IF: poise
The Illustration Friday challenge word this week is “poise”. poise = Audrey Hepburn.
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IF: subtract
The illustrationfriday.com challenge this week is “subtract”. I read the following article in National Geographic Magazine in February 2009: Monkeys Can Subtract, Study Finds February 18, 2009 Add this to the growing list of reasons humans aren’t so special, after all: Monkeys can subtract. The discovery marks the first time a nonhuman species has been …
IF: legendary
I have always loved watching comedians. I remember seeing some of the legends of comedy on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Mike Douglas Show and (when I was allowed to stay up late) The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. I remember watching greats like Alan King, Jackie Mason, Shecky Greene and Jackie Vernon, even if …
IMT: swirl (and IF: legendary)
My wife (who I’ll call “Mrs. Pincus”) and I have had a running joke for 27 years. We met in February 1982 and had our first date soon after. Our conversation was always great. We found that we had so many common interests. The joke was that we would never ask each other: “So, what …
IF: intricate
This week’s illustrationfriday.com‘s challenge word is “intricate”. Now, I need to buy a new Micron 01 pen.
IF: breezy
The challenge word this week on Illustration Friday is “breezy”. Even with the advancements in technology, pinpoint accuracy in monitoring devices and sophisticated prediction equipment, TV weathermen still don’t know what the hell they are talking about.
IMT: moon and IF: launch
The following is a transcript of a recently discovered recording of a conversation from the command module of Apollo 11 on July 19, 1969. Michael Collins: Well, here we are, heading to the moon. Man, this is cool! Neil Armstrong: It sure is, Mike. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin: Hey, Mike…. um, you missed the meeting we …
IF: instinct
The illustrationfriday.com challenge word this week is “instinct”. This technologically advanced mysterious predator hunts, not by instinct, but by GPS.
IF: celebrate
This week’s challenge word on Illustration Friday is “celebrate”. Wake Nicodemus! by Henry Clay Work Nicodemus, the slave, was of African birth, And was bought for a bagful of gold, He was reckon’d as part of the salt of the earth, But he died years ago very old. ‘Twas his last sad request, so we …
IF: time
This week’s challenge word on illustrationfriday.com is “time”. In “Time Enough At Last”, the eighth episode of the first season of “The Twilight Zone”, Burgess Meredith played bank teller Henry Bemis. Henry Bemis loved to read. He would read on his way into work. He would covertly pull out a book to read between serving bank customers. He …