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Stuart Sheldon
Feb 5, 20132 min read
“I Don’t Know How to Look at Art”
Inside the Mind of Picasso, acrylic, oil crayon and resin on wood, 24″x24″, 2003 There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jan 31, 20131 min read
Joyful Rants of a Happy Freshman
When was the last time you notably influenced the course of someone’s life (not including your children)? Even better, when was the last...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jan 29, 20132 min read
My Mother Was a Beauty Queen
This is My Mom!! My mother was a 1950’s beauty queen. I have a photo to prove it. She kneels atop a real live tortoise. Beneath a palm....
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Stuart Sheldon
Dec 27, 20122 min read
I Love An Addict
Rocks, acrylic on cardboard, 2000 My dear friend, Joel (not his real name) is sober 41 days. There is a purity in his voice, a direct...
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Stuart Sheldon
Dec 12, 20121 min read
Puppy Breath
“There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.” Bern Williams Share this: Tweet Share on Tumblr Email #parenting...
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Stuart Sheldon
Nov 30, 20121 min read
Are You Happy, Daddy?
Stuart Sheldon, We Can’t Be Too Bold, acrylic and typing on Chinese funeral paper on panel, 12″x12″, 2003 “Are u happy, Daddy?” my...
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Stuart Sheldon
Nov 2, 20121 min read
To All My Republican Friends
No matter who wins on Tuesday, I’d like to invite you to join me for beers to celebrate the end of this long political season. At the end...
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Stuart Sheldon
Oct 29, 20121 min read
My Son Cinderella
Twitter exchange with one of my favorite authors last week: Me: Last Halloween my 3yo boy rocked Cinderella. This yr its Batman. I kinda...
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Stuart Sheldon
Oct 15, 20121 min read
The Parent of All Virtues or How My Son Saved My Life
By the time I hit 40 I was utterly over myself. Tired of the sound of my own voice. Bored stiff by my too-often-told lame jokes. I...
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Stuart Sheldon
Oct 1, 20121 min read
Gratitude NOT Attitude!
Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone. G.B. Stern. Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving...
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Stuart Sheldon
Sep 26, 20122 min read
I Want to be a Chair
Until my later 30s the chair that I am had one very wobbly leg. I was off balance in the deepest part where intimate connection takes...
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Stuart Sheldon
Sep 6, 20125 min read
Blind But Now I See
My extremely talented actor/singer/composer friend, Steve Gladstone, was sighted when we attended summer camp back in the 70s. Now he is...
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Stuart Sheldon
Aug 29, 20122 min read
SideBurning Man – Custom Sideburns for ALL
Burning Man is happening right now! A journey I have personally treasured on 7 delicious occasions. I could not be there this time,...
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Stuart Sheldon
Aug 27, 20122 min read
Why Don’t We Sing When We Grow Up?
It is tragic, because I love to sing … especially with others. Singing liberates and equalizes. It takes us out of our...
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Stuart Sheldon
Aug 22, 20122 min read
Seven Years – No Itch Here
Today is my birthday. But the more auspicious event was yesterday – my 7th anniversary. For a guy who didn’t get the marriage thing right...
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Stuart Sheldon
Aug 2, 20122 min read
I Want to be a Dentist!
Gore Vidal died this week. Google him and 35,400 results appear. Because he was the greatest essayist of his age. Yet, he failed at...
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Stuart Sheldon
Aug 1, 20121 min read
5yr-old Sula Knows the Truth
The purest thought you’ll hear all day from my friend’s 5 yr old daughter, Sula. “Sweet Sula – during our nighttime snuggle, she asked if...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jul 30, 20122 min read
Are My Kids Failures?
My kids are 4 and 2. All I want, like any parent, is their happiness … and success. But I’ll take happiness over success every time. Some...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jun 18, 20122 min read
For Father’s Day I Got a Vasectomy
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. Author unknown Let me be clear. Being a father is by...
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Stuart Sheldon
Jun 15, 20122 min read
I Enjoyed My time In Jail
A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. ...
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