http://blogrenade.com Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:18:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Condensed Version, Part 2 http://blogrenade.com/?p=553 Condensed Version, Part 1 http://blogrenade.com/?p=547 Gifts That Show How Much You Care http://blogrenade.com/?p=526 The hotter you are, the more heat you need. http://blogrenade.com/?p=512 [caption id="attachment_488" align="alignleft" width="252" caption="nuggs a-blazin'"][/caption] OMG Kush  $50  You know those motivational seminars people go to at work? This is the polar opposite of that. DeepChunk  $45  Brain boss to neurons: you're fired! Panama Redwood  $45  Remember that one dream with the ginormous medicine plant with a trunk like a house and ... http://blogrenade.com/?p=398 I painted this one from a picture I took before they took their shirts off. The day wasn't this chilly looking; that's just how I interpreted this portrait. I put a lot of myself in my paintings. They aren't just camera-like reproductions of reality. I know I am good at ... http://blogrenade.com/?p=465 [caption id="attachment_451" align="alignleft" width="389" caption="we all crave assurance"][/caption] Unlike insurance, that Ponzi scheme of false security for imaginary future calamities, assurance is all about the Here and Now, not to mention the Rear and How! When life's bumpy terrain jostles your self-esteem and jiggles your confidence, there is no comfort like ... http://blogrenade.com/?p=449 "It was really weird," he says. "I felt a little tired around 10 pm, so I went to bed. Before I knew it, it was the next day!" He plans to see his doctor about it, and, if the doctor agrees, also mention it to his therapist. http://blogrenade.com/?p=484 [caption id="attachment_414" align="alignleft" width="323" caption="Xavier & David #2"][/caption] It was a busy week in the studio and I'm really happy with the work, but I found myself feeling more and more frustrated each day because no matter what time I went or how long I lingered, the two boys I met ... http://blogrenade.com/?p=413 Whether you say bootie, beauté, or buh-hoo-hoo-TAY, eventually it all comes down to the seat of the matter. The lunar twins: just think of all they do! They absorb life's kicks no matter how freqent and plentiful, dissolving discomfort with awesome force-absorbing mass. They cushion those deserving of a good ... http://blogrenade.com/?p=355