Art Appreciation Friday

Today's art appreciation is brought to you by the letter S ~ Paul Signac and Georges-Pierre Seurat.

First up, the work of M. Signac ~ The Dining Room




And now, for M. Seurat ~ Gray Weather




You can read more about Pointillism, the art form shown above, at wiki.

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For a little bee named Boo ~



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Two armed thugs tried to rob a line of people waiting to buy the new Playstation 3 gaming console early Friday and shot one who refused to give up the money, authorities said.

Merry Freakin' Christmas.

The two confronted 15 to 20 people who were in line outside a Wal-Mart store shortly after 3 a.m. and demanded money, said Lt. J. Paul Vance, a spokesman for the state police. The new Sony consoles are selling for around $500 to $600.

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Hunger still widespread:

That leaves less money for groceries, and the end result is that 194,000 people in Oregon and Clark County, Wash., are eating from an emergency food box each month. That statistic becomes even more heartbreaking when you consider that 72,000 of those food recipients are children.