tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post2357567693001835330..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Arty Farty Friday ~ Tobey, Graves, Callahan, Anderson - Northwest American Mystics ?Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-77623348798572389212016-12-10T00:04:37.685-06:002016-12-10T00:04:37.685-06:00mike (again) ~ TSK! That is a whole lot of dos...mike (again) ~ TSK! That is a whole lot of dosh !!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-24808367048984792452016-12-09T22:01:19.604-06:002016-12-09T22:01:19.604-06:00Off - An Apple rant:
"Over the years, Apple ...Off - An Apple rant:<br /><br />"Over the years, Apple Inc. has become the poster child for U.S. multinationals accused of sheltering overseas profits to avoid the IRS. What’s gone largely unnoticed is that it’s been paid more than half a billion dollars by the U.S. government to do just that. Taking advantage of an exemption tucked into America’s Byzantine tax code, Apple stashed much of its foreign earnings — tax-free — right here in the U.S., in part by purchasing government bonds, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. In return, the Treasury Department paid Apple at least $600 million and possibly much more over the past five years in the form of interest, a Bloomberg review of its regulatory filings shows."<br />https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2016-apple-profits/?cmpid=BBD120716_BIZ/mike (again)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-39277153450324202242016-12-09T12:22:20.934-06:002016-12-09T12:22:20.934-06:00mike ~ I'm not a big fan of this style of art...mike ~ I'm not a big fan of this style of art, but I do admire the precision in some of Tobey's paintings.<br /><br />Thanks for the additional astrology. <br /><br />Re missing commenters - Sonny's last comment, quite some time ago, said she was busy, busy, busy. I do often wonder about "Kidd/Mugsy", I hope all is well with him/her.<br />If Mugsy happens to read this do let us know how y'are. :-)<br /><br />Hope GiGi gets back to normal "service" soon. We're at 34 degrees just now, down to 17 degrees last night. As I said to the doc yesterday morning when I saw him for a follow-up on routine blood work (all in order thank g'ness), "It's always either too hot or too cold here." Felt like saying "too bloody cold"! Don't think I'd be able to manage in the northern states, not in winter anyway - probably have to be born to that kind of climate.<br /><br />By the way, we've watched, on Netflix, Steven Fry's 6 episode tour of all 50 US states. Interesting, though they are very quick visits, and not always hitting places where one would have expected him to have gone. You might enjoy. I'm not a fan of Fry, usually, but he's quite inoffensive in this role. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-24913303772524831752016-12-09T10:54:59.265-06:002016-12-09T10:54:59.265-06:00Three have Saturn as part of their dispositor(s), ...Three have Saturn as part of their dispositor(s), the exception being Graves. Graves' chart-type is bucket, unlike the others, too. Graves' painting style is different from the other three. I like Callahan's Google portfolio, particularly some of his figurative paintings. I see that they favored the Skagit (county) Valley, which was the gateway to Anacortes, WA, where I lived a number of years. Wiki's page says that Callahan had a mural in the Anacortes post office, so I must have seen it numerous times. Small world sometimes.<br /><br /><br />Re-reading your Graves' post, I saw comments from LB, Sonny, and The Kidd (Mugsy). LB's still commenting occasionally, but other two are missing and missed...LOL.<br /><br /><br />I started this comment hours ago. GiGi has a mild case of diarrhea, probably from the antimicrobial-antifungal ointments she's been licking off, but last treatment was yesterday. Just gave her Pepto-Bismol, so she should be OK. Cold here for us, but you'd probably declare it warm compared to your temperature. Had a cup of steaming-hot coffee with a neighbor while out with GiGi. Nice to be back home and out of the elements...LOL. I graduated from WSU in Pullman, WA, which is in the extreme SE corner of the state, subject to the extremes. Coldest day I remember back then was -25*F, with blizzard, and the trees made unusual popping noises. I was a poor student and had to drive 25 miles to WSU, but the highway was shut-down and my little VW wouldn't start. Those were the days!mikenoreply@blogger.com