “Dusty” from her rough style of …
