Thought these Febreze Sport outtake videos with Dhani Jones were fun. Always good to see our Bengals out there, even if this season hasn’t been the best. Reminds me that I still need to eat at his restaurant!
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Creating a Chickasaw Indian Village Diorama
For the past two weeks my oldest has been working on a class project that involved him researching and writing about an Indian Tribe of his choice (Chickasaw) and creating a diorama of the Tribe’s village.
I can’t tell you how proud I am off him. He has spent so much time on this project. Not only did he write a great paper, but he put together an amazing Indian Village.
- Chickasaw Indian Village
- Close up of the vegetable garden – that’s beans, lettuce & squash
- Proud of his work!
The Art of The Air Force
Now that I am working in the arts, I feel like I am starting to notice art more and more everywhere I go. Not the obvious places… but in places where you wouldn’t expect to find it.
Take yesterday for example.
Yesterday I had the opportunity to tour the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio with my son’s Boy Scout troop. While I thought I would just be seeing airplanes and learning about the roles they played throughout history, I was pleasantly surprised by all the art I found. From paintings on planes to custom bomber jackets to graffiti walls & comic strips, I discovered that art was, and is, a part of the US Air Force.
Plane art representing various Bombardment Wings. I just loved the display of Bomb Wing art. I found it interesting that it ran the gamut from tame cartoon characters to menacing warriors.
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From what I have read, air plane nose art emerged during WWII and could range from cartoon character inspired drawings to busty pinup girls to intimidating animals.
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During our trip, we signed up to tour the Presidential Hanger. I expected the planes to be pretty straight forward, much like you see in the movies. Imagine my surprise when I saw that both Eisenhower & Truman had art on their planes.
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Clothing was also often times personalized. I just loved the collection of Bomber Jackets on display. You can just imagine the thought and care that went into personalizing each one of them.
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Not only was cartooning a part of the Air Force news paper, but soldiers also got involved, as seen on these graffiti walls brought back from a base over seas. The cartoonist featured above was Technical Sargent John H. “Jake” Schuffert. From what I read, he spent 40+ years creating these cartoons for the Airlift Times, the official newspaper of the Air Force for Airlift personnel.
My Christmas Gift Has Four Wheels
As many of you may recall, earlier this year I received a BMW as my Mother’s Day gift. At first I loved this car. I had wanted one forever and it had everything – leather interior, sunroof, Bluetooth, navigation. I was in heaven…. so I thought.
As time went on, the car began to have issues. Granted it was covered by the warranty, but still… it was having issues. It was not the experience I thought it would/should be.
Tired of the constant trips to the BMW Store , my husband and I decided to get rid of the car (and the headache).
So where to go from here? What kind of car should I get?
I started searching around the interwebs and decided I wanted a 2011 Nissan Altima. While I have a dealership close to my home in NKY, I had “met” Busam Nissan through Twitter and decided to give them a shot even though they were 20+ miles away from our house.
I have to say I am glad I went out of my way to buy from them. Aside from the great customer service from Chris, Andrew & Ronnie, I got a great deal on my new 2011 Nissan Altima. I am in love!
- My new Altima. Isn’t she pretty???
- It’s got tan, leather interior, less than 100 miles on it and more!
- Heated Seats! My BMW did NOT have heated seats. This is a little bit of heaven to my rear
- The back of the Altima is WAY roomier than in my previous car. I no longer feel my son’s feet kicking the back of my seat.
PS. After I traded in my car I realized I’d left my son’s Wii remote under the passenger seat (don’t ask). Busam Nissam was nice enough to deliver it to me the next day. That’s customer service.