I am not a clam. I am not a starfish. I am not an ashtray. I am not carpet fibers. Isn't life great???Let's make some artz about it!!!xxxxxxxxxxxxx26 May 2025xxxxxxxxxxxxx"Chicken of the Night" by RFY (Holy Fool)[Felt pen and gel pen on reclaimed cardboard with digital embellishments and color.] He haunts the local bars and dance clubs. He is the dreaded CHICKEN OF THE NIGHT!!!

Greetings Humanoids and other Conscious Entities! My name can sometimes be Richard F. Yates, and I thought I would share some of the STUFF that I've been doing with you folks. I am now a full time grandpa again (meaning that I babysit five days per week, which is interesting!!!), but that also means that I have a collaborative partner who works with me. (My granddaughter, Felicity, used to fill this role, but now that she's a fancy SCHOOL KID, grandpa's antics are a bit annoying... Maybe when she gets a bit older she'll come back around...)

Sometimes we need a little cheesecake. That's a fact, Jack!xxxxxxxxxxxxx22 May 2025xxxxxxxxxxxxx"Persona Stripped" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)[Ballpoint pen on reclaimed cardboard with minor color tweaking.] A terrifying experience prompted this image. You probably can't tell...

Waiting in line for the RIDE of my life! Meanwhile, I'm looking for CLUES... (NONSENSE!!!)xxxxxxxxxxxxx16 May 2025xxxxxxxxxxxxx"Magnetic Tape" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)[Felt pen and liner pen on paper with digital embellishments and color.] When the insides spill outside...in ink!

20 May 2025xxxxxxxxxxxxxMy name is Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool), and I'm sitting on my bed, suffering from heat stroke (it's like almost 70 degrees f), and thinking about how I didn't "WIN" my personal challenge for the month. I was going to post a new THING on my HIVE BLOG, once a day, for the entire month of MAY. I have already blown that challenge, and I am discussing (between myselves) whether to kill the project... Now, (Tuesday, May 20th), I'm thinking I'll keep going, at least as regularly as my schedule allows... A reason to create is good. Technically, I MAKE SHIT all day long, almost every day. The problem is SHARING what I make. That's the part that I don't do...unless I give myself a reason to share! (EXCLAMATION POINT!) So, even though I already lost, I'm not gonna call the game (for rain, especially. I live in Washington State. If I called it quits because of rain, NOTHING would ever get done!) Are we on the same page?? Sure...

[Let's pretend this is HIVE ONE-A-DAY post #16. Can we do that, together??? I bet we can!!!]HOLD YOUR HEAD UP! (Or be destroyed!)Here's stuff...xxxxxxxxxxxxx11 May 2025xxxxxxxxxxxxx"Squash Bird" by Richard F. Yates (Holy Fool)