The image that used to be the header for this blog is a painting by Andy Kehoe entitled The Assassination of Hope Fails Again. It’s an allegorical pun. The deer-looking animal is “Hope.” You can’t kill him, because he springs eternal. <rimshot>

I use it here because I am inherently an optimist, and I enjoy the humor of the painting. I also like that it reminds me of eastern Oregon, one of my favorite places.

But, I think I mostly use it because its colors complement the gray and white style of this WordPress theme. Likewise, the way it connotes the old west works well with the way this theme uses slab fonts.

And of course I use it because I love the painting. It hangs on my wall at home.