Chicken on the track
Elaborate hat art sketch
Autumn on Bascom Hill November 2009
November is that sweet time of the year when the colors of autumn really flare up. And there is almost no better place to find this than on Bascom Hill. The pictures below try to capture some of the flair of the pretty autumn in Wisconsin.
The peak of the colors had probably just passed, and I missed them by maybe a few days. However it is still pretty. Bascom Hill is always kind of special with its stately old buildings and the statue of Abe Lincoln.
These are nice large images. Click on each picture to get a larger version.
Autumn leave on a cafe table
Playing guitar on State Street
GDP shows growth for Q3
There is good news on the gdp. The usual media sources will be covering it. I like to go to the source for gdp data. More information is found at the BEA site.
This source says that we just experienced a growth of 3.5% from 2009 Q2 to Q3. This is really good news for the economy. Certainly this is much better news than on the same day in 1929.
Note that articles and comments also appear on my business math blog, called Barry Zillman’s Bread Rolls.
The graphic below shows the percentage change in the GDP from quarter to quarter.
A chili with chopped vegetables, Bush beans, and sauce
Here is another chili that I made fairly recently. Yes, the gourmet hamburger guy strikes again. I have blogged chili’s before and I plan on trying to record the better chilies I make. They are all a little different in some way. So get used to being bored to death with chilies.
I chopped some onions and kale for this dish. I am big on kale because it is healthy for the eyes. I try to fry in olive oil.
Here is a tomato sauce from the local grocer, shown with other ingredients. This time, for the beans, I am using Bush’s “Grillin’ Beans”. This adds an interesting and zesty taste that is different from chili beans. I’m the “bean guy”, and I use all sorts of beans in chilies. This bean choice gives a nice taste. Hamburger shown below was on sale.
Fry the hamburger. Pour off the fat.
The veggies are coming along nicely.
Well, after pouring off the fat from the fried hamburger, mix in the vegetables and beans.
Then comes the tomato pasta sauce.
And the final meal tastes incredible!
Face sketch
Crocodile on a skate board
Here is a sketch I did fairly recently. It is of a crocodile on a skateboard.
I am posting a few images and sketches which may end up in other writings, such as the ubiquitous SMV, Jr. Magazine.
Black bird challenge
The featured image today has a patriotic bent. The black bird may be either a crow, a raven, or an eagle.
What is the bird anyway? “Yes, what is with that bird?” Is he (pick one)
- Is it the symbol of American freedom?
- Is his name Baldwin J. Fly?
- Or is it a bird pandemic possibility that must be avoided at all cost?
This is an excerpt from SMV, Jr. magazine, an art and satire magazine.
