Tuesday, May 6, 2025

More Clerkmanifestoland selfies

 





We return this week with another selfie tour of Clerkmanifestoland. These, if you'll recall, and even if you wont, take us on a tour of the clerkmanifesto theme park through the medium of random visitor's selfies. And while these may not contain specific enough details for you to plan your next trip to Clerkmanifestoland by, they do provide some small glimpses into the flavor, ambience, and details of the park. 


I have briefly annotated each photograph.










The Philosopher's Cafe patio, Bugheart Sur Mer
























The Condeluded Ride, barrier wall, Dreamland Rome

































Bugheart Plaza, Bugheart Fountain Lights, Evening Show































Bugheart Fountain, Bugheart Plaza




























Bathrooms, Clerkmanifestoland Wilderness




























Kayaks on the Escalante, Mississippi River section, Clerkmanifestoland Wilderness





























The Clerkkmanifestoland Wilderness Trail






























Jesus Throws it all Away Anarchist Speakeasy, New Saint Minneapolis






























Ride entrance, Voyage to Catcher in the Rye








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Clerkmanifestoland Wilderness Trail





























Time Traveling Elevator, Library Storyland
































Clerkmanifestoland Grand Entry Gate






























Fox and Skunk in Arles Ride, Bugheart Sur Mer



























Backpacker's Lunch, Cafe, Clerkmanifestoland Wilderness

































Fox and Skunk in Arles Ride, Bugheart Sur Mer





























Fox and Skunks' own Selfie! Bugheart Plaza

































Secret Alleys of New Saint Minneapolis


























Clerkmanifestoland Grand Entry





























The Condeluded Cafe, Best Cafe Ever! Dreamland Rome




















The Bell Tower, between Bugheart Plaza and Bugheart Sur Mer


























King of Schnorrers, New Saint Minneapolis



























The Bugheart Carousel, Library Storyland

























In the Lair of the King of Schnorrers, New Saint Minneapolis




























The Bugheart Parlor, annex to Jesus Throws it all Away, New Saint Minneapolis




























Secret Alleys of New Saint Minneapolis


























Sasquatch on the Clerkmanifestoland Wilderness Trail



























Bugheart Plaza and European Markets





























Bathrooms, Clerkmanifestoland Wilderness




























Fox and Skunk in Arles Ride, Bugheart Sur Mer


























Bugheart Plaza, European Market



























Bugheart Plaze, European Market





























Borromini V Bernini Martin Buber Memorial Theater, NO photography or recording permitted, rogue selfie, Dreamland Rome































Monday, May 5, 2025

My library is all libraries

 






I am pretty sure that nearly every time I am shelving, and I come upon one of these glossy photography books about the most beautiful libraries in the world, I cram my camera full of pictures of them. I figure these must surely make excellent canvasses for the kinds of photo manipulations I love. And no doubt in the past I have carefully worked in snoopy to these grand libraries, or one of my library's distinctive green book cubes, or maybe even a wild animal here or there. But I have not been entirely satisfied with any of these results. It is like I was trying to find something to put into all these grand libraries that expressed to me just what I felt should be in them. What would bring these glorious libraries to life for me? Nothing was quite right.


But now I think I may have cracked it.











































































































































































































































































Saturday, May 3, 2025

How clerkmanifesto stays solvent

 






In the course of every reader's experience with clerkmanifesto, there comes a time where they wonder this:


"How is it possible that clerkmanifesto has no advertising?

It accepts no patrons or donations.

It has no visible means of financial support. 

It sells nothing. 

It is underwritten by no one.

And yet it is the fanciest, lushest, most glorious and expensive website on the entire Internet!

How is this possible?"





I understand.



People wonder.


I don't like to talk about it much. But I get questions about this so often that I feel it would not be fair to you wonderful readers to keep the truth from you.

And so here it is:




Clerkmanifesto is supported by its global produce supply wing.