Hi, everyone!! First off, let me wish all my dA friends and watchers a beautiful, peaceful, and joyous New Year!  Mine has started out in a mixed way.  One of my long time friends and a former work colleague died recently (01-02-20).  I loved her and I will miss her, even though I hadn't seen her since about 2009.  Also, my mother-in-law went into the hospital (01-02-2020), but she should recover nicely, just needs some physical therapy and a change in medications.  So, not a particularly auspicious beginning to 2020. BUT... On a happier note, I emailed Jessica Frank, the Associate Director and Sun Coordinator for the CBS Sunday Morning Sh

Hi, everyone, especially fractal artists.  I am posting a comment I received from a former fractal artist who was on dA, but I don't know if he still is and I don't remember his username.  His identity is not important.  What is important is a comment he made to post I made on FB about the nasty comment made by ~vStyler (https://www.deviantart.com/vstyler) on one of my fractal images.  For those of you have not seen it, here's the image link.  Just read the comments below and you'll see what I'm talking about. Anyway, after that started an onslaught of comments on FB, one commentor said the following and my reply to him and his reply to my reply: His comment: I used to

I work at Alcorn State University in Lorman, MS.  It is an HBCU and the oldest land grant university in the country.  It has a long history and many notable graduates.  It's a great place to work because it feels a lot like a family.  It's a small college in rural Mississippi on beautiful grounds.  I work in a historic building and I enjoy my job. But, the real reason I'm posting this journal is to kind of blow my own horn.  Some of my fractal art will be exhibited at the first Alcorn State University Art Exhibit "Brave Art" (Alcorn's school team name is The Braves) this coming week, starting Sunday and running through the Wednesday, and it'