Category Archives: Holidays

Art: Badly drawn comic for 29 May 2017 — Memorial Day

Posted on 29 May 2017 by dlhitzeman

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Infamy: on why never forgetting matters

Posted on 7 December 2016 by dlhitzeman

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was correct when he declared that December 7th, 1941 would be a day that will live in infamy. The brutal Japanese attack on the US bases at Pearl Harbor shocked what had been just before a naive … Continue reading →

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Philosophy: On transitions, even arbitrary ones

Posted on 2 January 2016 by dlhitzeman

Over the past several years, society has developed a tradition of bashing many of our celebrated transitions as “arbitrary” and therefore lacking in value. Of all the transitions that take a beating, New Years and its attendant retrospection and resolution … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Seeing the world in studs: a Lego journey: A journey

Posted on 16 December 2015 by dlhitzeman

For whatever reason, building that Christmas tree the other day got me thinking about other Christmas themed builds. Mind you, I’m not usually a “Christmasy” kind of guy, but one has to admit the season is replete with imagery one can render in Lego. So, here is my microscale build of Joseph and Mary’s journey … Continue reading A journey Continue reading →

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Seeing the world in studs: a Lego journey: Seeing the world in studs: a Lego journey 2015-12-15 11:46:14

Posted on 15 December 2015 by dlhitzeman

Merry Christmas 2015, from my Lego studio to you.
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