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Monthly Archives: December 2014

Travel

Census in Southern Utah

Posted on December 31, 2014 by arthurbacon • Leave a comment

It is sixty miles from Loa, Utah, where I live, to my AA in Hanksville. Just east of the Waterpocket Fold I usually pull off and let the dog out to run a mile down the dirt road to the “river ford”. Usually, I drive through the river and go for another half mile and … Continue reading →

Art

What is Art? (Salt Lake Magazine)

Posted on December 31, 2014 by arthurbacon • Leave a comment

In case you have ever pondered the question, “what is art” (or what isn’t) the current two exhibits at the Salt Lake City Main library gallery are a perfect opportunity to see the difference between art and non-art. One is a group of paintings by the Spanish-born painter Aitana de la Jara, and the other, … Continue reading →

Teaching

Arrive Alive, Advice To A Young Driver

Posted on December 31, 2014 by arthurbacon • Leave a comment

Driving an automobile is surely one of the most exciting things any of us ever do. The joy of independence, thrill of speed and ease of transport of the modern automobile is almost without parallel in history. Flying a plane is probably the only other activity, which is more thrilling. With thrills however come responsibilities. … Continue reading →

Art

Ansel Adams and Ernst Bacon and the Pinched Clearing Winter Storm

Posted on December 31, 2014 by arthurbacon • Leave a comment

The recent hoopla over the glass plates purporting to belong to Ansel Adams has reminded me of a not-so-amusing photographic moment of my own related to Ansel. A few weeks after my father’s eighty-fifth birthday (1983) I stopped by and noticed a large package with a distinctive red and black “Ansel Adams” mailing label, leaned … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Donald Trump (New York Times)

Posted on December 31, 2014 by arthurbacon • Leave a comment

3/31/12 Dear Mr. Trump, You have said that Barack Obama “has been the worst president ever.” I think he is one of the best presidents. So who is right? I suggest we put our money where our mouths are; that we make a wager of significant sums of money for each of us, proportionately of … Continue reading →

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LISE GRAHAM at Seattle Design Center

Posted on December 31, 2014 by arthurbacon • Leave a comment

The paintings of Lise Graham, now on display at the Seattle Design Center (Ste 288) are some of the most exciting abstract paintings I have seen in a long time. One might argue that there are two kinds of abstract painters; intellectual and emotive. Malevich, Vasareli, Albers, Mondrian, Judd, Riley and Stella are all sternly … Continue reading →

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Some Comments Regarding Three Billiard Books, Or: What The Billiard Magazines Refuse to Tell Us

Posted on December 31, 2014 by arthurbacon • Leave a comment

There’s no book so bad that something good may not be found in it. Cervantes I seem to find myself in places where a decent game of pool is virtually impossible so I have to resort to other strategies to maintain my interest and minor skill set in this highly addictive sport. Last year I … Continue reading →

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