The writer E. B. White said that habitually creative people were “prepared to be happy,” and for the most part, I’d agree with him. I think of Virginia Woolf, alert to the most modest daily pleasures: a new nib to her pen, a passing omnibus. I think of the painter Claude Monet, brush always at the ready. When he painted clouds, he had to act with some dispatch, because, on an average day, a given effect lasted barely thirty minutes. In that brief half-hour, he had to catch all the changing colors of the sky, the shifting clouds, the sudden bursts of light. Like Desnos, he had to “seize the day,”surrendering to that magic state called “flow” a transcendent, concentrated swathe of time, in which the self dissolves into its present task, and all ordinary self-consciousness falls away. ~ Christian McEwen, World Enough & Time
Ah… fuck Vox Day and his overwhelmingly obsessive and knewjerking shit when it comes to Peterson. I stopped reading this little death dwarf after he started expunging all those who disagreed with his obviously envious gullshit. Day is just another death dwarf with a bad, burning-down slur habit. He belongs on a hook in the pit.
ghostsniperJuly 5, 2022, 11:00 AM
He can be a piece of shit at times.
LadyJuly 5, 2022, 6:18 PM
…at times?
ghostsniperJuly 6, 2022, 7:28 AM
When he gets on his boomer rant. He’s envious cause he missed being a boomer, and all the good things they have stolen from everybody else, by a few years.
ThisIsNotNutellaJuly 5, 2022, 4:34 PM
Just admit you’re pissed because he’s two years late shipping your copy of Castalia House’s ‘Graphic Novel’ adaptation of Thucydides in Genuine Corinthian Leather. Gamma!
VanderleunJuly 5, 2022, 6:40 PM
Well, there’s that and the fact that during our last encounter I had to tell him twice to “Smell the glove.”
Re. Barnhardt’s sartotial post, I checked out her link to the clothing shop. Very nice; when the opportunity arises, I’ll be going there first for new togs. As far as the gloves thing goes, though… that’s one I just don’t get. Comfort level would be on a par with wearing a face mask as a fashion statement.
rabbit tobaccoJuly 5, 2022, 11:17 AM
re: Gettysburg dialogue
Everyone should have an equal chance
to be unequal.
james wilsonJuly 5, 2022, 11:58 AM
The Gettysburg address should not be read by children without Menchen’s response.
I bought a couple of pairs of gloves when the Wuflu hit. Frankly, mine are cuter than Ann’s as they have a ruffle at the cuff with lace edging. And they are polkadot!
ghostsniperJuly 5, 2022, 1:50 PM
I can see that. And it looks fetching.
I am a fan of all things 40’s and 50’s.
SLMJuly 5, 2022, 3:59 PM
“You can’t judge a race.” I used to believe that.
ThisIsNotNutellaJuly 5, 2022, 4:39 PM
I used to believe it, too. Then i started paying attention.
Additionally, If you can’t judge a Race, you’re saying that the mean and standard deviation don’t describe a normal distribution.
But then nobody expects Race Deniers to be numerate. People who flip from population statistics to individual outliers to ‘prove’ points as convenient get no time from me.
VanderleunJuly 5, 2022, 6:41 PM
It was good to have had ideals.
NoriJuly 5, 2022, 5:23 PM
A plethora of interesting stuff in this here Daze;nicely done,Mr V.
Been feeling like the guy sitting on the edge of Niagara lately;waiting to go over into the abyss.
Grim news everywhere.
Then I see The Solid Gold Endless Buffet Dance Team,followed by the If Cats and Dogs Had a Time Machine meme. Suddenly I feel like the Wolf. Life is good.
Ann is spot on regarding how we dress ourselves. Her navy polka-dot dress is beautiful;simple cut,classic. It’s an excellent idea,make women look good again,one dress at a time.
The white gloves remind me of my Southern childhood;one simply did not leave the house without a hat (to safeguard the complexion) and those white gloves.
Yoshitoshi was my 4th Akita’s name.Had no idea he was an actual artist,and quite a good one. Many thanks for opening that door. Great Daze.
I’ll take this over Leonardo da Vinci’s deluge drawings, thank you very much.
ghostsniperJuly 6, 2022, 7:32 AM
art: where you spend a lot of time painting a picture than at the end you drag a dry brush down it half a dozen times, just because.
LadyJuly 5, 2022, 6:12 PM
I have grown out my hair, started wearing skirts out on public all the time. I’m working towards wearing them at home all the time. I just haven’t made “work skirts” yet. My husband has mentioned many many times how much he appreciates my modesty in clothes and manner.
When I was a girl, we would wear gloves to go to church, and to go to the city. You know, the difference between “town and country” used to be a thing!
Now, slovenly is the rule of the day for men, women, and children. I refuse.
Maybe. There has to be very strong evidence of time-proven, non-defecting trustworthiness before I’ll take a TradThot’s emanations very seriously. At least she’s not spreading poz and is making some good noises. Right now. Let’s see if she’s still married to her husband in 10 years. (YouTube Monetized) Talk is cheap.
A. NonnymooseJuly 6, 2022, 7:45 AM
Mr. VDL, you have been ON FIRE lately with your content! We so appreciate the volume of meaty posts. I don’t know how you do it but please know that your audience is grateful. Keep it up as long as you can.
After the fire we supported you for about a year with monthly PayPal drops but haven’t sent you anything in a long time. I’ll try and fix that. You earn it every day.
VanderleunJuly 6, 2022, 8:23 AM
I am very grateful for anything at all. Thank you very much. It would be very helpful at this time.
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
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Green Pants Interior by Klahn
Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
SUPERLATIVES by Christoph Morlinghaus 
Shin-hanga by Hiroshi Yoshida (Yoshida Hiroshi, September 19, 1876 — April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker.
Fascinating vintage TV set ads from the 1950s 
Bizarre and terrible food ads that would probably never run today, 1940s-1960s 
Vintage advertisements that preyed on women’s need for marital security, 1910-1960 
Ukrainian Landscape by Konstantin Kryzhitsky 
Gerard Van der Leun
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Jordan Peterson Rolls Over
https://voxday.net/2022/07/05/jordan-peterson-rolls-over/
Ah… fuck Vox Day and his overwhelmingly obsessive and knewjerking shit when it comes to Peterson. I stopped reading this little death dwarf after he started expunging all those who disagreed with his obviously envious gullshit. Day is just another death dwarf with a bad, burning-down slur habit. He belongs on a hook in the pit.
He can be a piece of shit at times.
…at times?
When he gets on his boomer rant. He’s envious cause he missed being a boomer, and all the good things they have stolen from everybody else, by a few years.
Just admit you’re pissed because he’s two years late shipping your copy of Castalia House’s ‘Graphic Novel’ adaptation of Thucydides in Genuine Corinthian Leather. Gamma!
Well, there’s that and the fact that during our last encounter I had to tell him twice to “Smell the glove.”
Re. Barnhardt’s sartotial post, I checked out her link to the clothing shop. Very nice; when the opportunity arises, I’ll be going there first for new togs. As far as the gloves thing goes, though… that’s one I just don’t get. Comfort level would be on a par with wearing a face mask as a fashion statement.
re: Gettysburg dialogue
Everyone should have an equal chance
to be unequal.
The Gettysburg address should not be read by children without Menchen’s response.
Commenter Borepatch over at Daily Timewaster kindly provided a link to that.
https://faithandheritage.com/2012/07/h-l-mencken-on-abraham-lincoln-and-the-gettysburg-address/
I bought a couple of pairs of gloves when the Wuflu hit. Frankly, mine are cuter than Ann’s as they have a ruffle at the cuff with lace edging. And they are polkadot!
I can see that. And it looks fetching.
I am a fan of all things 40’s and 50’s.
“You can’t judge a race.” I used to believe that.
I used to believe it, too. Then i started paying attention.
Additionally, If you can’t judge a Race, you’re saying that the mean and standard deviation don’t describe a normal distribution.
But then nobody expects Race Deniers to be numerate. People who flip from population statistics to individual outliers to ‘prove’ points as convenient get no time from me.
It was good to have had ideals.
A plethora of interesting stuff in this here Daze;nicely done,Mr V.
Been feeling like the guy sitting on the edge of Niagara lately;waiting to go over into the abyss.
Grim news everywhere.
Then I see The Solid Gold Endless Buffet Dance Team,followed by the If Cats and Dogs Had a Time Machine meme. Suddenly I feel like the Wolf. Life is good.
Ann is spot on regarding how we dress ourselves. Her navy polka-dot dress is beautiful;simple cut,classic. It’s an excellent idea,make women look good again,one dress at a time.
The white gloves remind me of my Southern childhood;one simply did not leave the house without a hat (to safeguard the complexion) and those white gloves.
Yoshitoshi was my 4th Akita’s name.Had no idea he was an actual artist,and quite a good one. Many thanks for opening that door. Great Daze.
This one!
https://egenolfgallery.com/products/yoshitoshi-%E8%8A%B3%E5%B9%B4-ichikawa-kodanji-in-the-rain
I’ll take this over Leonardo da Vinci’s deluge drawings, thank you very much.
art: where you spend a lot of time painting a picture than at the end you drag a dry brush down it half a dozen times, just because.
I have grown out my hair, started wearing skirts out on public all the time. I’m working towards wearing them at home all the time. I just haven’t made “work skirts” yet. My husband has mentioned many many times how much he appreciates my modesty in clothes and manner.
When I was a girl, we would wear gloves to go to church, and to go to the city. You know, the difference between “town and country” used to be a thing!
Now, slovenly is the rule of the day for men, women, and children. I refuse.
This is the next generation of Conservative chicks. They’re figuring things out.
https://www.youtube.com/c/RealFemSapien
Maybe. There has to be very strong evidence of time-proven, non-defecting trustworthiness before I’ll take a TradThot’s emanations very seriously. At least she’s not spreading poz and is making some good noises. Right now. Let’s see if she’s still married to her husband in 10 years. (YouTube Monetized) Talk is cheap.
Mr. VDL, you have been ON FIRE lately with your content! We so appreciate the volume of meaty posts. I don’t know how you do it but please know that your audience is grateful. Keep it up as long as you can.
After the fire we supported you for about a year with monthly PayPal drops but haven’t sent you anything in a long time. I’ll try and fix that. You earn it every day.
I am very grateful for anything at all. Thank you very much. It would be very helpful at this time.