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2009-09-29

"APPARITION" ::: © JTK.CA

"APPARITION"
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"23,482,933" ::: © JTK.CA

"23,482,933"
by JTK.CA
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I just finished tweaking the FINAL version of
my logo for the 23,482,933rd time. An artist
is never satisfied ;-)

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2009-09-25

"EDWARD WESTON and CHARIS WILSON" ::: © JTK.CA

"EDWARD WESTON and CHARIS WILSON"
by JTK.CA
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When I was an art major at Valparaiso University (http://www.valpo.edu), I remember falling in love with Edward Weston's photography of Charis Wilson, his nude model, muse, and wife! The photographic partnership began in the Great Depression era. Even then, without knowing that much, I felt as though I knew her through his lens, and I fell in love. Now I've seen the http://EloquentNude.org documentary and know her even better. The documentary even includes 2007 interviews with the 90-year-old Charis Wilson. I highly recommend the http://EloquentNude.org documentary. I saw it on TV, and I will be buying my own copy of the DVD!

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2009-09-24

"OPPOSITES ATTRACT" ::: © JTK.CA

"OPPOSITES ATTRACT"
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2009-09-23

"I JUST LAUGHED TO MYSELF" ::: © JTK.CA

"I JUST LAUGHED TO MYSELF"
by JTK.CA
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I just laughed to myself when I realized
That Jesus has OCD, like I do.
Three times in a row,
He asked Peter if he loved him
And told him to feed the sheep. (John 21:15-17)

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TAD'S NOTE:
Here is John 21. Verses 15-17 are the ones I talk about in the poem above. And, me being a nudist, I also love verse 7! ;-)

John 21 (King James Version) [Public Domain]

1. After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

2. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

3. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

4. But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

5. Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

6. And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

7. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

8. And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

9. As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

10. Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

11. Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

12. Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

13. Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

14. This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

15. So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

16. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

17. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

18. Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

19. This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

20. Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

21. Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?

22. Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.

23. Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?

24. This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

25. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.

-- http://BibleGateway.com

2009-09-22

"Danger Dancer" ::: © JTK.CA

"Danger Dancer"
by JTK.CA
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Yay! It was really fun doing this photo manip! Yay!

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"TAD'S 'DANCE MAN' LOGO" ::: © JTK.CA

"TAD'S 'DANCE MAN' LOGO"
by JTK.CA
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2009-09-19

New Blog ::: CN TOWER Photography by JTK.CA

http://cntowerphotos.blogspot.com is my brand new blog devoted to my own photographs of the CN Tower, Toronto. Enjoy!

2009-09-18

"TURTLEBOY (Self-Portrait)"

"TURTLEBOY (Self-Portrait)"
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2009-09-13

"PERFECT CHANCE" ::: © JTK.CA

"PERFECT CHANCE"
by JTK.CA
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Maybe I'm wrong.
It's thoroughly possible.
But life is a series of taking chances.

This life is temporary
Along with my wisdom.
I'll take my risks within my fate,
Knowing God is in control.

No more wise than me,
You choose the wrong and right.
I'll take my chances in God's arena,
Not yours.
Wisdom rules His palace.
I've got a better chance with Him;
It's the only perfect chance to be found.

Christ died
At the hands of man's imperfect wisdom
That we might live forever
At the hands of God's perfect wisdom.

God sacrificed a part of Himself, His Son,
Because He loved every part of
You and me (corrupt in every way),
Seeing only our potential.

And succeeding in the future
Which has already come
In the form of a promise,
He perfects our corruption,
Destroying death,
Resurrecting us
Into the resurrection of Christ
As we arise to the right hand of God the Father
With God our Brother.

And God the Spirit
Finally
Breathes a sigh of relief --
No more poems about risks to inspire,
No more fools to nurture,
No more groanings which words cannot express.

God reconciled to His people;
The Dawn of Eternal Joy!

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2009-09-11

"TEST YOUR CALCULATOR'S % SIGN" ::: © JTK.CA

"TEST YOUR CALCULATOR'S % SIGN"
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I always test a calculator before I buy it, because some give the wrong answer when using the % sign. Do not use the = sign in your test. The % sign by itself will automatically give you the answer. Whether the answer is right or wrong, depends on the calculator. Forget how much it cost you. Even some expensive calculators fail this test.

ON A CALCULATOR THAT WORKS CORRECTLY:
1 + 15% gives you 1.15 which is correct. However, different calculators have given me various mystifyingly wrong answers. For instance, the built-in calculator on my Palm Tungsten E2 gives me the wrong answer this way:

1 + 15% gives me 0.16 on the Palm.

Going from my memory, my parents' calculator gives me something like:
1.176983647 when it should be 1.15.

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2009-09-09

"COMPUTERS ARE JUST LIKE PEOPLE" ::: © JTK.CA

"COMPUTERS ARE JUST LIKE PEOPLE"
by JTK.CA
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Computers are just like people.
They tell you that you have done something incorrectly,
When you know, full well, that you have not.

Computers are just like people.
They freeze up and won't talk to you,
For no particular reason.

Computers are just like people.
They let you do every conceivable thing
Except the thing you want to do.

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2009-09-08

"REPLACEMENT PARTS" ::: © JTK.CA

"REPLACEMENT PARTS"
by JTK.CA
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When my brothers and I were kids, and we got on Dad's nerves, he'd say, "You can be replaced, you know." GREAT LIFE LESSON!

John the Baptist said the same thing in Luke 3:8 (New Century Version):

"Do the things that show you really have changed your hearts and lives. Don't begin to say to yourselves, 'Abraham is our father.' I tell you that God could make children for Abraham from these rocks."

-- Source: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%203:8&version=NCV

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"DARK MATTER" ::: © JTK.CA

"DARK MATTER"
by JTK.CA
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They say that the universe is 90% "dark matter," calling it "dark matter" since they've not yet figured out what it is. I'm wondering if it might be that Jesus Christ, the risen Son of God, is the glue that holds the universe together, a.k.a. "dark matter." Ephesians 4:10 (NIV) says that Jesus "...is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe...." That's why I wonder if Jesus, himself, "is" dark matter.

One might argue that my theory doesn't work, since something had to hold the universe together before Jesus came to Earth. My response is that my theory still works because of Revelation 13:8 (KJV) which calls Jesus "the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." In other words, Jesus' "death, resurrection, and ascension" was a done deal from the very beginning of the universe. He just made it visible to us at a certain point in the space-time continuum. Like my former pastor Rick Greene says, even before the fall of man, "Salvation was not God's Plan B."

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2009-09-07

"SNUG" ::: © JTK.CA

"SNUG"
by JTK.CA
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He said, "I love my therapy jacket;
It's snug and white and holds me tight!"

She said,
"IT'S A STRAITJACKET,
YOU CRAZY, FREAKIN' LOON!"

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2009-09-06

"HUNDREDS" ::: © JTK.CA

"HUNDREDS"
by JTK.CA
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Hundreds
and
Hundreds
and
Hundreds
of poems --
I have been them all!

Yes,
You have to be a poem
Before you can write it down.

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"I'M HAVING A SHORT ATTENTION SPASM." ::: © JTK.CA

"I'M HAVING A SHORT ATTENTION SPASM."
by JTK.CA
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I'm having a short attention spasm,
A twinge in my instinct,
A hole in my gut.
All the openings in my future are shut
Because
I'm having a short attention spasm.

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2009-09-05

"ELEGANT NATURE" & "ELEGANT NATURE (Detail)" ::: © JTK.CA

"ELEGANT NATURE" & "ELEGANT NATURE (Detail)"
by JTK.CA
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THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT is my all-time favourite music group. I got out my camera and snapped this photo because the two twirly stems at the bottom reminded me of the legs on the EYE IN THE SKY logo (http://www.the-alan-parsons-project.com/albums/eyeinthesky.php) on the front cover of the "EYE IN THE SKY" album by THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT.

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2009-09-01

"SELF-PORTRAIT WITH HAT" ::: © JTK.CA

"SELF-PORTRAIT WITH HAT"
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