That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for January 23, 2014

Yea! Right on lady!!!!

Broncos by 6

Gramma ain’t playin’ with a full deck.

‘No you’re wrong. This is the card you were thinking of.’

“But I asked if it’s going to be a boy or a girl. Call yourself a Cartomancer?”

thought it will be even money. overtime…sudden death overtime.

They’ll be playing in the cold – I might go with the better cold-weather team.

These new Vegas card games are getting outta control.

Watching someone play solitare is very, very boring…

“I still don’t know why you want my bicycle seat as payment.”

Modestly enlarged image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry (from Tuesday; but, as I just commented there, it’s Anker not Ankers).Fortune Teller is privately owned (different coloration, click-to-enlarge image, found at the auction record).The artist’s Wikipedia page (Google translated German Wikipedia page has more, including a list of paintings) and collection (more under Subcategories).Fifth, of the 6 works, by this artist, that have, so far, appeared in Mr. Melcher’s blog, to also appear here.P.S. My best friend from graduate school passed away earlier this month. I was Best Man at his wedding in 1974, and we did a lot of stuff together, before graduating in 1976; seeing each other, only a handful of times since, the last time in the late 1990’s.His wife called me January 6 to tell me Tom had died, would be cremated, and no services were planned. We spoke for quite awhile, and I started looking for obituaries a couple days later. Couldn’t find any.Every year I got a Christmas card from them, but the 2009 envelope had Sheila where Tom’s name used to be. The card was still signed Tom though. I sent an e-mail asking who Sheila was; but never got a response. Since the 2010-2013 cards all had Tom again in the address label, I figured the earlier label was just a practical joke.Tom’s employer has a memorial page where obituaries are published. So in addition to searching, I would go there. Today I saw why I couldn’t find it. She died as Sheila, and from publications I can find by her, has had that name since at least 2006.I’m not sure how I should react, am dumbfounded why they wouldn’t tell me (it isn’t 1950 anymore). So I may be a bit off my game for awhile.Why does my life have to be so complicated?

Mabrnt, I’m sorry for your loss. Maybe s/he didn’t know how to tell you.

No, Seahawks lose by three. Three touchdowns…………

Broncos have the advantage of being used to playing at high altitude. They’ll be playing at sea level, high on all that oxygen!!

“I’ve told you, I don’t have to be a fortune teller to know you two won’t marry any time soon in 1880.”

Their next question is, “What’s a field goal?”

Thank you all for your kind words. (S)He was the most level headed person I knew back then. If (s)he was struggling with this, (s)he never let on, in body language, or whatever. I have no idea if (s)he was happier afterwards. If (s)he did it for sexual reasons, I think she would have left her wife. I’m at a loss, because (s)he apparently lost trust in me. He was the reason I grew a beard, to remind me of him. I’m keeping it.

Here is another work by this artist.