All This Is That

Monday, January 11, 2010

I don't know if it's safe to make cop jokes again (is it too early?) after recent events

click to enlarge

---o0o---

Brummet Island

click to enlarge

Brummet Island is located in Carroll County, New Hampshire. The island sits in Lake Wentworth, and has an elevation of 535 feet. Latitude: 43-35'18'' N Longitude: 71-08'31'' W.

To get there from Seattle:

1. Check your tires, wipers, and gasoline.
2. Pack some food.
3. Merge onto I-5 S via the ramp to Seattle 6.0 mi
4. Take the exit onto I-90 E toward Bellevue/Spokane
Passing through Idaho
Entering Montana 824 mi
5. Continue onto I-94 E
Passing through North Dakota
Entering Minnesota 824 mi
6. Continue straight onto I-694 E 11.7 mi
7. Slight right at US-10 E (signs for I-35E S/US-10/St Paul) 0.6 mi
8. Merge onto I-35E S 4.8 mi
9. Continue onto US-10 E (signs for US-52 S/US-10 E/I-94 E) 0.5 mi
10. Merge onto I-94 E
Entering Wisconsin 255 mi
11. Continue straight onto I-90 E
Partial toll road
Passing through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Entering New York 950 mi
12. Continue onto Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway/New York State Thruway (signs for I-87 N/Newyork/Boston) 1.0 mi
13. Continue onto I-87 S 13.5 mi
14. Take exit 21A toward I-90 E/Mass Turnpike/Boston 1.1 mi
15. Merge onto Berkshire Ext Ny Thruway 0.7 mi
16. Continue onto Ny St Thruway Berkshire Extd 5.6 mi
17. Continue onto I-90 E
Partial toll road
Entering Massachusetts 107 mi
18. Take exit 10 to merge onto I-290 E toward Worcester
Partial toll road 21.2 mi
19. Take exit 26B on the left to merge onto I-495 N toward Lowell
Partial toll road 56.1 mi
20. Merge onto I-95 N
Toll road
Entering New Hampshire 15.1 mi
21. Take exit 5 toward US-1 Bypass/Portsmouth Cir 0.5 mi
22. Continue straight 0.1 mi
23. At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto NH-16 N/Spaulding Turnpike/US-4 W 5.3 mi
24. Continue onto NH-16 N
Partial toll road 14.5 mi
25. Continue onto US-202 E 2.2 mi
26. Continue onto NH-16 N 16.8 mi
27. Turn left at NH-109 N/Wentworth Rd 1.2 mi
28. Turn left at Govenors Rd 0.4 mi
29. Take the 2nd right onto Moose Mountain Rd 0.8 mi
30. Slight right at Tumble Down Dick Rd 3.2 mi
31. Tumble Down Dick Rd turns left and becomes Pleasant Valley Rd 1.5 mi
32. Turn right at Point Breeze Rd 0.4 mi
---o0o---

Drawing: Faces No. 30: Multiples

click to enlarge
---o0o---

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Analog art: Painting--Justice at work

Painting: Justice at work by Jack Brummet

click to enlarge

I painted this at least 12 years ago, and I think someone bought it or I traded it. Anyhow, all I have left is this low resolution photo. This was done with acrylic and pen on canvas, and was about two by three feet. One thing I notice is that is the ensuing years, my drawing skills have remained utterly static. Either I am a complete dolt, or found my "style" early on.

---o0o---

Drawing: Faces No. 32

Drawing by Jack Brummet

click to enlarge
---o0o---

Saturday, January 09, 2010

Drawing: Faces No. 145

Drawing: Faces Series No. 145
by Jack Brummet

click to enlarge
---o0o---

Drawing-->digital art: Rictus

click to enlarge
---o0o---

Friday, January 08, 2010

Drawing: Faces Series No. 144: Sections By Jack Brummet

Faces Series No. 144: Sections
By Jack Brummet

click to enlarge/zoom & click and right click to save
---o0o---

Faces Drawing No. 143

Faces series No. 143
By Jack Brummet

click drawing to enlarge/zoom & then right click to save
--o0o---

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Drawing No. 142

Faces Drawing No. 142 By Jack Brummet
(Selected by Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor ed's note: this is my favorite in the series)

click the drawing to enlarge/zoom; Right click to save

---o0o---

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Drawing: Lipstck Trauma

click to enlarge

---o0o---

I've been patted down 150 times to maintain the illusion of safety

Since 9/11, I have been patted down at airports here and abroad around 150 times. My stainless steel femur sets off the metal detectors every time I pass through them, except once in Eugene, OR. Here is an interesting sidebar to that story: when I didn't sent off the alarm, I told the TSA guy:

"Hey, this is weird...I always set off the alarm. Something's wrong with your machine."

He essentially told me "don't worry about it, and be on your way."

It's the only time in 9 years that I HAVEN'T been patted down!

Having been through it so many times, I am not unsympathetic to everyone who feels embarrassed or invaded. For my part, I am pretty inured to it now. Actually, I am probably just numb to it all. You just answer their questions and get through it as quick as you can. It takes two minutes usually, three at the most. I will admit, I have been tempted more than once when they give their little speech about searching you, to say "Hey, I actually like it, 'bro. . .it's kind of hot!" But the TSA guys are not the most humorous bunch of people I've ever met.

Since I had arthoplasty, I get to experience this close-up and personal shakedown every single time I ride an airplane (and twice, or more, if it is an international flight and you have to pass out of the "sterile" zone). Anyone who knows me could tell you I am the least likely candidate in the world to take down an airplane, due to a nearly maniacal fear of flying.

Finally, I would point out that the frisking is never that invasive...even when you get the special treatment and they look in every article in your bags (including looking at every page in every book, and turning on each iPod, camera, phone, and computer you have). In fact, they seem to go out of their way to not touch your "privates" or butt (or should butt be part and parcel of the privates?..certainly it's more private than public), which may be one reason the Christmas day crotch-bomber slipped through screening.