This has me livid (and more)

In liu of writing a “real” post, I leave you with an excerpt from this article. It was published in the Guardian today.

“Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world’s largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today.

Letters sent by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), an ExxonMobil-funded thinktank with close links to the Bush administration, offered the payments for articles that emphasise the shortcomings of a report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Travel expenses and additional payments were also offered . . .”

Read the entire article here and shake your head in horror and frustration. I can’t help but wish that Al Gore was president. Or anybody else but the truly scary individual currently occupying the oval office. Has there ever been a worse president?

As for Art and Words (that book making stuff I do, not the website), I’m ready to send out a new proposal! These past two weeks have been devoted to tying up all the lose ends on it. Thanks to lulu.com, I can now get my book proposals professionally printed at a fraction of the cost. Which makes my books-under-development look oh-so-much-better when I show them to editors.

I know that lulu is intended mainly for self publishing — for example, I had my Divine Feminine exhibition catalog printed by lulu, and they did a surprisingly beautiful job. But they’re also great for printing up samples. And they’re a lot cheaper when you consider the high cost of inkjet cartridges. I mean, I adore my Epson R1800, but it’s not the most practical way to go if you’re printing up long book proposals to distribute. These days, I mainly use my Epson to print proofs and archival prints, as well as the occasional business letter.

Otherwise, I’ve been thinking that I need to get more active with my blogging. I seem to go through phases where I post everyday, and then will hardly post at all. I suppose that’s normal, especially when you consider that I’m trying to work full time as well as take care of a toddler. But I think it’s more about making a habit of it — if I’m posting everyday, then I’m in the habit, and it feels more integrated somehow. For example, I loved posting the Goddess Painting of the Day entries, and simply would post them from my laptop as I drank my morning tea.

On the comments versus spam front, I’ve installed Spam Karma, which should allow folks to post again. Let me know by posting a comment!

Oh and it’s Imbolc (or was yesterday) and Groundhog Day, two of my favorite holidays. Thea will be attending her first Imbolc celebration tomorrow. I’m excited.

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