tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91795520896716827922024-02-19T06:07:19.393-07:00Butterknife EstatesA House of Heroesstickman in the gallowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158301553595215779noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-84108172031699840092013-11-20T14:08:00.000-07:002013-11-20T14:08:03.736-07:00We're officially official on the webs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sure, it may have been a svelte 22 months since previous posting on this blog (have you been to the Laurence Tureaud lecture series yet? They are proceeding famously) and perhaps it has been some 10/3 years since I lived at BkE, but this blog must proceed. And proceed it shall, possibly at <a href="http://butterknifeestates.com/">ButterknifeEstates.com</a>. Prestigious, non? It exists mainly because of my propensity for solving problems that aren't there, but don't let that stop you from stopping by. We'd love to have you.</div>
stickman in the gallowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158301553595215779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-92218569474770276602012-01-17T19:16:00.002-07:002012-01-17T19:33:53.516-07:00Laurence Tureaud Lecture SeriesButterknife Estates has begun the new year by hosting a fantastic new portal into knowledge called the Laurence Tureaud lecture series, an opportunity for community members to share stuff they know and spark questions and discussions. Every month we'll feature two new presenters on fresh and interesting topics. The event is free and open to the public (there is a suggested donation of any amount to the <a href="http://butterknifeestates.blogspot.com/2009/03/no-more-butterknife-squalor.html">projectoritis fund</a>).<div><br /></div><div>Episode 1 featured:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thad Gillespie's presentation, <i>The Science of Keeping Warm: A Brief History of Thermodynamics</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;">and </div><div style="text-align: center;">Harrison Chelak's presentation, <i>It's a Wonder I Can Think At All: Education In the Modern World</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had 16 attendees, great questions, awesome discussion on deep topics, and cake! Thanks to everyone who contributed who made it such a success!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We are in the midst of planning for our next month: save the evening of February 10th on your calendar!</div>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-27332512660143153382011-05-11T15:32:00.000-06:002011-05-13T14:49:55.452-06:00Butterknife Estates Driveways, Inc.<div><p>We poured cement last Friday. Friday. Fun fun fun fun.</p>
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On January 25, we headed up Logan Canyon for fun times at Beaver. Upon arriving there and through the process of putting on our gear (which is quite the process), I discovered that I forgot to bring my jacket. I had worn a hoodie that kept me pretty warm, but when I put my helmet on the hood would not stay up. I decided not to wear my helmet that day. What could really happen, right? I'm a pretty decent snowboarded and decided that I could handle not wearing the helmet for one day.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doesn't look very imposing, does it?</td></tr>
</tbody></table>After class ended Clint and I met up (we are in different classes) and headed up Harry's Dream lift to the top. (I should also mention that it had not snowed in a few weeks and the snow was packed hard and icy.) We decided to take a run through the terrain park and I tried hitting a small kicker just to the side of a box for fun. I felt pretty confident when I hit the jump and I landed it! But I couldn't ride it out. I caught my back edge and fell backwards and hit the ground hard. My head bounced against it like a bobble head toy. Clint, who was behind me, immediately stopped and asked if I was alright. I brushed it off and said I was fine, but was seeing stars and feeling a little dizzy. I got up and started moving forward, when all of a sudden, the trees started spinning around me and I felt sick to my stomach. I had to sit down for five minutes or so before I began to feel better again. I made it down the mountain and we decided to call it a day.<br />
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That week I felt extremely nauseous and sick, but I thought that I had caught the flu. I had fallen snowboarding many times before and it never occurred to me that I might have a concussion. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">...Fast forward to Tuesday, February 1st...</div><br />
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We headed up to Beaver for class again. I felt great and hadn't had any headache or nausea for three days or so. Clint and I got there early and decided to get a few runs in before class. So we headed up Harry's Dream again. (I was wearing my helmet and jacket this time!) <br />
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</tbody></table>I decided that jump wasn't gonna conquer me and tried to hit it again. I landed it but once again could not ride it out and fell. The next four or so hours of my life are completely blanked out, but from what I've been told, this is what happened:<br />
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I attended class, snowboarded just fine, and even participated and gave comments. When Clint met me at the end of class we rode the lift up and I kept asking him the same questions over and over: What time is it? Where are we? Are you in my class? He knew something was wrong and so told me that we were going straight down the mountain and that I wasn't allowed to do any tricks or jump at all. So we went down, but every once in awhile I would stop and stare off into the distance for no reason. Then he would stop and to see what I was doing and I would ask one of the questions. Freaky.....<br />
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We made it down to the bottom and they had the ski patrol look me over. This is where I start to remember things. I remember being in a building and seeing Clint and my teacher, Jake. Also Debbie was there, who is in charge of the ski and snowboarding classes at USU. Finally, there was a ski patrol guy shining a light in my eyes and asking if I knew who the president was. I answered, "Obama?". They said I probably had a concussion and should be taken to the doctor immediately.<br />
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The CT scan revealed no serious problems and finally I was free to go! The doctor told me I was not allowed to take ibuprofen because it thins your blood and that could cause complications. I also could not return to snowboarding until I was free of concussion symptoms for seven days. Yikes!!!! Seven days is too long.... But in the long run I'm sure it served me well.<br />
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I am not going to stop snowboarding. If anything, I am going to continue to learn and to get better, to go faster, to jump higher; that is where I find the most enjoyment. And if I get a few bumps and bruises on the way, it's just a part of the experience. And I love it.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00595390322130188134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-69650073538563819962011-02-13T23:48:00.000-07:002011-02-13T23:48:41.626-07:00My memories of snowboardingOn February 1st I got a concussion while snowboarding and this is what I remember.....<div><br />
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</div>Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00595390322130188134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-1084874212110778382010-12-08T18:07:00.001-07:002010-12-08T18:07:43.331-07:00Happy last night of Hanukkah<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h2X1H6_pWoB28BCXP7syJZKHqQMEVofFxcPokUXqQkKmhYuBmGdHlI5NrW959h2L9NWFFj8LI-hTfooLQLH2xmT9HDJ67PzZg8FkyLKwXJr9ORCoo3YaOxsexErAn7jUtSkl7e1vMVI/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h2X1H6_pWoB28BCXP7syJZKHqQMEVofFxcPokUXqQkKmhYuBmGdHlI5NrW959h2L9NWFFj8LI-hTfooLQLH2xmT9HDJ67PzZg8FkyLKwXJr9ORCoo3YaOxsexErAn7jUtSkl7e1vMVI/" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left cursor: pointer;" height="240px" width="320px" /></a><br><br>From all of us at Butterknife Estates.<br />Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-3825839660439661662010-12-02T09:26:00.001-07:002010-12-02T09:26:35.877-07:00Baptism!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDT7v_o0cKLuL7HSr_XAGU0GRkHiFgmdWoQrrDSOlyOQurb4Yzl6L0sHNJtw-Z4kbS7oSsSTvYIIdaaOURKISOwNRmbyzVfI5ZB048miqFmGSQYVya6b3ZJ2efBmChUrqGwxnocMHHVUI/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDT7v_o0cKLuL7HSr_XAGU0GRkHiFgmdWoQrrDSOlyOQurb4Yzl6L0sHNJtw-Z4kbS7oSsSTvYIIdaaOURKISOwNRmbyzVfI5ZB048miqFmGSQYVya6b3ZJ2efBmChUrqGwxnocMHHVUI/" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left cursor: pointer;" height="240px" width="320px" /></a><br><br>Butterknife Estates hero Clint Chelak was baptized on Sunday.<br />Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-77854571733784396382010-11-10T00:15:00.001-07:002010-11-10T00:15:02.769-07:00Muscva<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pRjNkC9o97TyMzPTzahmXXopdsZcb3uOF9xf8mfHbfN8Ap7Gyd5sYUYfkokQ7t1lK1XB7qhKRZXn5mm8evtRjLc81aZWoJKXEazV_3ycfOgZl7Tbm6epK_j_djFUHSSWRk826bdhvfE/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pRjNkC9o97TyMzPTzahmXXopdsZcb3uOF9xf8mfHbfN8Ap7Gyd5sYUYfkokQ7t1lK1XB7qhKRZXn5mm8evtRjLc81aZWoJKXEazV_3ycfOgZl7Tbm6epK_j_djFUHSSWRk826bdhvfE/" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left cursor: pointer;" height="240px" width="320px" /></a><br><br>LeBron is dead. Long live LeBron.<br /><br>(Clint tried to get us to make the mouse a pet and he named it LeBron.)<br />Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-32116623454025488292010-10-30T18:46:00.001-06:002010-10-30T18:59:34.082-06:00Playing dolly<br><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yXVBLIqJ9VsbIDd4-uP4higxoQuJ9zjNWc7k-BGhGzv6ey-yT4a0oEN9p_UA5xj1-UNXoxqz9yUG4RngSjatO7ar_qCPKzqt35m08LPOPaN8py2LEhIWteiJaIq8hjF-jKEysJ8W9kk/"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yXVBLIqJ9VsbIDd4-uP4higxoQuJ9zjNWc7k-BGhGzv6ey-yT4a0oEN9p_UA5xj1-UNXoxqz9yUG4RngSjatO7ar_qCPKzqt35m08LPOPaN8py2LEhIWteiJaIq8hjF-jKEysJ8W9kk/"></a><br /><br>Jared came up to film a movie that later got canceled in production. This is Sam doing some of the prop design. The doll need a haircut to play the part of "newborn."<br><br /><br />Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-12814483166121002652010-09-08T01:22:00.001-06:002010-09-08T01:22:21.594-06:00Flood!<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_jmTJRVDdJ3o/TIc5qrQTFTI/AAAAAAAAAsw/vlDDvNt0dKU/Flood%21_img_1.jpg"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_jmTJRVDdJ3o/TIc5qrQTFTI/AAAAAAAAAsw/vlDDvNt0dKU/Flood%21_img_1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center cursor: pointer;" height="240px" width="320px" /></a><br><br>I woke up to the sight of flooded basements. Just missed us at butterknife estates.<br />Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-28534692000735549692010-06-09T20:24:00.001-06:002010-06-09T20:25:44.058-06:00BkE Jeopardy!<b>Category:</b> Words that start with the letter "O"<div><br /></div><div><b>Answer:</b> To play a repeated rhythmic bass accompaniment.</div>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-39494508417732184232010-05-20T18:26:00.004-06:002010-05-20T19:02:34.475-06:00Garden 2.0This season, Butterknife Estates is trying something new. Or rather, it's trying the same thing, just better. This years garden is much improved over <a href="http://butterknifeestates.blogspot.com/2009/05/we-will-be-self-sustaining.html">last years model</a>. This year sports a variety of fruit bearing plants as well as vegetable and tuberific plants. The tally comes to 3 rows of walla-walla onions, 3 early girl, 3 cherry, and 3 roma tomato plants, 6 bell peppers, 3 anaheim, 3 jalapeno, 4 cantaloupe, 3 cucumber, 2 rows of carrots, 2-3 rows of lettuce, a slew of potatoes and a raspberry bush. This represents a few returning champions from last year and some new faces. At the very least, it is packed in there better, with more land being used.<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1crEp1-YtWRDRzA0XitU5r4ikvIpo4jebJqHj5Mbb00?feat=blogger" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-Wf0fRKo-dVh_JWcYhWBYl7EECZ3PWJzmoMK_7tFtyc9XT-x7xHE-dcyHZBMmNHKvauJs163a3KTuIeT-30x6uL0QUR7rf9sbPPecrYgcAZOBpDWxVQ53hc08j2-NYnOW5YyFTbrQxbj/s512/2010-05-20%2017.58.41.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><br />Significant improvements were made this year with planning ahead, knowing what we now know from last year. First, the plants were all started from seed over a month ago. Last year, I don't think we got anything into the ground before June came around. Second, the dripping pipe system is now glued together and won't spontaneously burst. That means I can't pack it into the garage over the winter, but hey, I'm moving out in August. Third, the tomatoes have cages this year. Last year, they got all bushy until we tied them up. Not so good. Fourth, and this is the most important: WE DIDN'T PLANT A SINGLE SQUASH RELATED PLANT. Thank goodness. I, myself, subsisted off of steamed, baked, and microwaved zucchini for the better part of two months and all the spagetti squash spoiled in the garage.<br /><br />To update all on BkE news, the final Lost party will be held next week, May 27, 2010. All are invited, Lost fans or no, to enjoy cake(s), confectionary, treats, and whatever else we can whip up. And 2 1/2 hours of Lost. Can't forget that.<br /><br />Also, the BkE has two new heroes: Jake and J.J. They moved in 3 weeks ago. It is anticipated that hero Harrison and his brother, Clint, will also be taking up residence in July.<br /><br />Thad's projectoritis finally came back in full force, causing him to stop working for a cure. We rearranged the basement theater to look like this.<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BMVI1GKkx2FHSuWt92agQb4ikvIpo4jebJqHj5Mbb00?feat=blogger" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEV3fKE92V4sVyBlB9G_JHMOja-o5iUi-6Ryc4IsAa_uA9GOokqkNn60dZ0y9onY5eeIIKO4XqIVrfub4sl-GaS8jCLo0JKHhfQuzTFiTsnzhml1_i0Iut2A-UlxxNu2UPH1CHkPbDN5N/s512/2010-05-20%2018.56.21.jpg" border="0" /></a>stickman in the gallowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158301553595215779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-60051257059372861802010-04-22T09:58:00.005-06:002010-04-22T10:28:03.953-06:00Sweepstakes!<ul><li>Do you LOVE Butterknife Estates? </li><li>Are you FULLY SATISFIED with your present home entertainment technologies?</li><li>Do you want IMMORTALITY?</li></ul><div>If you answered "yes" to many of these questions, then we invite you to participate in the following contest:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;">Butterknife Estates Home Theater Naming Sweepstakes!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><b>Prize:</b> The new BkE theater named after YOU! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We will hold a banquet in your honor, a christening ceremony, and present a plaque with your name on it to be prominently displayed in the theater. You will also be given privileged status in deciding what to watch WHENEVER you are here!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Forever be immortalized in these hallowed halls!</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>How to enter:</div><div><ol><li>Go to <a href="http://greatamericanmovienight.webengager.com/contact-and-entry">this website</a></li><li>Fill out the information</li><li>Come back here and comment that you did it.</li></ol><div>If you are selected by Epson, you win! Simply donate the Epson projector to Butterknife Estates, and the sweepstakes will be yours!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">*No purchase necessary. Sweepstakes may be won by any functioning home theater projector donation. Must be a resident of the United States and at least 18 years old. Void where prohibited.</span></div></div>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-59827753881549187482010-04-02T11:26:00.011-06:002010-04-13T07:25:09.025-06:00Butterknife Estates Fine Arts Gallery<div>Ladies and Gentlemen, we are pleased to bring you a recap of Butterknife Estates Fine Arts Gallery's successful living-room display:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOtKQUZ8buUQKqP0oatqPAdmitJhTLlAxGEN5mCpd6l_YDlNgZxBuYf5ACl788KApA-xEWQBYdjxl036lGiss4ASOd1K0DPQfciNnZRwG_m96885-9Y9-Mq1bFDboINKSdpH-DSwZKBk/s1600/100_0802.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOtKQUZ8buUQKqP0oatqPAdmitJhTLlAxGEN5mCpd6l_YDlNgZxBuYf5ACl788KApA-xEWQBYdjxl036lGiss4ASOd1K0DPQfciNnZRwG_m96885-9Y9-Mq1bFDboINKSdpH-DSwZKBk/s320/100_0802.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606716316115922" /></a>The desserts proved to be culinary masterpieces worthy of their own show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0nE_QrDjZ6wJWjZ21Mp4lm3CSNLub0X0kaj4M8zGfnujd9EQofMJ22LuU_O4EEoewvlurOscr4K5nDIeWeOtev3YErZhMRbrNZSNCA6qyZG18QLr7OjLQ6EHbUo8IL34UgtHSc2rXrg/s1600/100_0845.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0nE_QrDjZ6wJWjZ21Mp4lm3CSNLub0X0kaj4M8zGfnujd9EQofMJ22LuU_O4EEoewvlurOscr4K5nDIeWeOtev3YErZhMRbrNZSNCA6qyZG18QLr7OjLQ6EHbUo8IL34UgtHSc2rXrg/s320/100_0845.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606696925565346" /></a>"Vase"<div>Ben Francisco</div><div>Ceramic - Carbon Trap Shiro, Reduction fired<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71keaKk9gvND4PTM5xwbvtPQ65qoCPhkKHJ_wCSIum13uqL97X73iRi5t0ivnR2MIBcJVz2HickhAkMjBGJ2HaD_WvqSK4Qh9ySHZEy73TNzzIqJhJnN5UZNMV2cBkqocEagNsUwSrg8/s1600/100_0844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71keaKk9gvND4PTM5xwbvtPQ65qoCPhkKHJ_wCSIum13uqL97X73iRi5t0ivnR2MIBcJVz2HickhAkMjBGJ2HaD_WvqSK4Qh9ySHZEy73TNzzIqJhJnN5UZNMV2cBkqocEagNsUwSrg8/s320/100_0844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606689610142226" /></a>"Thinking Cap #4"</div><div>Samuel J. Cook</div><div>Sculpture<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfF_rFWvafTLp_L4Iw8hdEfr_1UIdztGB17Xk8P51ZFSk3TzILoaDBIAtKx_B5C0JDJ47GCwdlTmDO2aC0OADiM6VKgxkOB6H-NDy6NH5pxkw8ZFhtGzYbSe9NAquqZenGomn-tLckqO8/s1600/100_0843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfF_rFWvafTLp_L4Iw8hdEfr_1UIdztGB17Xk8P51ZFSk3TzILoaDBIAtKx_B5C0JDJ47GCwdlTmDO2aC0OADiM6VKgxkOB6H-NDy6NH5pxkw8ZFhtGzYbSe9NAquqZenGomn-tLckqO8/s320/100_0843.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606673220487762" /></a>"Contemplation"</div><div>Samuel J. Cook</div><div>Clay<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8TpzuWIeaiYpfL-kdl2BQLzngrEDl0AHIF0O6_abapfIlN1VRwwVXCB0w9q-zH1izz3-aFhTGsTeEAnjVNi6aRnOWb2UU1XvnAlbJqA1kuC5kCgzUwzDLrPR370FAhdkGNZx3xxl6mY/s1600/100_0842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8TpzuWIeaiYpfL-kdl2BQLzngrEDl0AHIF0O6_abapfIlN1VRwwVXCB0w9q-zH1izz3-aFhTGsTeEAnjVNi6aRnOWb2UU1XvnAlbJqA1kuC5kCgzUwzDLrPR370FAhdkGNZx3xxl6mY/s320/100_0842.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606452491989234" /></a>"Cutting Board"</div><div>Nick Christensen, Little Sapling Toys</div><div>Maple, cherry, and purpleheart wood<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUWMQdS5e6dda4KXwMw1Hs52xpvEWwiNZeI2pyDjxwUvXeACyUlKXf5VODzXoGErQc8N8Ix5U93FHmw6jI1UqW5p4xykSePCsu19RPyL8Ky8eBQldhyP8_F7_0IjjXuMhnmhPIwLZ5GQ/s1600/100_0841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUWMQdS5e6dda4KXwMw1Hs52xpvEWwiNZeI2pyDjxwUvXeACyUlKXf5VODzXoGErQc8N8Ix5U93FHmw6jI1UqW5p4xykSePCsu19RPyL8Ky8eBQldhyP8_F7_0IjjXuMhnmhPIwLZ5GQ/s320/100_0841.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606442928418514" /></a>"To the Third Degree"</div><div>Bret Spencer</div><div>Acrylic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-VE_J64aqDTarCWChm3dpLzRsb2YQkTkla6u1acB0iI5I5sBjXd0nSDx7fxltwjfKCtPb0SC3Mhk8Fut3hmtUCJZG1QvNs0n5OE8QWBZ8_vYnZSLWfATmDMpVT2jFou-o4DZfSbNmxM/s1600/100_0840.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-VE_J64aqDTarCWChm3dpLzRsb2YQkTkla6u1acB0iI5I5sBjXd0nSDx7fxltwjfKCtPb0SC3Mhk8Fut3hmtUCJZG1QvNs0n5OE8QWBZ8_vYnZSLWfATmDMpVT2jFou-o4DZfSbNmxM/s320/100_0840.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606433946143810" /></a>"Art Lesson"</div><div>Jennie R. Seely</div><div>Acrylic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YFJgdKjHc6IiXeL7N0M18roz9B8dKqz6cQfPFwPGe2nBBCAZKeWMYJSweWvqoxoaWNH3pPZG1qSq3TK3FhKs39xSzWtHNLaHUfX-Nx_94OuP3Law4DBfJshaiSuQFdRBMYB9pnlMiEw/s1600/100_0839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9YFJgdKjHc6IiXeL7N0M18roz9B8dKqz6cQfPFwPGe2nBBCAZKeWMYJSweWvqoxoaWNH3pPZG1qSq3TK3FhKs39xSzWtHNLaHUfX-Nx_94OuP3Law4DBfJshaiSuQFdRBMYB9pnlMiEw/s320/100_0839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606427357117874" /></a>"Thermostat"</div><div>Thad D. Gillespie</div><div>Mixed media</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRE8NoKoQgyu2nS08SSw40Y81bnkuLLZSq7vUF52817TGQcJeV4gN99v8txZ9Rd1zRlMDlRsTta3P8ZyOEk2ZNpOlYkXhZlw-BHoBiiN9a10vLsIUZi7JKjgvLZwvpJYww5-vWMIPATI/s1600/100_0838.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRE8NoKoQgyu2nS08SSw40Y81bnkuLLZSq7vUF52817TGQcJeV4gN99v8txZ9Rd1zRlMDlRsTta3P8ZyOEk2ZNpOlYkXhZlw-BHoBiiN9a10vLsIUZi7JKjgvLZwvpJYww5-vWMIPATI/s320/100_0838.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606418305359346" /></a>"Throne #4"</div><div>Jethro Gillespie</div><div>Mixed media<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZewvlP9BfGBVGR0BQ_6_FKqMlKWYUF6IdGJNvlI1S35UISf4s3Fki2zXZWTgYg6Y8HVu2e6c2FPr-_ajN7-XbKUBqjXlO52KzydIUg8FelJB682ukfsTeWBHRODkrse_bFwJwGlcedVA/s1600/100_0836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZewvlP9BfGBVGR0BQ_6_FKqMlKWYUF6IdGJNvlI1S35UISf4s3Fki2zXZWTgYg6Y8HVu2e6c2FPr-_ajN7-XbKUBqjXlO52KzydIUg8FelJB682ukfsTeWBHRODkrse_bFwJwGlcedVA/s320/100_0836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606241116184178" /></a>"Ketchup & Mustard"</div><div>Anna Gaines</div><div>Finger Paints $50.00<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLB8F75ZrGYVYeKvbazVeaaRkr95p9MAS7FPYehpVN_8SqeK2cPhE1cPsZLP9p6hm0DYuf2taiXjpGxKTolc7UFrg7wiH4WUf1bO6PDi0o3e56mevNyTLiwPTUi1r1puZk_P4GL6PAAxM/s1600/100_0835.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLB8F75ZrGYVYeKvbazVeaaRkr95p9MAS7FPYehpVN_8SqeK2cPhE1cPsZLP9p6hm0DYuf2taiXjpGxKTolc7UFrg7wiH4WUf1bO6PDi0o3e56mevNyTLiwPTUi1r1puZk_P4GL6PAAxM/s320/100_0835.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606228281378242" /></a>"Venetian Waterways"</div><div>Anna Gaines</div><div>Finger paints $25.00<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFm2mlV0cc_uFYX2iFM6ZAr-TS-R05kUqZ4LOPlEcyAmK17ZpToEvyW-KYgdrXPfVR5dTAtcrN-638QbTnjmqhZSpGZR7AnTgNQR11tMxvtpQ-ATH9_rqZy_LAw0w2Aa8Pdc7VTLmx2g/s1600/100_0834.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFm2mlV0cc_uFYX2iFM6ZAr-TS-R05kUqZ4LOPlEcyAmK17ZpToEvyW-KYgdrXPfVR5dTAtcrN-638QbTnjmqhZSpGZR7AnTgNQR11tMxvtpQ-ATH9_rqZy_LAw0w2Aa8Pdc7VTLmx2g/s320/100_0834.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606218786647730" /></a>"Usually"</div><div>Thad D. Gillespie</div><div>Acrylic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfgU2lTB8w8zoB8cgPbi7BHgXSPJ1prncDU_Ay3J57BJeohDYjURWYZLc0wcSpQDCuZqAvCbFs2bBCMAQDugXA6iK2wOGoWNqwP_3X9r6ZRkVUo2A6cFL-sy3GmeHdrACdnOnV-E7fsY/s1600/100_0833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfgU2lTB8w8zoB8cgPbi7BHgXSPJ1prncDU_Ay3J57BJeohDYjURWYZLc0wcSpQDCuZqAvCbFs2bBCMAQDugXA6iK2wOGoWNqwP_3X9r6ZRkVUo2A6cFL-sy3GmeHdrACdnOnV-E7fsY/s320/100_0833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606211182321650" /></a>"Deer"</div><div>Kendra Hall - age 8</div><div>Oil<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlQCqvar0FS-UHC-YZwz0oDIp6AwwnpuThQNlxNtmEhPNHbm90RDslKOpGe9ATAfBh6EKtICxQCB2Y75YJ15ZB8cN5zJky8rLlfblDU38EuPVBSN-gs2gW_D0VqtSNfgiJ7I4gyOYpvw/s1600/100_0832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOlQCqvar0FS-UHC-YZwz0oDIp6AwwnpuThQNlxNtmEhPNHbm90RDslKOpGe9ATAfBh6EKtICxQCB2Y75YJ15ZB8cN5zJky8rLlfblDU38EuPVBSN-gs2gW_D0VqtSNfgiJ7I4gyOYpvw/s320/100_0832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459606201824827170" /></a>"Desert Scene"</div><div>Kendra Hall - age 9</div><div>Oil<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOkMHhFAuMsn1fKyeyhPJq3VqzoV4xBkRFy-kLswpdUr_3i5dAHwGwEw5gGME9MqzyZHLzPfdc4aG4H9QGyrkAZKbDVfL70qaf_STEPnBkBuylvHXTAOngHJvVhxj9jSfqHcDffwwd5I/s1600/100_0831.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOkMHhFAuMsn1fKyeyhPJq3VqzoV4xBkRFy-kLswpdUr_3i5dAHwGwEw5gGME9MqzyZHLzPfdc4aG4H9QGyrkAZKbDVfL70qaf_STEPnBkBuylvHXTAOngHJvVhxj9jSfqHcDffwwd5I/s320/100_0831.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605725705671010" /></a>"Sea of Insanity"</div><div>Amanda E. Hall</div><div>Acrylic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnKSdhMQl_s-fXnXX7OouyTc0Qs5JOuBmU8iZAoXAQ0aEizJyc2y-xsTrq2w07EihLoDCZX9flW0WWMkFmVrKSgcJm_4sSfAFzS9duAVsLi4L8hugmldiyeD5DVsKlciGW8O-5dPCznQ/s1600/100_0830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnKSdhMQl_s-fXnXX7OouyTc0Qs5JOuBmU8iZAoXAQ0aEizJyc2y-xsTrq2w07EihLoDCZX9flW0WWMkFmVrKSgcJm_4sSfAFzS9duAVsLi4L8hugmldiyeD5DVsKlciGW8O-5dPCznQ/s320/100_0830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605712493219986" /></a>"Glamification"</div><div>Michelle Banks</div><div>Acrylic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgib7M7IdabLsiHzBtUnuxSg8G7qlnryfs2P4EJOBagWVyjBrDwsQmLQWvsW4RYp66I5zQbWWahpoyDb8ksF1bnyFl4K-287hTVIRlX0CFxvAYcfatGooFrRwucAwitZSxgV9Iw68prpr8/s1600/100_0829.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgib7M7IdabLsiHzBtUnuxSg8G7qlnryfs2P4EJOBagWVyjBrDwsQmLQWvsW4RYp66I5zQbWWahpoyDb8ksF1bnyFl4K-287hTVIRlX0CFxvAYcfatGooFrRwucAwitZSxgV9Iw68prpr8/s320/100_0829.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605699402671202" /></a>"Bug Picture"</div><div>Bugs</div><div>Bugs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp9llakTtaUDLUOB4dAgHQ9mTA1GE-0BVvsYgcYm6SiUhQxSVL_NzAWIbxGtbCSmsezNA_EPzpvBmZ-gt9tPlQee3PXDckP13WD0jel4Bmq2YLim-QuZJFI4T6diL1Q4OtIHOj5uBnHQ/s1600/100_0828.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp9llakTtaUDLUOB4dAgHQ9mTA1GE-0BVvsYgcYm6SiUhQxSVL_NzAWIbxGtbCSmsezNA_EPzpvBmZ-gt9tPlQee3PXDckP13WD0jel4Bmq2YLim-QuZJFI4T6diL1Q4OtIHOj5uBnHQ/s320/100_0828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605688055101586" /></a>"Titled"</div><div>Thad D. Gillespie</div><div>Colored pencil<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnwD0Gzun0Rh5pHXSStjo-WOENS5AvaAju1tFqiqJBQ6z9WCdK80s4DV-j4tpKkvz7SLm59DHiZ0viy-VX7RbpdDyLsmTDmEFw5JSy9CiFD1zqCkkxnibeAYWv5yVkvHTjMXKPtHQho8/s1600/100_0827.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnwD0Gzun0Rh5pHXSStjo-WOENS5AvaAju1tFqiqJBQ6z9WCdK80s4DV-j4tpKkvz7SLm59DHiZ0viy-VX7RbpdDyLsmTDmEFw5JSy9CiFD1zqCkkxnibeAYWv5yVkvHTjMXKPtHQho8/s320/100_0827.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605677571886354" /></a>"I am a Chicken"</div><div>Jethro Gillespie</div><div>Acrylic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQu5RLOcrGnZxUr352jRz-kYZo5m6V76GLDLxTx7vn9V79Mr9DPughLKKoGriKCm1N0d_3EYnKcX0qUcG4X9fnObDSbJMeEHRN3hQdktBczz2dYP4zjEKkGKlOSySSyZmfHDKr4f8eeQ/s1600/100_0826.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQu5RLOcrGnZxUr352jRz-kYZo5m6V76GLDLxTx7vn9V79Mr9DPughLKKoGriKCm1N0d_3EYnKcX0qUcG4X9fnObDSbJMeEHRN3hQdktBczz2dYP4zjEKkGKlOSySSyZmfHDKr4f8eeQ/s320/100_0826.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605450379109906" /></a>"Garden Pleasures"</div><div>Kendra Hall</div><div>Video<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2uYcLjQuxBj-YdImQEdK2zgPmKCWbcI8fZrCIiJIDwrUqCpPEZjf2ruAyMh8vPAsauFiWdc5VyG6jWOo1-G3J3mRH8TA4O2Fcn4honSEMtdEpqBTioqCaRlrxlrpRQDJ4kA5fW5yg-8/s1600/100_0825.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2uYcLjQuxBj-YdImQEdK2zgPmKCWbcI8fZrCIiJIDwrUqCpPEZjf2ruAyMh8vPAsauFiWdc5VyG6jWOo1-G3J3mRH8TA4O2Fcn4honSEMtdEpqBTioqCaRlrxlrpRQDJ4kA5fW5yg-8/s320/100_0825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605446388378482" /></a>"Metric Clock"</div><div>Bret Spencer</div><div>Wood sculpture<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNWW-Tj1yjL46BpnxZmrU09BfBqR6SBS7yET0rnUvuelGu1i211zVEZOKCPCyX57PjKJz6b5xDyq64AxcOX0lYHoC9-kDalxOY7hc8tl6GhWKQ2yuy-lpLwv-SLQJyLidfBj7xP5GnEI/s1600/100_0824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNWW-Tj1yjL46BpnxZmrU09BfBqR6SBS7yET0rnUvuelGu1i211zVEZOKCPCyX57PjKJz6b5xDyq64AxcOX0lYHoC9-kDalxOY7hc8tl6GhWKQ2yuy-lpLwv-SLQJyLidfBj7xP5GnEI/s320/100_0824.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605432516947186" /></a>"The Grand Tetons"</div><div>Laurie Goulding</div><div>Photo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Dbl67x9qPrq6GMiy0GO_jBWnLQHGeUUvmRDxCdqq13f9dlxFtk9vYOCQ61-50kW7UVqilN8cactbFyVNFdlosDBwrt1owPQx56GNlzY89I2cuT7lkKd-kLv6lrnRuW7jSseVydG4QNA/s1600/100_0823.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Dbl67x9qPrq6GMiy0GO_jBWnLQHGeUUvmRDxCdqq13f9dlxFtk9vYOCQ61-50kW7UVqilN8cactbFyVNFdlosDBwrt1owPQx56GNlzY89I2cuT7lkKd-kLv6lrnRuW7jSseVydG4QNA/s320/100_0823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605418306660706" /></a>"Norman Mailer"</div><div>Thad D. Gillespie</div><div>Pencil<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb78S_9FIl6BgkBzCjgmdge53hxD-vSXBTrcZVzi6AbxkZ344q4418RpFcN3isC8XzTZNSuIqadv6Gu4pl-_CEQCBTVRmSV5Z9Ny7Iu22mC1xL8mGQORNasUXY1LixzTQ5bwxNIc9fjhs/s1600/100_0822.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb78S_9FIl6BgkBzCjgmdge53hxD-vSXBTrcZVzi6AbxkZ344q4418RpFcN3isC8XzTZNSuIqadv6Gu4pl-_CEQCBTVRmSV5Z9Ny7Iu22mC1xL8mGQORNasUXY1LixzTQ5bwxNIc9fjhs/s320/100_0822.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605412034047602" /></a>"Not Quite Christmas"</div><div>Toni Gaines</div><div>Mixed cotton<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkylo7g78RXhC7icpIc0ootvPigNiwg83H_LyFSrYgDFPMAtdyTSaYOdj0OQVHUKHSvai92DWeFJoNIFeWt0pEu41SRVsmQ7tQ58sZo9dLxkdWWUrbS_-gkUQbtoKl31TnT6CRB4Rre4/s1600/100_0821.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkylo7g78RXhC7icpIc0ootvPigNiwg83H_LyFSrYgDFPMAtdyTSaYOdj0OQVHUKHSvai92DWeFJoNIFeWt0pEu41SRVsmQ7tQ58sZo9dLxkdWWUrbS_-gkUQbtoKl31TnT6CRB4Rre4/s320/100_0821.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605229420185298" /></a>"Eva's Turkey"</div><div>Jan and Eva Francisco</div><div>Acrylic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d8XzUkSvHsF2ONvcHvZ1prwTckW_0ESCIhFZTT-C9E7Qysk_BfohWY1Ks68BOJ7wz2zVr1fj9Q4CZEayp0cbfrtokEdG_UAAdVZWymIod-IguZLqVLwkKq0efl-vBaGG3-Y2qCGoQ-o/s1600/100_0820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d8XzUkSvHsF2ONvcHvZ1prwTckW_0ESCIhFZTT-C9E7Qysk_BfohWY1Ks68BOJ7wz2zVr1fj9Q4CZEayp0cbfrtokEdG_UAAdVZWymIod-IguZLqVLwkKq0efl-vBaGG3-Y2qCGoQ-o/s320/100_0820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605221585168786" /></a>"Clark's Turkey"</div><div>Jan and Clark Francisco</div><div>Acrylic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT750dGH4PvLn0vG2IXRfV7P7d3Amp2u71f1I421dlPcTxPiz8jo8zgNn6ub3vp96WHQ3vy5f7ZgZiPIKAGUTfC46M1a2_sbvj0lW5DKp-KRA6_F_H9xR4J4ZQNJwL3Nktv8-tdP3yLhA/s1600/100_0819.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT750dGH4PvLn0vG2IXRfV7P7d3Amp2u71f1I421dlPcTxPiz8jo8zgNn6ub3vp96WHQ3vy5f7ZgZiPIKAGUTfC46M1a2_sbvj0lW5DKp-KRA6_F_H9xR4J4ZQNJwL3Nktv8-tdP3yLhA/s320/100_0819.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605216556872402" /></a>"Washington D.C. Temple"</div><div>Norma Jean Gile</div><div>Pencil sketch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9qL5t_bzof9KNrdTvhlSYzyq-qnHjlyS2v6ZOQB3qpeXuRhPHZY0g8KD7PvA0z8QVZVKv-HF1FQPYTAqohr31NrfQCLXZ5Qahv_lIEsaCAYF_gWh_BDPoJLUVo3dS_9PAwwyobgdEzU/s1600/100_0818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9qL5t_bzof9KNrdTvhlSYzyq-qnHjlyS2v6ZOQB3qpeXuRhPHZY0g8KD7PvA0z8QVZVKv-HF1FQPYTAqohr31NrfQCLXZ5Qahv_lIEsaCAYF_gWh_BDPoJLUVo3dS_9PAwwyobgdEzU/s320/100_0818.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605201908034130" /></a>"108 in Bird Series"</div><div>Ashley Mae Christensen</div><div>Watercolor<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDN11wBsHC-WF5R0Gnw8Iv0trFOKETzdBM1r9jl-UYeoqBuErrvU5O_g70o43Wkq0LBHk9w7_NXVbpk1oAqDENhSTjdYR7kd_vysgd4ws3j8w61QyarxouiwNbHGvr2Gxrdj_8QNoot4/s1600/100_0816.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDN11wBsHC-WF5R0Gnw8Iv0trFOKETzdBM1r9jl-UYeoqBuErrvU5O_g70o43Wkq0LBHk9w7_NXVbpk1oAqDENhSTjdYR7kd_vysgd4ws3j8w61QyarxouiwNbHGvr2Gxrdj_8QNoot4/s320/100_0816.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459605193915282338" /></a>"Untitled"</div><div>Norma Jean Gile</div><div>Calligraphy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5nnuKh-gaDGXKWdgSHO2kXhSIW4q8IuGi8Zn7KJ3eP36Lf7izAf1wILmJZfScVlhu-cr2DBOpRMioNlQ1UuNEzNkixlFQyV7zYD0b2e5XNJS9M8Eajpn2n0GJVQcI6_WP4Wx3H5QIYk/s1600/100_0815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5nnuKh-gaDGXKWdgSHO2kXhSIW4q8IuGi8Zn7KJ3eP36Lf7izAf1wILmJZfScVlhu-cr2DBOpRMioNlQ1UuNEzNkixlFQyV7zYD0b2e5XNJS9M8Eajpn2n0GJVQcI6_WP4Wx3H5QIYk/s320/100_0815.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459604562538103490" /></a>"West End Sunset"</div><div>Norma Jean Gile</div><div>Photo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZFSHBcs0WuTA4dh4y4OSG07Q1MiIDRGdMLJ-CjibuMOmV-B8nzvE2_CNM89y5wq7lHVE_oSglvsG3W9ZDUMqcR5BweFiH3RFEs_NkaAsOV_mrNYi0uvoATPtAKfcQRqHONWhGQ94T44/s1600/100_0814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZFSHBcs0WuTA4dh4y4OSG07Q1MiIDRGdMLJ-CjibuMOmV-B8nzvE2_CNM89y5wq7lHVE_oSglvsG3W9ZDUMqcR5BweFiH3RFEs_NkaAsOV_mrNYi0uvoATPtAKfcQRqHONWhGQ94T44/s320/100_0814.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459604549924912290" /></a>"Sunburned Mormon"</div><div>Jethro Gillespie</div><div>Oil<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFQCrQOk5I1z1OVOAiaC8NN8oApbm1l9mWLC9OStsdpkSGndfxnIzD45zudUDe6O_WMcfTDEtWOQm5vOm2kvpwV8tbbutHTEaM2zmJffDUkkjXbTt5ZYq3F0eSgNrKV6nLOqcGCIxYr4/s1600/100_0813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFQCrQOk5I1z1OVOAiaC8NN8oApbm1l9mWLC9OStsdpkSGndfxnIzD45zudUDe6O_WMcfTDEtWOQm5vOm2kvpwV8tbbutHTEaM2zmJffDUkkjXbTt5ZYq3F0eSgNrKV6nLOqcGCIxYr4/s320/100_0813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459604540746641378" /></a>"Landscape"</div><div>Thad D. Gillespie</div><div>Oil<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1mLVrNnh1031qN3RkiTG-JWEehaDgFHN0399AsBXcmwIORsxruLUUys2RwHeKZOJGKc3pSFbwmvQ81xBw7EkL5VK3Mp0L4VxMUTr1xleoG4Yx9REVrGb68a06OMBWbelF04ncYmYNCM/s1600/100_0806-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1mLVrNnh1031qN3RkiTG-JWEehaDgFHN0399AsBXcmwIORsxruLUUys2RwHeKZOJGKc3pSFbwmvQ81xBw7EkL5VK3Mp0L4VxMUTr1xleoG4Yx9REVrGb68a06OMBWbelF04ncYmYNCM/s320/100_0806-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459604531211597794" /></a>"Burning instead of Beauty" or "Stay Away from the Pretty Girls"</div><div>Jan Francisco</div><div>Mixed media<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscIn_cM3FdGdujMCu4Qk1ouIBKnanrPmgG8pBYeUtSCuK5qWjTVIBqYScc729Q65hfKX-2efAlOcnRSJjqkKHi3qXcbNxFiNvJkdFGcDIUxWLRQ1gahxp9Mt0taKYH1JcUiOfSB7PZTA/s1600/100_0812.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscIn_cM3FdGdujMCu4Qk1ouIBKnanrPmgG8pBYeUtSCuK5qWjTVIBqYScc729Q65hfKX-2efAlOcnRSJjqkKHi3qXcbNxFiNvJkdFGcDIUxWLRQ1gahxp9Mt0taKYH1JcUiOfSB7PZTA/s320/100_0812.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459604523860386498" /></a>"Fish Hook"</div><div>Thad D. Gillespie</div><div>Pencil<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B4DSXQPCrrnVuMLL7ihIDm5iD_afuU6JxnlOH3GpSpNiTJg-RAATgInSZP5pyTIXnLtvjQT236_-cN5EXv7GO85MQmxUmYwIzA4v8ut0v78QKIlhlWwfdC7aM4X5C25CqMendUsTc5Q/s1600/100_0807.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B4DSXQPCrrnVuMLL7ihIDm5iD_afuU6JxnlOH3GpSpNiTJg-RAATgInSZP5pyTIXnLtvjQT236_-cN5EXv7GO85MQmxUmYwIzA4v8ut0v78QKIlhlWwfdC7aM4X5C25CqMendUsTc5Q/s320/100_0807.JPG" /></a> </div>"Stupid Fog"<br />Jennie Seely<br />Photo<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuAvUQK1QHdT0qzoLkvGEr8iqui0ovQvQ3sq6ScR8HUUx_dNBUTPh0j1WQMoM1JDQbm9dE9a0Dsce_QhnvODiXcIx1JVrOqKA1BV0RpTFzNvICFOHeRmv1Om_qjvbmKGKG1qudjNFkJg/s1600/100_0808.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguuAvUQK1QHdT0qzoLkvGEr8iqui0ovQvQ3sq6ScR8HUUx_dNBUTPh0j1WQMoM1JDQbm9dE9a0Dsce_QhnvODiXcIx1JVrOqKA1BV0RpTFzNvICFOHeRmv1Om_qjvbmKGKG1qudjNFkJg/s320/100_0808.JPG" /></a> </div>"Tutankhamen Expands His Empire"<br />Julie Johns<br />Acrylic<br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SgcgJ8MMtMYaz-sPASsbnJf2WH9UGU5j52PAyw_15lpe_zY9nWYicJ3Mi5s4OPY6yAkpb_kdV7dQ9DuxCvtnKGTgIdb2DqAnCIxfW4LWp5aon60Iadjrs9h3KQL5MbfkXL9WQEdgZFU/s1600/100_0809.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4SgcgJ8MMtMYaz-sPASsbnJf2WH9UGU5j52PAyw_15lpe_zY9nWYicJ3Mi5s4OPY6yAkpb_kdV7dQ9DuxCvtnKGTgIdb2DqAnCIxfW4LWp5aon60Iadjrs9h3KQL5MbfkXL9WQEdgZFU/s320/100_0809.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">"Rocking Horse"</div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Pam Hall</div><div style="text-align: left;clear: both; ">Bobbin Lace</div></div>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-58746976649604245492010-03-05T15:55:00.004-07:002010-03-05T16:58:34.979-07:00Split-Second<div style="text-align: left;">I recently discovered <i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mJ7E4AEnpY&feature=related">Split-Second</a></i>, a game show from the 1970s in which three competitors vie for a chance to answer three questions related to one another. The first player to buzz-in chooses any of the three questions to answer, the second player gets next choice, and the slowest buzzer has to answer the last one. If all three answer correctly, they each get $5, two correct answers nets them each $10 and if only one answers right, he or she earns $25.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's play a round, so you can get the feel for the game.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take a look at the board:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-j_pzzTCFsL7RK0w52hiGDW51PUJtCkFgmrUkOABpuWKU7vflX9tDttpHD8fJqSIgxeiaYwrx4EumPtOY6WMU-SQkDYnQDpkdMkf9Lw6sHYMo80xvoi3TZZsi3HY2HX35CP05ynY1wQ/s320/Split-second.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445302618328385634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 75px; " /></span></div><div>Each of these things is a civil right ensured by the Bill of Rights amended to the U.S. Constitution. Tell me what number amendment guarantees each right.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Remember: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>answer <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>only one of the questions, and don't look it up. Your chance to buzz in is now.</i></span></i></span></i></div>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-7994107483496230572009-09-10T22:13:00.002-06:002009-09-10T22:14:09.257-06:00BkE - Fine Arts Gallery<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande'; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We will be displaying works of visual arts in the living area of our home. We're sending out early warning so you can begin creating one or two things to display.<br /><br />Get creative!<br /><br />You must submit your artwork by November 4th, 2009.<br /><br />Then, come for the opening on November 6th from 6 to 9pm.<br /><br />We will keep the exhibit up the entire following week (in the evenings) for those who cannot make the opening party. Artists may put their works up for sale if desired.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';color:#333333;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';color:#333333;">If you are too far away to come, we'd still love to represent you via your artwork. Please send it to Butterknife Estates.</span></div>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-25563420852873081452009-08-26T15:43:00.010-06:002009-08-26T18:34:43.887-06:00A New HeroPlease give a warm welcome to the newest addition to Butterknife Estates denizens, Ben Spicer!<div><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6ERegfagwEo0xajR3jPTkathpSGkfe1tLzXF3-4Eye1hFv8y5f_kzvABucEAKPoCn6v2vBa43Huy-_N2pbBp-q0mARA8JTvhgGRrVsvmSfueWUKucpKEaztpADTdL2r4CBGNfojVAQg/s400/100_0717.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374435072140808658" /><div>When Ben came to look at the house, we interviewed him, specifically looking for his qualifications as a hero. When we discovered that he hadn't actually beaten <i>Contra</i>, red flags popped up in our minds. Still, with his high recommendations from Sam, we gave him a chance and invited him to move into the room formerly occupied by Harrison / Matt / Michael / Thad / Toni.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the appointed day, he pulled his car up, walked resolutely to the front door, his suitcase and golfclubs in tow. His proud first words were, "I stayed up late last night playing <i>Contra</i>. I beat the game."</div><div><br /></div><div>We know that Ben Spicer, a qualified hero, will be a welcome asset to Butterknife Estates.</div>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-84092929789438582722009-07-08T15:19:00.005-06:002009-07-08T16:17:54.675-06:00BkE Heroes in the News<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P8t71g75q_hWnZLFhyphenhyphenUH6SrdDGGXWvsty0y4_MrFznUeeyY1249UOeITFqjDWuaD8wx2I_TwhQDJk6oZl8axnSyDVzqy3CMsNlchr4FMYspyCJRy6u6W8rRKJgh1MLuCq718vGddr-s/s1600-h/bret_looking_afar-224x300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P8t71g75q_hWnZLFhyphenhyphenUH6SrdDGGXWvsty0y4_MrFznUeeyY1249UOeITFqjDWuaD8wx2I_TwhQDJk6oZl8axnSyDVzqy3CMsNlchr4FMYspyCJRy6u6W8rRKJgh1MLuCq718vGddr-s/s400/bret_looking_afar-224x300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356204964167338658" border="0" /></a>Butterknife Estates denizen Bret made great strides in his academic career Tuesday when he took the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). Taking the test is a vital step toward being accepted into the concurrent master's program at Utah State University, his current medium-term goal.<div><br /></div><div>He finished the exam with an impressive 800 on the quantitative section, a perfect score. He also scored higher than average on the verbal exam. "I studied my vocabulary flashcards about 1.1 times," said the elated BkE hero.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ostensibly, this accomplishment represents only the beginning of a healthy life and vibrant career for Bret. And it's one more example of the caliber of acheivement that Butterknife Estates has come to be notorious for.</div>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-44520971446939025492009-06-29T11:05:00.006-06:002009-06-29T17:01:38.436-06:00Happenings and Goings OnThere has been much ablaze about at the BkE these past months and I feel that all friends of the BkE that cannot visit regularly should be in the know concerning the life and times of the current heroes here. Or, more specifically, what they have been doing to the residence.<br /><br />As Harrison wrote <a href="http://butterknifeestates.blogspot.com/2009/05/we-will-be-self-sustaining.html">some time ago</a>, we have a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">garden</span>. What wasn't reported was the result of that decision to have a garden. Housemaster Bus came up to Logan a few times to orchestrate and help the tearing down of a fence and tearing out of grass followed by a<a href="http://thechelak.blogspot.com/2009/05/blog-post.html"> rototilling of dirt</a> and building up of a new fence. The new <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">fence</span> is smart looking, and not rotting away as the old one. The newly uncovered earth has proved to be a great garden. So far, our garden holds radishes (harvested already), zucchinis, bell peppers, squash, watermelon, pumpkin, tomatoes, beans, corn and potatoes.<br /><br />In the interior, the BkE <a href="http://butterknifeestates.blogspot.com/2009/06/dear-diary-you-should-say-dear-blog.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">wall of fame</span></a> is coming along rather nicely, only lacking a few several pictures. In the exquisite BkE <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">theater</span>, another couch tier has been added, increasing comfort and visibility (although that claim has been contested). Sanora Adele, our media center computer, is also trying the Windows 7 beta on for size and so far, likes it muchly as it allows much improved use of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">DVR</span> capabilities which haven't been used for months. Old Molly, Sanora's predecessor, was dragged out of storage for potential use as a BkE <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Internet</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> server</span>. Her progress has been slow as of yet.<br /><br />Last in the news, we have been sorrowful to lose so many heroes from the BkE. But where there is loss, there is room for growth and we are now accepting applications to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">join</span> our ranks.<br /><br />And now, one more item of business. Butterknife Estates is in need of a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">logo</span> and we need <span style="font-weight: bold;">your</span> help in making one. Whether you know a graphic designer, are one, or fancy yourself as proficient in the field at the very least, then we submit this petition to you: help us create a sign for ourselves! Who knows, maybe we could put BkE on the maps with this endeavor. Send your logo design to <a href="mailto:mrmcplad@gmail.com">mrmcplad@gmail.com</a>.stickman in the gallowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158301553595215779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-167758554995188952009-06-15T22:21:00.013-06:002009-06-16T17:49:21.399-06:00Wall of Fame Part 3<div style="text-align: left;">Dear diary,</div><br />You should say dear blog. Thad and Amanda held me up by my feet, not upside-down, but that would have been cool too. Check out ALL the pictures on the wall, you too could have your place on the wall; real estate is going quickly, however. Get your stake-out-your-place on. Is it hot yet?<br /><br />That's enough group collaboration. Harrison will type whatever anyone says. Sheesh!<br /><br />This is an opportunity for all former Butterknife Estates residents to submit an 8x10 inch black and white photo. Please follow the examples of those who have gone before. We have four photographs out of a possible twelve. Space is limited, so ACT NOW!<div><br />Here is our layout.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJOcEuVJ7Zg_yUM_2qxBtY0SwkJPhCieU9_BYuDdgHQDiOXxXrmqJBZvoolzm4IVaJV_2KeNX93ToIuvJG2o6OmvsINVYdfhDSH9NesR5_JwAmC9aHBes9-tayKyCDtSv_E0Mnqf1IBHF/s400/IMG_1610%5B1%5D.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347779916277226178" />And here is a closeup. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widdershins">Widdershins</a> from top: Willie Gillespie, Matt Gillespie, Steve Gillespie...those Gillespies (except one).<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXhDTMNpCMtcZvsu2Off9B4DYfOXyYR_d4_l1KMPJZFo0couKyP61gNQ7SV5xItMZHsrQZ-ZPBHouI-CrYlbxcb4D8XD5pfhMv_pafG0B72Xs02EBFKNnSwWzWHavJG-Tm9mD7nM_EJ3l/s400/IMG_1612.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347779912685798322" />This is Coach's picture and his witticism: "There's no can't in TEAM!"<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCBndLyKLDc5owvXAfBHJHfA3sKFlTAnWGFJCTh0gv_7wx8NzfhG4yxUR4zrK68ofC0aFgCS78s0p0S92ZRX3ws_1BslSBVuMm-UrnO4-YBdh7zDTQt_RpP_SG-iI9OHFZ6Cb-NBY1gxe/s400/IMG_1613%5B1%5D.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347779905610012450" />And this is how we nailed them all up.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBn2nSpEnhB13dOP052_ES2FIhTADfCD_ZjdXvp6iqlHt7yYycg_BXG0MCszmDfy5-7huOayn14v2nfOo7_O5EnNyJWA2aTD_iaUfi6w15KjYZEG4HlmsNFswvnJjk06kXJmU4vvhxWMj/s400/IMG_1614.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347779901842305442" />For a virtual tour of our stairwell, open <a href="http://www.jethrogillespie.com/bke_projects/BkE_wall_of_fame.html">this link in Internet Explorer</a>. Also, see <a href="http://butterknifeestates.blogspot.com/2008/11/hall-of-fame.html">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://butterknifeestates.blogspot.com/2009/04/hall-of-fame-part-2.html">Part 2</a>.</div>the chelakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08916726399899599646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-66162011369949114292009-06-09T14:45:00.002-06:002009-06-09T14:49:38.937-06:00Who is Nancy?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">BkE Jeopardy!</span><div><br /></div><div><i>Category</i>: Rhymes</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Answer:</i> </div><div>Little Nancy Etticoat</div><div>in a white petticoat</div><div>and a red nose.</div><div>The longer she stands,</div><div>the shorter she grows.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jennie answered it after a glance. Nobody else figured it out. See if you can guess. Remember to phrase it in the form of a question. Don't respond if you resort to Googling.</div>Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-51307151656169280262009-05-17T13:32:00.005-06:002009-05-17T19:34:26.619-06:00We Will Be Self Sustaining<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LNAQsJUl0EZTc0YMZa-XdmYAeA8aZXib08QRL6DFbKo6lqEIskzzWy3jw_wOykv86ewfo0D3BXPllIE7ABX24fZDkZb-OcpPfG4z-SeEJ6TUTGjZx94fskq5V7BYVwVM3hTE46_SEog5/s1600-h/Backyard.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 79px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LNAQsJUl0EZTc0YMZa-XdmYAeA8aZXib08QRL6DFbKo6lqEIskzzWy3jw_wOykv86ewfo0D3BXPllIE7ABX24fZDkZb-OcpPfG4z-SeEJ6TUTGjZx94fskq5V7BYVwVM3hTE46_SEog5/s200/Backyard.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336971294955697682" border="0" /></a><br />I have been destroying the back yard for two days now. Why? Because I'm starting what I hope will be one of the better things to happen to this house: a garden! Thanks to lack of maintenance in the past, these "garden beds" have proven to be quite some adversaries. However, it's hot, so I'm taking a break now, and I've managed to whip up this fancy little picture of what should be expected from now on. It's...mostly to scale. I also have planting boxes with parsley and oregano growing. Let's hope everything turns out decently.the chelakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08916726399899599646noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-73165239711767641172009-05-04T22:19:00.002-06:002009-05-04T22:24:10.677-06:00Losing MembersThis past weekend the BKE has just lost one of it's recent members, and will probably be replaced soon after this post<br />we will now have a moment of silence..... thank you for that moment.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-89439424208306210902009-04-23T11:53:00.003-06:002009-04-23T12:16:52.720-06:00Hall of Fame Part 2According to <a href="http://butterknifeestates.blogspot.com/2008/11/hall-of-fame.html">plan</a>, Butterknife Estates alumni will soon be immortalized on the BkE stairwell wall-of-fame! Twelve matching frames were just purchased at the DI and now we are only awaiting photograph submissions from our loyal alums.<br /><br />If you once lived here, please send us an 8x10 inch black and white print, signed by you. Feel free to write a short personal message (something like "Nothing's finer than eating in your diner," only good).<br /><br />Here is an example:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5RbuYfOg_UQxoeSI5bTHxy6nNvpETH4vK-UzAdu11VCnI3jIW6vvZZ2bbJ8kQ_9JsjVcfFZK_vpqkTpnH3Ma1gCBFEQoyj7PqRVvZ9M1WCgufW7m07g9isi7_g2WQ81zM1a5so3n00g/s1600-h/jaylenosigned.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5RbuYfOg_UQxoeSI5bTHxy6nNvpETH4vK-UzAdu11VCnI3jIW6vvZZ2bbJ8kQ_9JsjVcfFZK_vpqkTpnH3Ma1gCBFEQoyj7PqRVvZ9M1WCgufW7m07g9isi7_g2WQ81zM1a5so3n00g/s320/jaylenosigned.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327949672005896450" border="0" /></a>Also, please stake out a spot for your picture. We have taken the liberty of creating a virtual tour of our stairwell walls. You can access it <a href="http://www.jethrogillespie.com/bke_projects/BkE_wall_of_fame.html">HERE!</a><br /><br />It only works (for me) in internet explorer. Allow ActiveX to run and install the little program it needs and then let your minds be dazzled! Comment below on which frame you would like your picture to hang in.Thaddeushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114394042368018831noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9179552089671682792.post-30209977676164379912009-03-31T09:57:00.006-06:002009-03-31T10:18:48.701-06:00No More Butterknife Squalor!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VmyYTNKwlOPhjyNCU6RxIXxwDbF7RqqR8tqesb1GU1UOyTjd36HyLy42O6GlswCdbiOcrNzBqr3K5r7m5Fztari8MkwYSG90rXMsDVoKQDRzHPj6slv1_Pk-8Vrx2jJ30o1mSQlK40wd/s1600-h/New_Roomba_4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VmyYTNKwlOPhjyNCU6RxIXxwDbF7RqqR8tqesb1GU1UOyTjd36HyLy42O6GlswCdbiOcrNzBqr3K5r7m5Fztari8MkwYSG90rXMsDVoKQDRzHPj6slv1_Pk-8Vrx2jJ30o1mSQlK40wd/s400/New_Roomba_4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319384047410808722" border="0" /></a>History in the hygiene of BkE friends and residents was made today with the arrival of an all-new robotic vacuum. That is correct, BkE now sports a Roomba! For those who are not familiar with the concept of Roomba, it is a near-sentient, self-charging, automated vacuum. It slips under couchs and into tight places with ease. With its sweeping and dust collection abilities, BkE will be cleaner than ever before. That's right, choose Roomba for all your vacuuming needs! Well, in any case, we have, and we shall soon reap the benefits of having a cleaner, happier BkE. Not just because of the direct vacuuming effects of the Roomba, but also because we'll have to keep the house uncluttered from now on to use it.<br /><br />As of my knowledge right now, this particular Roomba remains unnamed. In order for it to not be picked on by Sanora, Amelie, Charlestonbury and Molly, it needs a name. A name that speaks for its amazing abilities and profound importance at BkE.<br /><br />On a more unfortunate note, Thad's projectoritis has been acting up recently. It seems that our donations only helped send it into remission. Let us strive together to rid Thad of this unseemly disease once and for all!stickman in the gallowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07158301553595215779noreply@blogger.com4