On random...

I've been wicked sick. (I'm taking antibiotics for the first time in over 10 years.) In my delirium, I've found a few puzzles and interesting things that I knew you'd want to see.

My new favorite photograph:

My new favorite intrigue:

271 previously unknown Picasso's found

This is an amazing story. Seriously. Did the electrician steal the pictures? Did Picasso give them to him?

Clearly they were in a box in the garage for 30 years - no one doubts that. No one doubts their authenticity too. These paintings are the real deal.

How did he get these painting? His wife says that one day without ceremony, Picasso gave him the box. That seems very likely and... who knows?

And why sell them now?

What's obvious but deserves repeating:

Anonymity Breeds Contempt Online

Recently, I was bullied by a woman on the Organic Beekeeping list. It was a little unbelievable because she told me I was an idiot, a fool and just too stupid to figure out what was going on with my own bees.

(pause)

Seriously... an idiot? stupid? really? what?

There's never been a question that I'm a fool. After all, who but a fool would keep bees in the middle of the world's worst bee crisis.

Anyway, she's the leader of that list and I'm no longer a member. I took my idiocy and went home.  So there.

And, I believe it's my anonymity that allowed her to spew her venom. I can't imagine she's that way in person. In fact, I find beekeepers to be amazing people, kind, funny, interesting. Well, everyone but her.... ;)

Cheers!

Comments

[lceel]

I have a friend who keeps bees. They went through some of that whole "hive collapse" thing with their bees. But they still have bees - although now they just keep enough to provide for their own needs (honey). They no longer bottle and sell. But they will go back to it. They will always keep bees.

Good for you you've kept your bees.

[TWM]

If the collection and drawings were never shown or appeared in any catalog who is to dispute the old electricians account? Of course Picasso's son may just want to steal them for his own archives. Then there would be a provable theft.

[On a limb with Claudia]

We've gone through contracting (and not selling honey) to having an abundance. I think it's the wax and wane of this thing. Healthy bees - that's all I hope for now days.

[On a limb with Claudia]

Well, that's exactly right. Further because of Picasso's personality, there's no way to really know what he did or didn't do. I don't think the paintings are superior enough for him to have kept them as his work - but who knows? It's definitely an intrigue.