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lennielawton — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:13:41 CDT

Hello and welcome fellow traveller. Come on in and take a weight off. This is a pit stop where you can off load anything you have accumulated along your way. There are no strangers here, just friends like you, with a life full of abundance. Just open any door over to your left or below or hit the buttons along the top to discover what this pit stop is all about.

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Just like mine and your lives, this site is a work in progress. It needs lots of bashing into shape, a tweak here, a nudge there. This is why it needs you and what you have to offer so login, look around and tuck in.
If you are just passing by, leave your mark after your visit and give this URL to your friends http://lennieart.wetpaint.com/ or this shortened one http://tinyurl.com/cbxpb7 from a google browser and do drop in again anytime. I wish you a pleasant and safe journey through the rest of your life.

Lennie Lawton

Such Is Life

lennielawton — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:49:44 CDT

Hello. I'm Lennie Lawton.

I was born in Hawkes Bay in the North Island of New Zealand at a very young age. My earliest childhood memory was somewhat of an embarrassment to my parents, when still crawling about in nappies, I had an 'accident' on the carpet of a neighbours front room. This event occurred whilst the grown-ups chattered away in the kitchen, oblivious to the fact that my nappy had come 'unstuck'! I was clearly unconcerned as I don't recall any feelings of anguish nor guilt whatsoever. After all, I was far too occupied in the discovery of an apptitude I had for 'clay modelling'. I do however, recall a moment of confused wonderment when, in the midst of panicking adults, the entire carpet was suddenly taken up from under me, whisked outside, and my artwork frantically hosed away in the back garden!

I hated school from the very first day. I made an 'executive' decision there and then, at the ripe old age of 5, that school was not for me. A complete waste of my valuable time.
Although I made a lot of life long friendships during my wasted time at school, I did inevitably fail/flunk most of the examinations and tests I was subjected to., with the exception of arithmetic (not math), sports and my favourite - technical drawing. I failed art.
Despite my early objection to school, I did learn something. I discovered the key reason why we go to school, and that is, we are sent there simply to learn 'how to learn'!

Since that early 'awakening', I have endeavoured to learn something about everything, rather than everything about something. This has been a sort of philosophy of mine, a sort of motto for my life. It may not be right for anyone else but it has been for me in the shaping of my beliefs, my values and my love for peanut butter.

It was the technical drawing, and perhaps an earlier childhood experience, that gave rise to my love for drawing and painting. I'm sure it is due to the extent of my scholastic success at school that I am predominantly self taught as an artist and as a musician/guitarist. Some of my paintings are hanging on one of the walls next door in the Gallery (hit photos button above).

As time marches on I shall introduce music here unless you or someone else beats me to it. Music plays a big part in my life, therefore it will play a big roll in the evolution of this place.

I have been living in England now for twenty interesting years. I have two fantastic children here in the UK and three more who are adults now, making their way in life, two in Australia and one in New Zealand. I also have a handful of very dear friends, an ex wife whom I include in that handful, and a bunch of court bailiffs hounding me for unpaid traffic fines. Such is Life.

I have no confidence in British politics but do have faith in British integrity.
I have no confidence in religion but do have faith in the values of goodness and love.
I have no money but I am a happy man.

Threads

lennielawton — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:57:02 CST

Here is where this place evolves.

If you are just passing by, your comments will add to the decor here.
At the end of each page is a place to leave your words before moving on.

If you are stopping for a while, here is the place to off load some waffle, share a story or two, tell a joke, pose a query, offer a solution. Go ahead.
Pitch in and post it!

If you require the space, simply start your own page/s as a member!

To watch a continuing story in a series of threads, hit the Discussions Button above. There you will see an ascending (blue) list of episodes - the latest (below) being at the top.

Pit Stop

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:50:46 CST

What's this all about then?

Are you anything like me, needing a pit stop along the way to relax, recharge the batteries and share some of the things in your life that you enjoy? If you are, then here is a place to do just that, to share your journey through life with mine, provided of course, if you are prepared to have a good laugh along the way.

Painting pictures is one of my pleasures and I want to share them with you. Hit the Photos button at the top of each page and you can browse them at your leisure. I love peanut butter as well.

We continue learning new things every day. One thing I learnt early in my journey is that - it is better to know something about everything instead of everything about something. Turn the page to such is life and you will get a clearer picture of what I mean.
Another thing I learnt is that everybody needs some form of help along the way. Today I need yours! This pit stop needs the help of people like you to build it into a place of shared experience.

So how can you help? Along the way someone may have posted a query in a Thread. Your experience may provide the answer. Pitch in and post it! You might have a query. Pitch in and post it in the Threads page!
Or, you may have something you enjoy or a quirky experience, a story you would like to share, Pitch in and post your thread!
If you are anything like me, you too will have the same needs for help and the same needs to share so come and tuck in!

So then. What do you think so far? "Rubbish!" If you think this is just a load of waffle, then all I can say is - "BINGO"! You are absolutely right!You're there! You've cracked it! This is a load of waffle! And that my friend, is the very purpose of this site! So, let us get some perspective on waffle, with more and more of it!

Everyone has a story to tell or something to share. We are each but a twig on the human grapevine. A piece of news, a joke overheard, a quirky event or a snippet of gossip.
How the details evolve as they travel from mouth to ear is a unique emotional trait known as natural human behaviour. We are of course, all guilty of this trait because that is just what we are - human.
As each has, in varying degrees, this trait in common, I therefore proclaim that hereinafter, the referred to trait, formerly noted in this document as that being a quirk of natural human behaviour, will henceforth be so described as - Waffle!

Join in and share your waffle; quirky stories - jokes and gossip - original art and music - tips, tricks and techniques - philosophies and fantasies - do's and don'ts - blogs and bollocks - patter and prose - friends and friendship.

Such Is Life

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