Musician

Here's a caricature of a guy who is a musician. His name is Doug Wood. He will be representing me in the college market very shortly.

went a walkin

Took some photos, made some movies...

I just received this comment from the contact from Western Michigan University where I drew at thier "pep-fest" the weekend before last.

Adam-

I hope you enjoyed the event. The feedback that I was continually
getting was that we should have you at every event! The radio
station even asked about you and how you could be reached. I felt
that your skill and style was perfect for the event. Everyone that
wanted a picture got one and without having to miss out on any of
the other activities.

We even had the president of the alumni association board of
directors make a comment about how much he and his family enjoyed
getting the pictures!

In my opinion, hiring you for the event was the best thing that I
did. I could (not) have hoped for anything better, especially when you
were willing to walk around and find people to draw. We will
definitely keep you in mind for future events!

Thanks so much!
Heidi

Sorry it's been awhile...

I've been pretty busy! Went to Orlando to the NCN Convention. Didn't place or win anything but I feel I have grown so much and learned so much from being there and meeting all of those inspirational people that I couldn't care less about not winning the speed comp.

When I got back I went to the Cose Show for 2 days and once again it was well worth every penny and minute spent there. I learned and gained so much from being there that I can hardly wrap my head around it!

Went to Michigan, in two weeks I will be in Peoria, illinois and then on the 18th I leave for Fla again to enjoy myself in a psudo vacation with Stacie aboard a tiny ship in the Caribbean! In the meantime I have to catch up on stuff and do enough work to keep up with stuff on the homefront! WOW! Busy!!!

I will post some art and photos from the con -taken by other NCN members- when I get a chance.

Friends, right now I want to share my feelings about the state of our union if I could. Sorry to get all political but something needs to be said and if you are reading this, you are an intelligent person who may not be completely aware of what just happened to Democracy and freedom. I am in shock right now honestly...

A fatal blow has just been dealt to America-by it's esteemed leader. Or should I say Dictator?... Please pause to consider the gravity of the situation and let the facts from the next few posts sink in... You may be amazed.

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Keith Olbermann gave a stunning commentary on the death of the principle of Habeas Corpus, a cornerstone of civilization since the 1200s.

watch it and weep for what we (Americans) have lost while we were eating Cheatos and watching Dancing With the Stars.


click here

(JD on NCN Forum)


( My reply)
Re: death of Habeus Corpus

That's a freaking genius bit right there John. An inspiring commentary. I was actually thinking about posting it myself. Thanks for beating me to it. Here's another from earlier:

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(Later after somebody from Ohio said they weren't going to vote for Bush-I assume to try and be funny...)

That's cool Dave but maybe you shouldn't vote Blackwell either! That guy is a maniac and played a key role in getting Bush elected 2 years ago as well as most of the GOP currently in congress.

I'm not normally the guy who talks politics in a place like this but I'm just in awe!

J. Kenneth Blackwell... Talk about a conflict of interest... Let's see, he's the Secretary of State, head of the Republican Party in Ohio AND owns a TON of stock in Diebold. (you know, the company that manufactures the electronic voting booths we use? He tells them what to do). This guy has done nothing but play games with voter registrations and polling locations in broad daylight and there's no telling what he's done behind closed doors... He's even been trying to dictate what will and will not be acceptable as a vote and as a registration at the state level as if the Federal guidelines don't apply to his offic. Since his office is the one that sends registrations to you in Ohio, he sends the unacceptable registration cards to "democratic" districts. He has played every trick in the book to make sure that people that might not vote republican can't vote.

Rumor has it that there is now a campaign to send a letter to registered voters in so called "democratic districts" telling them that their registrations might not be valid and that they should go into the county office and check on their registration status and make sure they vote at the right places. When they go in, supposedly they fill out another registration card and it will not get to them in time to vote. This will result in potential voters being given a provisional ballot which is then tossed away (probably because of hanging chads...) This is if they are actually allowed or able to get to the polls at all. He has demonstrated numerous ways to slow the polls in "democratic" districts so that there are 6 hour waits to get into the polling places. Is this how a democratic election should be run? How does this guy have the power to do this I ask you? Doesn't anybody see a problem with this?

This kind of crap is going on all over the place but Blackwell is a key player. How does Bush have the power to declare himself the new american Dictator? Hmmmm.... Maybe because all of his cronies have gotten elected this way, gotten rich and fat in Congress and done whatever he has asked... This is why you must VOTE November 7th, Dave. At least give democracy a fighting chance! Not that it will matter, I'm sure Blackwell has something up his sleeve.
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Dissent is the highest form of patriotism-
Thomas Jefferson

(but more to the point...)

Sorry... I hate copying and pasting things like this but this is more to the point I was trying to make on a national scale. (Copied from the ACLU newsletter I got today):

Civil liberties suffered an historic setback this week, when President Bush signed the un-American Military Commissions Act of 2006.

The president now has Congress's blessing to hold people indefinitely without charge, take away protections from horrific abuses, use hearsay to put people on trial, authorize death penalty trials based on testimony literally beaten out of witnesses, and slam shut the courthouse door for those accused, lifting our time-honored habeas corpus rules.

"Nothing separates America more from our enemies than our commitment to fairness and the rule of law," said Anthony Romero, Executive Director of the ACLU. "But the bill signed today is an historic break because it turns Guantánamo Bay and other U.S. facilities into legal no-man's-lands."

Americans across the political spectrum have serious concerns about this unconstitutional law. From now until the November elections, the ACLU is urging everyone who cares about justice and liberty to tell Congress we need them to stand up to the administration..not rubberstamp these abuses of power.

And voters in four battleground states have voiced a strong preference for House and Senate candidates who will oppose the president's policies on Guantánamo detainees, torture and CIA kidnapping, and secret searches of Americans' private records. Last week the ACLU announced the findings of a poll conducted in Connecticut, New Mexico, Ohio and Pennsylvania, four states that will play a strong role in the makeup of the next Congress.

What the poll found is heartening: Those of us who care about liberty and justice are not the minority. For most voters, no matter their party, protecting the civil liberties of all Americans and upholding the Constitution are key issues in the mid-term election. Now, it is essential that concerned citizens speak out as they head to the polls this November. You can take action today to help make civil liberties one of the top issues as people head to the polls next month. Sign our "This November, I'm Voting My Values" pledge and please ask your friends to sign as well.



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