[13-365] Still Midweek

[13-365] Still Midweek
Originally uploaded by Beatriz AG

SHE SHOOTS HER OWN PORTRAITS AND SOME REALLY COOL OTHER TYPE OF SHOTS LIKE LANDSCAPES, FASHION SHOTS AND OTHERS.

[13-365] Still Midweek

[13-365] Still Midweek
Originally uploaded by Beatriz AG

I just shot a great portfolio of this young lady using photo she has shot. Let me rephrase that: I just created a gallery featuring BeatrizAG and I am quite proud of her work and mine in curating this gallery. Follow this photo link to her photostream. And do stop by her gallery:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/huffstutterrobertl/galleries/72157625353010151

manhattan pier

manhattan pier
Originally uploaded by skschang

ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS, A TRUE IMPRESSIONIST IN MY OPINION AND ONE THAT WILL ACHIEVE GREAT FAME IN THE HISTORY OF ART

I watch your work and enjoy your various subjects. Please let me know when you have your next exhibition. I would like to attend.

This painting has inspired another gallery, IMPRESSIONISM DEFINED IN WATERCOLOR with the following text:

This is one of my favorite works of art by one of my favorite artists. Having studied impressionism for many of my nearly 70 years, I have seen many paintings. This is one of the best I have seen; this is one that has the style I like, the style I would pick if I had a choice of choosing a personal style. But style is individual and belongs exclusively to the artist who painted the work. This is the difference between art and favorite art.

A SHORT ESSAY ABOUT MANHATTAN PIER

Some might ask why I mention how a work affects me personally when I comment on gallery items and that is a valid question and one that deserves a valid answer.

Manhattan Pier exists both on the surface of SKYCHANG's watercolor surface and bespeaks the work of a master watercolorist; it speaks volumes about the art of watercolor to those who love and appreciate this medium.

As one who truly loves watercolors and Manhattan Beach, it is extra special to me. Thus, my mention that my 17th summer was spent in the shadows and in the warm Pacific sunlight around and about this pier, this legendary landmark, warms my heart, restores my youthful dreams and expectations and it is very special to me personally.

It is, however, a terrific watercolor. So, in a nutshell, a mini-essay about SKSCHANG's works and my youthful summer many, many years ago.

Thanks for letting me exhibit your work.
Robert L. Huffstutter
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manhattan pier
manhatten beach, ca
w/c sketchbook

Uploaded by skschang on 31 Dec 06, 8.16PM PST

Red Barn

Red Barn
Originally uploaded by Nick Leonard

I knew that once I walked into one of these places, I had better have a hotel room nearby because chances are, when my time inside the lounge ended, I would need to sleep until way past noon. Life as an alcoholic had its advantages--one usually got plenty of sleep, but in retrospect, what a waste of time it was now that I have common sense I didn't have back then.

NICK LEONARD might have one of the best collections of old Las Vegas anywhere in the world. While browsing, I just happened to come across this red and very distinctive cocktail glass with a cherry, a sign that once beckoned me to enter and let the fun begin. But I ramble on, the best way to judge this marvelous collection by Nick Leonard is to take a look at his photostream, especially the VINTAGE LAS VEGAS group.

I have added this glowing masterpiece to several groups where I believe it will get its just due in praise and awards. I love it, and I rarely use the word "love" to describe anything but my first love of my life, which was either alcohol or a woman I left behind. Time will tell, but its too late now for regret. I shall just go on in to the cocktail lounge and continue writing the great American novel about love, war, fast cars and the 60s.
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Red Barn
www.nickleonardphoto.com

Uploaded by Nick Leonard on 22 May 10, 4.25PM PST.

TERRAPLANE COUPE BLUE

TERRAPLANE COUPE BLUE
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

BUY THE RIGHTS TO TERRAPLANE AND START MAKING BIG BUCKS
by R.L. Huffstutter

If someone wanted to make a ton of money, they would start manufacturing these beauties again. When I have mentioned this idea to some of my friends, they have chuckled and stated that "...all of the molds and casts were destroyed, so it would not be possible."

This is a fallacy, though the casting have been long gone, new ones could be made within days and this car could be ready to roll off the line in less than two months. Price? Let's say a million dollars, but there are a lot of individuals who would be willing to buy brand new Terraplanes for a million dollars.

Is this something the government might investigate as a way to reduce the deficit. Who is in charge of the Ways and Means
Committee?

TERRAPLANE COUPE BLUE
WIKIPEDIA INFO AND PHOTO
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraplane

Uploaded by roberthuffstutter on 23 Nov 10, 5.09PM PST.

New York City USA - Washington Square Arch 01

New York City USA - Washington Square Arch 01
Originally uploaded by Daniel Mennerich

THANKS TO DANIEL MENNERICH for permission to include his photograph in my personal online blog. Text below furnished by photographer:

New York City USA - Washington Square Arch 01
In 1889, to celebrate the centennial of George Washington's inauguration as president of the United States, a large plaster and wood Memorial Arch was erected over Fifth Avenue just north of the park. The temporary plaster and wood arch was so popular that in 1892 a permanent marble arch, designed by the New York architect Stanford White, was erected, standing 23 m was built just inside the park. During the excavations for the eastern leg of the arch, human remains, a coffin and a gravestone dated 1803 were uncovered 10 feet (3 m) below ground level.The inscription on the arch reads:

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and the honest can repair. The event is in the hand of God. — Washington

Uploaded by Daniel Mennerich on 17 Oct 10, 7.17PM PST.
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MY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS GREENWICH VILLAGE LANDMARK

Has anyone ever climbed this to hang out for a few day. It appears that one might be able to conceal themselves were it not for helicopters that survey the area. I would guess that somebody has at least attempted to climb this. It would be relatively easy with the right equipment.

Howard on 8th birthday, Hazard, Ky

Howard on 8th birthday, Hazard, Ky
Originally uploaded by Howard33

Howard on 8th birthday, Hazard, Ky
I turned 8 years-old in the summer of 1941. We lived in Hazard, a town of about 8,000 people in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. I was never one to worry about the funture, which was about to change. Less than four months after this picture was made, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

My two sisters and I were in the living room with the Sunday funnies, and our mother was listening to the radio in the kitchen. She eased into the room and said "Japan has bombed Pearl Harbor. I think we are in another war."

My first question was to ask where Pearl Harbor was. She dragged out a world map from somewhere and pointed out the Hawaiian Islands. She said that Pearl Harbor was a Navy base near Honolulu. She and our father spent the rest of the day in the kitchen listening to the radio. I caught a few facts about the sinking of several of our large ships, and the bombing of a nearby airfield, but when President Roosevelt began to speak, we all sat around the table and listened to every word.

The news has caused this scene to flash through my mind a number of times since then, and I can almost hear my mother's voice saying, "I think we are in another war."

Uploaded by Howard33 on 31 Dec 06, 7.33AM PST.
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Interesting material. Born in early 42, I don't recall too much about the war until the fighting men came home. I thought they looked mighty neat in their uniforms. I remember one incident while at a grocery store. There were two soldier in front of us. They ordered a pack of cigarettes. The storekeeper, Mr Peden, said something like, "boys, there's no charge for the smokes, you have been fighting a war--this is the least I can do."

I asked my aunt how come they didn't have to pay. She explained. There were no TVs then, and we didn't go to movies, so it was all info gained through pictures in the newspapers. The radio was important back then too. As time past, I understood more clearly why they got free cigarettes.

Sometime in the 40s, probaby 47, I recall the sky being full of planes of all kinds heading west. I learned later that they were headed toward a storage area on the desert. I asked my aunt that what would happen if we needed them again.......

New York City USA - Times Square

New York City USA - Times Square
Originally uploaded by Daniel Mennerich

New York City USA - Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. The extended Times Square area, also called the Theatre District, consists of the blocks between Sixth and Eighth Avenues from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd Streets from south to north, making up the western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.

Uploaded by Daniel Mennerich on 17 Oct 10, 7.17PM PST.
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Your joy of being in Times Square comes through in bright and brilliant hues and shades of the neon night; your angle and framing further reinforces your enthusiasm about your space and time in Times Square.

I can feel the joy.............Robert
Thanks for permitting me to post this in my personal online blog...
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I Have A Dream

I Have A Dream
Originally uploaded by BCampbell Photography

THANKS TO B CAMPBELL PHOTOGRAPHY for posting this photo
I Have A Dream

Uploaded by BCampbell Photography on 11 May 10, 11.50PM PST.

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MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS PHOTOGRAPH

I hope these young men will see the same beauty that I have seen in America during my lifetime. Wishing them well on their journey.

We all have dreams. I had dreams. But one reason I really like this photo is because boys will always be boys and we all loved to be around the railroad tracks. While these two lads were probably on a journey, it is hard to say. They might have been heading off on their own. They look like they have the spirit to endure, to travel their journey and hopefully realize their dreams. A great photograph.
RLH

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I Have A Dream

Uploaded by BCampbell Photography on 11 May 10, 11.50PM PST.

Anti-car American Flag

Anti-car American Flag
Originally uploaded by JOSEPH W CARRILLO

Anti-car American Flag
A flag to show that you can be patriotic while hating cars.

Uploaded by JOSEPH W CARRILLO on 11 Nov 10, 4.16PM PST.
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A SHORT ESSAY ON HOW CARS HAVE HELPED RUIN AMERICA AND HOW CARS HAVE HELPED THE ECONOMY OF AMERICA

Your new flag presents an Interesting concept, however I could not accept such an environmental symbol on my flag.

As I said, the concept is interesting and I do not actually believe your intent was to change the physical appearance of our national symbol, but to remind us that we could have successfully used a different means of transportation that would have been much more satisfactory.

IF I WAS GOING TO CHANGE the flag, I would place trains and subway systems somewhere within the flag (Perhaps the blue stripes could become train tracks?).

How wonderful it would have been had we built interurbans and commuter trains instead of autos.

WE MUST BLAME IKE ( of D-Day fame) * for building the interstates. Much of America was razed when the Interstate Highway System forever blemished our countryside. But would Americans have taken the trains? They would have used the trains had the railroads not discontinued many of their major trains and downsized the trains. There was a time when one could go from the largest city to the smallest town by train. I loved the trains. I hate to drive, especially as I grow older. In the 60s, there was half the population there is today; the roads were less crowded. Driving in the 60s was fun. Driving today is a fete that creates anxiety and stress. Is it because there are too many cars or too many people?

And what about the UAW? Where would they have been on the issue? That is yet another issue since we permitted foreign cars to invade our market.

Do you recall when the auto workers were making big money? Yes, in the mid 50s the auto workers were making $6 to $10 per hour; they were in the money, able to buy the homes in the suburbs. Of course, the unions were very picky about their workers. Very few minorities were in the unions then. So, you can clearly see how all of this effects the sorrows of the minorities and how it affected our economy. There was prosperity for some and further poverty for others.

I find your image interesting and a subject that could launch a new look at transportation, labor unions, mass transit and economics in America from the time Henry Ford began his factories. Please respond and let me know how you would get a ban on cars into effect.

Robert L. Huffstutter
*I saw President Eisenhower in 1960 while I was stationed in San DIego in the USN. He was riding in an open convertible, sitting up on the back seat, waving and smiling at the well-wishers

My thanks to Joseph W. Carrillo for the unique flag image and the inspiration it created in my mind.

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Hotel - New York City

Hotel - New York City
Originally uploaded by Joe Western

IF THIS IS NOT THE BEST HOTEL WINDOW AND SIGN PHOTOGRAPH...I have ever seen, my name is not Robert. When I saw this sign, I was immediately transferred back to 1960 and found myself checking into a hotel that might have been this one, but one that looked a bit brighter 50 years ago.

It appears that neon once graced this sign, but time has taken the buzz out of its spirit. Perhaps its spirit is gone, but if one could see the faces of all those who peered out of this corner window,one would have a concise history of the many moods of New York City. My congratulations to Joe Western for stopping to capture this aged landmark of a great city.

Even in its state of disrepair and neglect, it appears to be a proud reminder that once upon a time, people came to New York City with a suitcase or two and stayed. Some made millions while others died in bed with a bottle of Smirnoff.

Such is life. There is the good, the bad, and the ugly. But in my mind, this photograph is a beautiful image and reminder of youth gone bad. Time does that; it is the way life begins and ends. By Robert L. Huffstutter
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Hotel - New York City

Uploaded by Joe Western on 4 Nov 10, 6.53PM PST.

Hotel - New York City

Hotel - New York City
Originally uploaded by Joe Western

Hotel - New York City

Uploaded by Joe Western on 4 Nov 10, 6.53PM PST.

MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE ...

MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE ...
Originally uploaded by mrbill78636

MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE ...
... a digital modification of an original painting by Robert Huffstutter and Bill Strain.

Here's a link to Robert's original painting ...

www.flickr.com/photos/huffstutterrobertl/5100166448/

... if you look at Roberts painting at original resolution, you'll see a painting constructed using pencil, pastel or a soft colored pencil and black pen, which could be Sanford's ultra fine permanent marker. This method of constructing a painting was one that I found natural using pencil, watercolor and then ink outline with the Sanford's pen.

... I downloaded Robert's scan of his original, took it to Virtual Painter, chose drawing, the used settings scale 100, material 0, rendering 12, coloration 100, deformtion 24 and focus 10. You see the results.

... Robert has a standard procedure for arriving at what he wishes to say about a given image, I would guess he begins with the pencil, moves on with his colored pencil and then provides his sharp contrast with the black pen. The results are a visualization of something or some place he wants to tell you about. His genre is expressionist-literalism and he is very successful at what he does.

... what I've done is splash the color around while taking it to its maximum saturation and then adding wildly to the line work with Virtual Painter software. This moves the genre to Fauve. Another name the Fauves once enjoyed was "wild beasts."

... Robert has most of his work in the public domain, which is good. I've never worried too much about anyone taking my stuff. If they can improve their lives with it, then bully for them. My joy is in the doing of it.

... Thanks Robert, for letting me play with your images. I've been playing with the Fauve concept all week, and I'm going to post a lot of the fun I've had. My favorite is a radical Fauve/Calligraphic/Minimalist process that you'll see a lot of in my future posts. This will go on until I get to yawning and the stumble onto something new to pursue.

Uploaded by mrbill78636 on 2 Nov 10, 7.52AM PDT.

... if you look at Roberts painting at original resolution, you'll see a painting constructed using pencil, pastel or a soft colored pencil and black pen, which could be Sanford's ultra fine permanent marker. This method of constructing a painting was one that I found natural using pencil, watercolor and then ink outline with the Sanford's pen.

... I downloaded Robert's scan of his original, took it to Virtual Painter, chose drawing, the used settings scale 100, material 0, rendering 12, coloration 100, deformtion 24 and focus 10. You see the results.

... Robert has a standard procedure for arriving at what he wishes to say about a given image, I would guess he begins with the pencil, moves on with his colored pencil and then provides his sharp contrast with the black pen. The results are a visualization of something or some place he wants to tell you about. His genre is expressionist-literalism and he is very successful at what he does.

... what I've done is splash the color around while taking it to its maximum saturation and then adding wildly to the line work with Virtual Painter software. This moves the genre to Fauve. Another name the Fauves once enjoyed was "wild beasts."

... Robert has most of his work in the public domain, which is good. I've never worried too much about anyone taking my stuff. If they can improve their lives with it, then bully for them. My joy is in the doing of it.

... Thanks Robert, for letting me play with your images. I've been playing with the Fauve concept all week, and I'm going to post a lot of the fun I've had. My favorite is a radical Fauve/Calligraphic/Minimalist process that you'll see a lot of in my future posts. This will go on until I get to yawning and the stumble onto something new to pursue.

Uploaded by mrbill78636 on 2 Nov 10, 7.52AM PDT.

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Your Post: MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE ...
... a digital modification of an original painting by Robert Huffstutter and Bill Strain.

Here's a link to Robert's original painting ...

www.flickr.com/photos/huffstutterrobertl/5100166448/

... if you look at Roberts painting at original resolution, you'll see a painting constructed using pencil, pastel or a soft colored pencil and black pen, which could be Sanford's ultra fine permanent marker. This method of constructing a painting was one that I found natural using pencil, watercolor and then ink outline with the Sanford's pen.

... I downloaded Robert's scan of his original, took it to Virtual Painter, chose drawing, the used settings scale 100, material 0, rendering 12, coloration 100, deformtion 24 and focus 10. You see the results.

... Robert has a standard procedure for arriving at what he wishes to say about a given image, I would guess he begins with the pencil, moves on with his colored pencil and then provides his sharp contrast with the black pen. The results are a visualization of something or some place he wants to tell you about. His genre is expressionist-literalism and he is very successful at what he does.

... what I've done is splash the color around while taking it to its maximum saturation and then adding wildly to the line work with Virtual Painter software. This moves the genre to Fauve. Another name the Fauves once enjoyed was "wild beasts."

... Robert has most of his work in the public domain, which is good. I've never worried too much about anyone taking my stuff. If they can improve their lives with it, then bully for them. My joy is in the doing of it.

... Thanks Robert, for letting me play with your images. I've been playing with the Fauve concept all week, and I'm going to post a lot of the fun I've had. My favorite is a radical Fauve/Calligraphic/Minimalist process that you'll see a lot of in my future posts. This will go on until I get to yawning and the stumble onto something new to pursue.

Uploaded by mrbill78636 on 2 Nov 10, 7.52AM PDT.

NOT ALL SENIORS ARE SENILE ...

NOT ALL SENIORS ARE SENILE ...
Originally uploaded by mrbill78636

This is not the kind of love story that will appeal to all, but to many, it will touch them in a way no romance has ever touched them. Note the twinkle in the old gentleman's eye and the eager smile on the young lady's face. You have not even a slight hint of the joy that will result from this nubial narrative. Do read this and remember, you too can enjoy life as you grow older.
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NOT ALL SENIORS ARE SENILE ...


An older, bald-headed man walked into a jewelry store one Friday evening with a beautiful, much younger gal at his side. He told the jeweler he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend. The jeweler looked through his stock and brought out a $5,000.00 ring. The man said, "No, I'd like to see something better, more expensive than that."

At that, the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring over. "Here's a stunning diamond ring at $50,000.00 the jeweler said. The girl's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement. The elderly man, seeing this said, "We'll take it."

The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the elderly man stated, "By check. Now, I know you need to make sure my check is good, so I'll write it now and you can call the bank on Monday to verify the funds, and I'll pick the ring up on Monday afternoon."

On Monday morning, the jeweler angrily phoned the elderly man and said, "There's no money in that account ! ! !"

"I know," said the elderly man. "But I had the most fantastic weekend ! ! !"

Uploaded by mrbill78636 on 25 Oct 10, 10.53PM PDT.

rabaul

rabaul
Originally uploaded by Wolfie Rankin

Since I first began reading about the places where artists went to paint, and then when I began reading about places where soldiers went to make headquarters in world wars, I have found Rabaul to be most interesting geographical subject matter.
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rabaul
A photo from Mums boyfriend
"Norman Berwick" taken during the war
with the japanese in the pacific.

"Myself and members of my crew, taken while on a cross country hike.
12.10.41 Rabaul"

Norman is second from the right.

I've left the images a bit rough because
they look more like actual photos rather
than the harshness of crystal clear
digital photos.

I'm not against digital at all, but if it's
old, that's fine... why should it be cleaned up?

Uploaded by Wolfie Rankin on 7 Jun 06, 1.50AM PDT.

ALMOST EVERY YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA WENT TO WAR FOR AMERICA FROM 1941 UNTIL 1945: THEY BECAME THE BACKBONE OF A NEW AMERICA...

ALMOST EVERY YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA WENT TO WAR FOR AMERICA FROM 1941 UNTIL 1945: THEY BECAME THE BACKBONE OF A NEW AMERICA...
Originally uploaded by roberthuffstutter

AN ESSAY ON THE FREEDOM TO BUILD MONUMENTS
By Robert L. Huffstutter

When they came home from a war they did not start, but a war they won, they were ready to begin a project that lasted until they began passing away--making America the best and strongest nation on earth for freedom's sake.

They had seen the enemy, looked him in the eye and killed him!

It was a fight for our nation that would have great rewards for many decades. The rewards were reaped for their continued education through the GI bill that helped future military personnel, an education that would help them rebuild the purposes of America.

Their combat experience caused some of them severe mental problems, "shell shock" most folks said, but they didn't complain loudly, they simply adjusted to the best of their ability and helped each other, though few talked much about the bloody beaches they had seen. They found jobs, married their sweethearts left behind or found new ones; they began raising families, praying their children would not have to go to war. Yes, they prayed, many of them did, and they were proud of their memberships in neighborhood churches. They were glad to celebrate Thanksgivings, glad to lead prayer as the head of their family. They were the strenth of the American family, men of all faiths, creeds, religions. And yes, some were atheists, but they loved America nonetheless--unless they were Communists who were operatives. Some were discovered and tried, served their just dues. But most of these men were patriots, yes flag-waving men who became Shriners and members of the local Kiwanis Club or the Knights of Columbus. They were our fathers, our grandfathers, our uncles. There are enough of us left to remember them, but their numbers grow fewer as each day passes.

We remember them as the man and woman who fought for America's future either on the battlefield or the homefront. Never in the history of these United States since the Civil War had our nation suffered so many deaths and sorrow because of a battle with evil.

To prepare our relatives, the few who still remain, who fought in World War Two, there was the first world war, a battle America never really had to enter, nevetheless we did, thus some of our fathers had fathers who were veterans of a most miserable war.

Generations teach generations, and there was no shortage of volunteers when America became the enemy of two world powers in 1941. Within a period of a few short months, American men and women were sent into battle in large forces to battle for our survival and the survival of freedom. There were few debates at the time about our fight to defeat the evil empires that attacked our nation.

Through much sacrifice, the job was done. Today, almost ten years after this homeland suffered a frontal attack on our very soil at the cost of more lives lost on our military forces in what was then only a territory of the United States, we are on the eve of building a monument on the very site where we were attacked by two large planes that cost us more lives than were lost on 7 December 1941.

Is it a monument dedicated to the thousands of lives lost on that fateful day of 11 September 2001?

If it isn't, what is it and why is it being built on the very site where our homeland was attacked by a known force of evil ideologists who want to destroy our very way of life, our lifestyles, our combined variety of religious beliefs and our women and children, men and families of all races, creeds and colors.

I do know that if our men and women who fought World War Two were still in charge, such a building would never have been even considered for anything but a monument with a United States flag waving from its sphere.

No, it would never have been considered as a site for a parking lot, a Catholic Church, a Protestant Church, a Jewish Temple or an Islamic Mosque.

Might I mention that it would not have been considered as the right spot for a Bhuddist temple either, no, not in a a New York minute.

It is high time to find another location for this...memorial to whomever it is dedicated to or whatever it is about. The people have spoken and made it clear that they would prefer it be moved.