The Evil Genius of a King

link. Also—The Seer, and The Enigma of a Day.

From one web site:

Giorgio de Chirico was the inventor of pittura metafisica (metaphysical painting), a unique and enigmatic style which served as the precursor to many artistic movements including Dada, Futurism, and Surrealism. His cartoon-like dreamscapes, featuring classical statues, Italian piazzas, sinister shadows, mannequins, geometric objects, and the odd artichoke or bunch of bananas, remind one of childhood drawings, but with a menacing edge.

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Gulf coast Christmas, the first snow since 1895

Greg writes

Believe or not, we had a white christmas on the Gulf Coast here in in Texas. We drove down Friday aftertnoon to be with Beth's Dad and it started snowing about 10pm—by morning we had six inches!