Tag Archives: art

Dangling by a Thread of Hope

Posted on February 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I’d just turned twenty-five, and was recovering from multiple goodbyes, while pushing back against that old recurring sense of purposelessness. So I clung to what remained: I still had friends, even if the tide had carried some away. And … Continue reading →

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The World’s Most Astonishing Sculptures

Posted on January 31, 2025 by mitchteemley

This collection of unique sculptures surprises us with its scale (tiny to immense), its unexpected locations, its uncanny realism, its skewed perceptions…and its sheer unclassifiability. Enjoy! Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slideshow.

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Still More Amazing Street Art

Posted on January 24, 2025 by mitchteemley

Temporary, permanent, sweet, shocking, whimsical, thoughtful… Art can be anything, I think, except boring. And while a picture may be worth a thousand words, it is much more than mere information. It speaks to a different part of our selves. … Continue reading →

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How to Go From Crappy to Happy

Posted on November 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Black Friday, immediately after America’s official day of gratitude, is its unofficial day of grumbling. Of course, lots of people avoid shopping in person, and use their computers instead — while complaining about “the $“&%@#?* commercialization of the holidays!” But … Continue reading →

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Drowning Out the Persistent “Why?”

Posted on November 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir There are a lot of distractions on the road to nowhere. People with tinnitus in their ears have to find ways to drown out the persistent whine. I had a case of metaphysical tinnitus, and was looking for ways … Continue reading →

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I Made Myself Up as I Went Along

Posted on November 19, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photo by Mr. Friks My Real Memoir I’m a lucid dreamer. No, more than that. There’s no real barrier between my perception of reality and my dreams. Just a fine layer of mist. And when I’m tired or lost in thought, I … Continue reading →

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What’s So Interesting About Animals? Everything!

Posted on November 15, 2024 by mitchteemley

Have you ever wondered what animals are thinking? More than we realize, actually. What’s up with these guys? Don’t miss the Sixteen Surprising Facts after the pics below. Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show. … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago This Weekend

Posted on November 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

Engulfed together (story below the photos). In many ways, that’s essence of us, my wife Trudy and me. We seldom take summer trips. But come autumn, we love to gas up our SUV and hit the road! We’d hoped to … Continue reading →

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Perfectly Timed Photos

Posted on October 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

Life, as mentioned in my previous Capturing the Unexpected photoblog, is sometimes horrible, sometimes beautiful, and always just a little bit weird. Why? It’s because we’re weird! We find comedy in calamity, meaning in meaninglessness, and truth in absurdity. Coincidence? … Continue reading →

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Amazing Temporary Art

Posted on October 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

There’s something intriguing about temporary art: from the ancient art of sand mandalas, representing the temporality of the universe, to paper clip sculptures, representing the temporality of office life. So much time put into something that’s here and then simply … Continue reading →

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