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A brief update since I'm ages behind in saying thank you to the generous and kind comments and favs received over the past few months. Never been busier with the transition to MAC OS 10.7. So my apologies for missing the usual social graces and selecting favorites from among the amazing art that's recently been posted. With a work schedule just beyond manageable, learning new software, keeping up with a couple of classes - always in school - and other WebSites, a paragraph is all I can do right now. It may be time to move much of the photography work from DA to a new account on Photo.com and post more Wacom work here. Still preparing content

OK, so it's time to update the Journal with something new. Yes, at the last minute I did get tickets to do the annual Burning Man thing and it was - as always - worth all the effort. Spent this year working a couple of shifts at the airport at Black Rock City. 2 days of wind storms proved how lethal alkali dust can be to the surface of eyes - even with goggles. This year's art was even more spectacular and the technology impressive. Remote helicopters (models) with cameras flew around the many attractions at night and RC aircraft - also models - flew around the skies over Burning Man while showing off some spectacular lighting displays - som

For those who watch LinkTV and occasionally use Twitter, @AJStream is a talk program about current events and is one of many programs produced by Al Jaziera. On this morning's talk show, their discussion dealt with the "addiction" to the Internet and more specifically to social media. There are now enterprising individuals who offer professional services to order to wean people from the social media scene so that they can get their lives back in order. Most obvious among the consequences to an addiction to Face Book, Twitter, instant messaging, email, and many other electronic diversions (including DA) are late payment of bills, the house tur