Happy Pączki Day!

In Poland, it's celebrated today. American Poles celebrated it Tuesday. Typical Polacks - can't decide on the holiday. I'm part Polish. I can say, "Polack".

It's a traditional Polish pastry - a donut, if you will. The fillings vary...prune is traditional. That's a prune Pączki above. Not good. It's pronounced, "PAWNCH-kee" or "POONCH-kee". Either one works.

So to all my Polack friends and family (mother's side) out there, "Cieszą się!"

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My Jackson Pollock.

"Ecstasy", © Copyright 2009 Jeffrey James Ircink

(I posted this earlier today but I changed my "Pollack" masterpiece to the above - I was too rushed in the morning. I feel better now. There are newer posts after this one from today.)

It's the artist Jackson Pollock's birthday today. Make your own Pollock - like mine. Just don't make a "polack". Unless, of course, you're Polish.

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