Hey Dusty.  Haven't seen you around in a while.

Oh, a rough patch.

Not to go into too much detail, I lost the remaining parents in just over a 2 week span, the next week after the Land Lord gave us notice as they wanted to sell (with an incredible short notice) and with all of the ensuing frivolities of finding a new place, business etc.  Sorting out the train wreck of the parental units estate has been a real treat as well.

And to be truthful it seemed my postings weren't that moving for the locals.  What I find interesting isn't for others.  I have to say, I love what Smudge has done with the picture thread.  I stared coming back because of his/her work on it.  Well done Smudge!

I hope life is treating all of you well.  It has been kicking my butt on a regular basis.  It seems like so many friends warranties are up and they are checking out around left, right and center. Lost 2 in the last month.  It has been like that for over a year.  It probably won't get any better I posit. 

On another note, I hope what ever state you are decriminalizes and doesn't legalize.  The smell of capitalism in the MJ world here is pretty rank, and down right sad impov. It takes the joy out of it.  Going into a Pot store is probably the most depressing single social action I have taken part of in the last year, and that includes memorials. 

Starting a new business, publishing and printing.  In part of my life I am a fairly well known artist in a sub genre of surrealism, and I am hoping to do more of that.

Pax,
Dusty

Oh, and Ass Tax:
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Thanks for your kind words, Dusty. I enjoy prowling for interesting images.

Choad said: "I have it on good authority you're neighbors."

I wondered if that was the "Stumptown" choad was referring to (Wiki tells me there are several locations that use the knickname Stumptown, but I definitely associate it with Portland). I've been in the Portland area since the early 90s, although now I'm a ways up into Washington State.

Sorry to hear that you've gone through a rough patch. Your experiences are not unlike my own. A lot of  the "reality" in life seems to be stacked up, inevitably, into the later years of one's existence. We really begin to understand what the Buddha was talking about when he discussed the impermanent nature of life. Everything moves on.

Perhaps at some point you would post a sample or two of your work?

Regards

"Oh god, now their gonna hold hands and sing Kumbaya while sipping coffee in a hip bistro..."

Jealous, as usual.

Sorry about the season of loss, Dusty.  It's good to have you around.

Having been one who spent some time as the state's guest for MJ, in Washington no less, it seems like legalization/commercialization is the lesser of two evils.