Pet Portrait contest, meh, Facebook.

I entered a pet portrait contest at Dick Blick (artist supply site), because I had a nice painting I'd done years ago of Thomas, but after I photographed the painting & did all the preliminary stuff, I discovered voting is by Facebook. Meh, I haven't got a Facebook & even if I did, I've seen how easily Facebook contests are rigged even if you don't have tons of friends who will vote for you (there are *communities* devoted to vote trading).

I entered anyway, after checking that I don't give up copyright/ownership in case I can figure out a way to use it on Spoonflower.

Anyway, voting starts on May 23, 2016.

You can see the entry here.
http://bit.ly/1Oip7dB

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The Word Detective could use help

Chasing google links, as one does, I wound up at the Word Detective & I believe some of the bibiliophiles on my list may use that site, and wish to know about the Feb 8, 2016 post that I read.

http://www.word-detective.com/2016/02/a-message-from-the-word-detective/#more-11304

(Synopsis) The Word Detective explains his health problems (progressive multiple sclerosis, and now Stage 4- metastatic- cancer) and financial problems (he can't work, and the science column his wife wrote for 27 years got discontinued, their only car is old and so unsafe they are warned not to drive it, but they can't do without a car- if for nothing else, the 80 mile round trip to the Cancer Hospital), and apologizes for not being able to moderate or update. If you're a long-time reader and wish to help him the post tells you how you can contribute via PayPal or by check sent to his physical address.