Readin' someone else's mail
Here is a picture of me and Clyde Jones my favourite Outsider Artist from Byno, NC. Also a pic of my favourite painting hanging over my bed of two snakes with Buckhorn nut eyes by Clyde. Romantic ain't I? Sorry Baryshnikov I have a Clyde and you don't. I got this painting for driving Clyde to the gas station for gas for his lawnmower and thanks to my friend Fred Johnston for asking for me. Fred read Clyde's mail because he can't read.
Mr. K fired my gas kiln on Sunday full of his Covid crazy abstract impressionist jugs, mugs and one offs. He has a real job and can't come till Saturday for the unload. The kiln is cool and I've looked at the kiln several times and thought oh I should just have a peak. No, that is like reading someone else's mail, opening someone else's Christmas present and I won't do that. There is information in the kiln that is private to Mr. K. It will excite or disappoint. It's personal.
When I fire with my crew there would be a mutiny on the Bounty if I unloaded the kiln without them. It's their work and their labour so I get it. I am so religious about this I have never gone into a woman's purse even when told to. I take the purse to them. A person needs to have a private space.
Freedom
and Responsibility
Some Americans seem to believe that "freedom" means having no responsibility to other people and creatures
—even in the face of the fact that thousands of people have responsibly cooperated to build their roads, grow their food, make their medicine, sew their clothes, provide them with water, electricity, and garbage service, give them jobs, create their entertainment, and sustain their internet. Rob Brezney
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artist collectives tend to be smallish groups of two to eight artists who produce work, either collaboratively or as individuals toward exhibiting together in gallery shows or public spaces. Often an artist collective will maintain a collective space, for exhibiting or as workshop or studio facilities.
If you can't get together find a nice on-line artist collective.
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Take your great pottery and ceramics to the people, get on-line.
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FreddeLanka
He/They 🖐
Queer Artist in London.
Independent ceramics
There are more opportunities when you diversify.
Character can be defined as the sum of qualities that defines a person including a person’s intellect, thoughts, ideas, motives, intentions, temperament, judgment, behavior, imagination, perception, emotions, loves, and hates. The balance of these components within each person’s soul and the way one predominates over others is what makes a person’s character unique and sets individuals apart.
Character is also defined in how your habits, motives, and thoughts relate to morality. It can be further defined as your moral self and referred to as a moral structure—something you build through virtuous behavior.
Character should be the foundation of every one’s life. Above all, the choices you make are evident in the way you conduct yourself. Character encompasses a person’s nature and temperament, and it weaves these into the strong, well-constructed fabric of a fully moralized adult individual.
Two factors, moral discipline and our response to situations, play important roles in everyday conduct.
• Moral discipline—To do the right thing is very difficult when you consider all the circumstances at hand and variables that play into how you respond.
• Your response to situations—This is the single greatest influence on our character that we have ultimate power over. Many factors, some beyond our control, play a role in molding our character, but the test of a person’s character is whether he holds to his moral principles and treats others with kindness and respect always.
ask yourself the following questions:
• How will the outcome or result of this action affect the person I am directing it towards?
• How will the outcome or result of this decision reflect on me and can I be happy that I chose this action. Is it okay to inflict pain?
Ten Important Traits That Will Support Your Quest for Character
1. Be honest. Tell the truth; be sincere; don't mislead or withhold key information in relationships of trust; don't steal or take credit for the work of others.
2. Demonstrate integrity. Stand up for your beliefs about right and wrong; be your best self; resist social pressure to do the wrong thing for the right reason.
3. Keep promises. Keep your word and honor your commitments; pay your debts and obligations. Remember to return favors.
4. Be loyal.
5. Be responsible. Think about your actions before you act; consider the consequences; be accountable for your actions and “take your medicine.”
6. Pursue excellence. Do your best with what you have; don't quit easily.
7. Be kind and caring. Show you care through generosity and compassion; don't be selfish or mean; put other people first.
8. Treat all people with respect. Be courteous and polite; judge all people on their merits; be tolerant, appreciative, and accepting of individual differences; use the word “I” only as a last resort in communication.
9. Be fair. Treat all people fairly; be open-minded about the opinions and positions of others; listen to others and try to understand what they are saying and feeling.
10. Be a good citizen. Obey the law and respect authority; vote, volunteer your efforts, and protect the environment.
So how do you know if your email has been hacked.
How To Tell If Someone Has Hacked Your E-Mail
https://www.techjunkie.com/someone-hacked-email/#:~:text=The%20first%20and%20most%20obvious%20is%20emails%20in,didn%E2%80%99t%20write%2C%20that%20could%20also%20be%20a%20sign.
I once found an email sent to Unknown in my delete folder, in the email it contained a copy of email with sensitive financial info. So now I make an effort to purge my inbox of financial info that isn't important. And to avoid getting hacked, I don't open those chain letters with cute little cartoons that everyone passes around, because they are likely infected with a computer virus.
So don't let anyone read your email without your permission.
Oh Karen.
The Marshmallow Experiment
That People With This One Quality Are More Likely to Succeed
https://jamesclear.com/delayed-gratification
Mr. TC you didn't peak, and now you know why you are a success.
If ya always want to be everything to everyone then ya got nothing to say. Good luck Brother, do it and make all the mistakes ya can. It means you are alive and learning to be better. Best, T
Someone was apparently (heroically?) spending their lockdown providing hilarious, nonsensical answers to customer questions about obscure items on Amazon. I wondered if there were many people doing this, and if they traded the best answers with each other. It sounded like fun.