"Headless Horseman" - Postcard

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"Christmas Soldiers" - Postcard

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"Christmas Nutcracker" - Postcard

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"Fourth Of July" - Postcard

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Back in 1989, here in the United States (US), the US Supreme Court ruled that the action of burning the US flag is a Constitutional First Amendment right. (June 21, 1989 ruling)

But now, in 2023, in the US, society approves of bullies like Tom using intimidation tactics to silence those who don’t agree with him, because our society approves of the Government dictating who it is acceptable to vilify, and who it is not. Just like our society approved of the Government dictating what could and could not be said about covid-19. (July 5, 2023 U.S. District Judge grants injunction against federal government's "far-reaching censorship campaign." ) Don’t worry, Tom: I have faith that the US Supreme Court will agree with you and overturn that decision, and rule that censorship by the US Government is good.

"Memorial Day" - Postcard

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"Teddy Bear" - Postcard

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This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "Teddy Bear".

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"I Don't Care Anymore" - Postcard

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So I just let it go, let it go
Oh, na-na-na-na-na
No, I don't care no more, care no more
Oh, na-na-na-na-na
So come on, let me know, let me know
Put your hands up, na-na-na
No, baby, nothing's gonna stop us tonight

I'm Good (Blue) (remake of I'm Blue - Eiffel 65) - David Guetta & Bebe Rex

Nutcracker - Week 52 - The Book of Days

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The week52 theme for my Book of Days was Nutcracker.

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"Nutcracker" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Nutcracker".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.32

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Featured in the weekly sampler.

"Ring Of Fire" - Postcard

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And it makes a fiery ring
And it burns, burns, burns
The ring of fire

Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash

Up above my head
I hear music in the air
I heard somebody say
Burn baby burn

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

"Christmas Nutcracker Suite" - Postcard

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Happy Christmas Eve!

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O Holy Night (Cantique de Noel) - The American Boychoir

"Christmas Nutcracker Army" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Christmas."

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Featured in the weekly sampler.

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I recently saw the movie The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. I went into the theatre without any preconceived notions of what the movie should be about, and I enjoyed it. I thought the movie had a well written, creative story and that it was well acted. Apparently the movie hasn't been well received by critics, but there have been movies that they raved about as being fantastic, that I thought were awful, so there seems to be a disconnect between their perceptions and mine.

"Christmas Soldier" - Postcard

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"Christmas Soldiers" - Postcard

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Christmas Tree Tags - Photograph

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These are photographs of some Christmas Tree Tags that I made.

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"Naval Intelligence" - Postcard

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They bankrupted [redacted].

I don't want to hear about [redacted] entourage.

I found out [redacted] was Naval Intelligence.

No reply.

Maybe now would've been a good time to mention [redacted] was DoD and [redacted] was NSA, if [redacted] was to be believed. (That's a lot of people running in the same orbit.)

"Illustrate Song Lyric - 99 Red Balloons" - Postcard

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This week's Three Muses challenge was "Illustrate a Song Lyric."

I chose the song "99 Red Balloons" by Nena.

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"How a Hellfire Gets Shipped to Cuba" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Comedy/Humor."

I struggled to come up with something for this theme. In the end, I used a true event as the basis for my piece. This past week, a news article revealed that in 2014, the United States mistakenly shipped a Dummy Hellfire Missile to Cuba.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

To the best of my knowledge, it was permissible to use the comic strip panels that I altered for this postcard.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

The font is Engcomica.

"Nutcracker's Music" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Nutcracker."

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone at SPA!

This is 1 of 2 postcards that I made for this. I love nutcrackers, as can be seen in my previous posts of Christmas decorations and ornaments. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet is my favorite ballet.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Nutcracker's Army" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Nutcracker."

This is 2 of 2 postcards that I made for this. I love nutcrackers, as can be seen in my previous posts of Christmas decorations and ornaments. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet is my favorite ballet.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)