Today we went to Best Buy. It was fun playing with the iMac.

We also went to the Thomas Kinkade store.

Surprisingly, I couldn’t hate the Thomas Kinkade paintings. (It could have been because yesterday I screwed up my back at the gym and today I was feeble. Not really because I am getting old, it WAS Friday the 13th and I am constantly getting exercise related injuries.) The paintings are superficial and too pretty and as Mike pointed out, they are full of contrived rather than genuine emotions. But they do have some nice areas.

And sometimes they work.

For example, Nascar Thunder. This painting works. It’s over the top with the colors and the drawing is weak, but I like the subject matter.

You can get a copy of Nascar Thunder from Thomas Kinkade’s website for $795.