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01.16.2023. Art. Drawing.David

Posted on January 16, 2023 by gojohnego

Today my friend David and I spent time this afternoon modeling for and drawing each other. I haven’t drawn much during the pandemic so my skills were and are rusty. I asked him for permission to fool around a bit … Continue reading →

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2022 – A summary and some back-story

Posted on December 31, 2022 by gojohnego

I went to work in 2014 for a public affairs firm that professed to be “Center Right,” but must have had slanted floors or something, as the longer I was there, the further to the right the politics lurched. I … Continue reading →

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SANTA’S HAT. #CocktailTime

Posted on December 8, 2022 by gojohnego

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Politics. An Anniversary of Luxury. F@ck-Burberry. 04.09.22

Posted on April 9, 2022 by gojohnego

Before I went to Philly seven years ago, back when I took annual shopping trips/mini vacays, I saw a man on the DC metro with a BEAUTIFUL computer bag, from Burberry. It was honey brown, had brass buckles, looked just … Continue reading →

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Cuisine. The Lost Hour. 09.22.21

Posted on September 22, 2021 by gojohnego

A few times a year, I find my sharpening stones, put them into soak, take my knives down from their magnetic holder at their station, and I put the knives through ever-finer grades of stone. From the most coarse, I … Continue reading →

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20 Years, Trillions of Dollars, and We Have Learned Nothing

Posted on September 11, 2021 by gojohnego

We will never forget. …but will we will need think about a few things. How many people did we kill in Iraq after we invaded a country for no justifiable reason – and when the world knows the real reason … Continue reading →

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Politics. “Honest Education” and why teachers must defend it in the US. 7-7-21

Posted on July 7, 2021 by gojohnego

Critical Race Theory is a college-level theory course in which they examine how laws and economics, whether intentionally or not (but in most cases, it was intentional) created inequalities in society that cut along racial lines in the US and … Continue reading →

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Cocktails. Strawberry Limeaid Gimlet

Posted on May 4, 2021 by gojohnego

1.75 oz Aviation Gin.75 oz Napoleon Mandarine.75 oz Luxardo Marachino.5 oz Lavender syrup1.75 oz Strawberry syrupJuice of two limes Shake over ice for 20 seconds and serve in an iced gimlet https://www.instagram.com/tv/COb7uBYBdLn/?igshid=1m498eecoa95o

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Politics. In Honor of a Leader on the Day of His Birth. 01-18-2021

Posted on January 18, 2021 by gojohnego

Usually, when people want the country to sing kumbaya, ignore trespasses and injustice, and not hold racist White folks accountable, they pull a random quote from Martin Luther King Jr. and weaponize his words for their convenience, much like oppressors … Continue reading →

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Politics. The Age of Assholism. 11-8-2020

Posted on November 8, 2020 by gojohnego

Many people are walking around on Twitter and Sunday morning talking-head shows, proclaiming that the reason why the race was so close, and that 67 million Americans voted for a known liar, alleged con-artist and rapist, and person largely responsible … Continue reading →

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