FOLIO OLIO: MONDAY #3784

One Of My Very Own

EMAIL: ralh.henry.at.folio.olio@gmail.com

THE MAKING OF THINGS

I have been commissioned to paint a number of corporate murals and in order to help me gain inspiration, I have asked for and received tours of the manufacturing area. I loved each and every one of these learning experiences. Those illustrated here I did not personally witness, but that's not really the point is it?

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I could have used that a few times.
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Being somewhat of a wood craftsman, I really appreciate hand tools. This one is new to me.

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One of my corporate murals was located inside the manufacturing area of a new factory. The floor was prepared rather like this, only with a clear coating.

A supervisor walked on the wet paint (like the guy above) but he wore golf shoes with the old single spike cleats, thus leaving the coating unscarred.

He wore a seed spreader filled with sand and as he turned the handle he created a non-slip surface.

But in the clip above the man missed a little triangular area and that bothered me more than it should.

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I choose my underwear based on how likely I am to have sex. Today, I'm wearing a used grocery bag I found wafting across the highway.

BIZARRE HUMAN ACTIVITIES

We've all done something like this, haven't we?

Like most homebuyers, my first house was a fixer-upper. It once became necessary for me to nail oak quarter-round back onto the baseboard. But I had not yet been taught that oak was almost impossible to nail with a finishing nail and that I should have drilled a pilot hole. So after bending dozens of nails, I flung the hammer across the room. Unknown to me, my wife was standing directly behind me and after my flinging fit she calmly uttered these words: "My, aren't we mature."
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I'm very impressed.
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That only works once.
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LeBron James is on a whole nother level.

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Proof that the world has gone completely insane.
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On April 20, 1976, George Harrison of the Beatles appeared onstage live in NYC with Monty Python to sing "The Lumberjack Song".
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Remember this?

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I'm totally down with eating in a restaurant with that shit going down.
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I bet 'Mermaid Wrangler' looks good on a resume.
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Are you not amused?
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I would hate being around that many people. And all I would think about is the percent of urine in that water.
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Me: Arch your back it'll give you more power.

The guy at the next urinal: What?

OBJECTS TO CONSIDER

Ethiopia Cultural Food Ceremony

Remember when that statement would have been an oxymoron?
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I can guarantee you that is not in America.
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It was stated that when the defenders saw the Warwolf being constructed they surrendered, but Edward I decided to use it regardless. I probably would have also.

And...

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A flashlight confiscated from a prison inmate.

Looks like the batteries are mounted on his cellmate's tongue.
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Let's have another look at this.

Sagittarius A, the black hole at the center of our galaxy. We cannot see it, but we can track the stars caught in its orbit.
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The best-laid plans...

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I needed a commode for old people - the kind that is almost as tall as a chair. Anyway, we got one that will flush anything and, in fact, the advertisement is factual.

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Mario has killed more turtles than straws have but we don't ban him.

CURRENCY PORN

As you should know by now, I have a thing about currency.

A guy bought these brand new two dollar bills and mailed four of them to random people with instructions for those people to send him the name of a person to also receive a bill and instructions.

That may all be bullshit, but it piqued my interest.

I collect two dollar bills for my grandson. My wife donated a small hand-carved box in which to store them.

I became interested in currency when I read that Sweden was getting rid of all of it. They are switching to an all-electronic economy. This has drastically reduced muggings and robberies as there is no money to steal.
But that got me thinking about a time when cash would be considered an artifact and I decided to treat it as such in my art.
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I was once involved in a drunken bachelor's party that ended up in an all-night breakfast spot at 4 o'clock in the morning. When it came time to leave I told the others to go get in the car and start the motor, then within minutes I trotted out and stiffed the restaurant for the bill.

Twenty-five years later I won $100 on a poker machine. I took the money to the restaurant, told the manager what I had done all those years ago and gave him the money. He asked me why I had done it and I told him the reason was so I wouldn't have to think of the shame ever again.

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Now for my latest project.

I have discussed with you the huge amount of Venezuelan currency it takes to equal a relatively small amount of US dollars. I also stated that I want to know how to buy some.

Here is an illustration of how many bolivars it takes to buy a chicken. I would love to find a place I can buy bulk bolivars in exchange for US dollars.

I tried Amazon and other online markets, but mostly they sell new bolivars of huge denominations. I want huge stacks of smaller denominations. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
UPDATE: My friend and I scoured the internet and there are no bundles of Venezuelan money to be had.
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Society: Let's give mothers their very own day.

Humanity: What about sharks?

Society: We'll give them a whole week.

I AM NOT EASILY IMPRESSED BUT...

A titanium statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, is getting a wash in honor of Cosmonautics Day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_Yuri_Gagarin

I think you will agree that it matters not the nationality of the first man to climb Mt. Everest, or set foot on the North Pole, or break the sound barrier. Feats of such magnitude are steps for humanity - not nationality. That is why I think every capital city in the world should have a statue of Mr. Gagarin.

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I have long been an advocate of urban green.

Think of using portions of every parking garage to hold planters.

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The use of smoke shows how passive airflow cools disc brakes.

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That's amazing.
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I tried to post this a while back but it was too large.

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Details of this marble statue in a Milan church

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I'm not sure the bird escaped unscathed.
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I’m so thankful for the guy who pressed the crosswalk button 10x after watching me push it. I bet his push will be the winning effort that saves the day.

PONDERABLES

Do you like movies with plots you have never seen before? Try the movie Jonathan on Netflix.

A man shares each day with himself. Very weird, but complicated.

It had that line, which is now in a meme I have seen a few times and never knew from which it originated.
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All things Ralph...

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I have used that line on many of my young friends. But I'm careful to tell them that youth is a time to try various solutions to problems, then shed the ones that make you look like a dumbass.
But I don't cut grown men the same slack. One guy was complaining that his truck needed maintenance but that he had no money. I reminded him that with the money he spent on cigarettes, beer and weed he could have bought a new truck. He reluctantly agreed.
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That face reminds me of my daughter. When she was about that age I let her win a game we were playing, but I did so sloppily and she immediate deduced my ruse. While scowling she said, "You LET ME WIN!" and then stormed off. I never let her win again.
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I'm reminded about a quantum jump in human child development is when they can recognize that the image in the mirror is, in fact, them. I think dolphins can do the same shit.
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Speaking of dogs...