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Sunday 9-6-2026

Dr. Amber Rose – @beevenomtherapyforever on Substack

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I’ll have a quiet day today. I’ve been to the gym (no Ugly American), eaten breakfast with Brian, and actually fell asleep for a bit stretched out on my couch after getting my wash out on the balcony and things straightened up.

Today would have been my dad’s birthday. It’s to the point that it’s pretty silly to talk about how old he would have been. Suffice to say he loved the fact he was born on Labor Day – thinking that was quite appropriate – and that I’m doing what he asked, remembering him laughing. I was lucky to share his life.

I saw an ingenious method of giving support to a tree in a large pot this morning. I stopped and took pictures of it, hoping I can draw it so you can see it, too.

I’m going to try to write an article for Substack today, on ways Brian and I have found for dealing with stroke. I’ll also write my regular blog posts, of course, because I love doing that so much. I’m planning on trying to describe my favorite mall in Chiang Mai today.

I’m probably the last one in the world to discover him, but I really like a country singer who is new to me – Riley Green. He writes most, if not all, of his songs. I love his voice and his collaborations with others. The more I read, the more I find to like. He seems to be real, loving his roots, his family, and more.

I already showed you the sketches I finished yesterday. I only have new one started, of a frog sitting in a cup, so I’m planning to do a bunch of sketches today, including the tree support, if I can.

I hope that the heat in the U.S. will ease off very soon. The excessive heat has gone on for way too long and it’s time to start embracing the fall.

Annette Tomplait

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Thoughts on a Wednesday 9-6-2023

Michael Tamoszus Art

I find it difficult to talk about this piece. It’s hard to believe it’s made of WOOD. It’s even harder to think about it being done with a chainsaw! Let’s just be happy that Michael Tamoszus created it. I am sitting here looking at the details over and over. I’m beyond impressed.

Mom.com

I had fun in my art room yesterday. I finished three pieces that I’ll add to my Etsy site today, plus I started experimenting with the new engraver I received that I’m hoping I can use on the glassware presents I’m making for my friends this year for Christmas.

Paul Felix – Pixels

So far, I’m glad I have a lot of extra jars on which I can practice. The engraving pen requires a super-light touch. If you push too hard, it simply stops. I’ll keep practicing until I hopefully get a good ‘feel’ for the pressure needed to control the etching. It would take years – if not forever – to get ‘good.’ I’m just hoping to get passable so I can create something I hope my friends will enjoy.

Jim Wheaton

Today would have been my dad’s 104th birthday. He was born on Labor Day in 1919. I’m honored to have shared part of his life. He gave me two great gifts –

  • he told my class he was proud of me when I was getting my Master’s Degree as a Reading Specialist from the University of Tulsa. He was my guest speaker on my project of teaching kids to intelligently look at advertisements. (My dad was a ‘personality’ in Tulsa from his radio advertising, in which he used humor to sell the products he represented.) The radio people still play his commercials from time to time because he was so unique. This was the first and only time he said this and it meant a lot to me.
  • He taught me to stand back and try to see the humor in any given situation. This has long been one of my survival skills, allowing me to see things from a different perspective, diffuse explosive situations, and more. Plus, I just am able to enjoy every day more when I can laugh at myself.

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