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WHO YOU WERE MEANT TO BE

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

  This quote is one I wrote for another article a few years ago: “Unfettered by limitations of pretended powerlessness; free of self-generated considerations of self-abnegation and doubt; stripped of all limitations of social pretentiousness, what remains is all that … Continue reading →

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BAD ADVICE

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

The first time – it’s excusable; the second time – it’s suspicious; the third time – it’s an enemy action; take fast action NOW. daniel w. jacobs (c) 2007 – 2015, all rights reserved

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IT’S ABOUT THE PEOPLE

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

“What business are you in . . . really?” she asked with the hint of a smile in her voice. Her response to my nearly inaudible answer took me completely by surprise . . . just as she expected it … Continue reading →

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CRITICS – an opinion

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

Mostly, they are leaches. Without the creative artist to feed on, they would be nothing. What issues from the carping critic is a covert attempt to focus attention on themselves at the expense of the true artist who’s work is … Continue reading →

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SASHA the kitty – Runs With Squirrels

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

It’s all good . . . We had avoided the highway closure on I-70 from snow in the Rockies by opting to take I-40, but the back story is how our young kitty, Sasha, finally convinced us to let her … Continue reading →

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OBJETS D’ART

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

OBJETS D’ ART 1. Works of art are created by people. 2. Works of art are seen, heard, read, perceived, felt, sensed, and experienced by people. 3. If you leave people out of the equation, you don’t have a work … Continue reading →

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ONE SENTENCE

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

FIRST WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS SENTENCE – unless you are willing to experience potentially irreversible changes in enlightenment as a result of knowledge acquired by the use of reasoning, intuition and keen perception. And for those brave souls who … Continue reading →

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ON BEING AN ARTIST

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Daniel Jacobs

An artist is someone who produces beautiful or thought-provoking works in music, painting or writing or other forms of art as a method of individual expression involving great skill and creativity. You definitely qualify as a member of this select … Continue reading →

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ON REFLECTION

Posted on May 20, 2005 by Daniel Jacobs

ON REFLECTION The occasion of my birthday 2005,  joined with a natural inclination toward reflection, has resulted in this somewhat spontaneous writing of my thoughts of the day. I am instantly reminded of my birthday, two years past when I … Continue reading →

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