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Christmas Miracle turned Mirage

I was so happy during the week of Christmas last month when I thought my father, Timothy Szal, had finally gone to the police about how he had to lie under duress because of threats by the Bufano gang. I called my Schenectady County probation officer, Katie Soule and left her several emails. I naturally think the case has finally been declared a mistrial, or I have turned over a new leaf with my father due to the suspicious and unsolved murder of my Aunt Nancy (his younger sister). I emailed the court coordinator for the 485th District Court, the court for both cases I caught on Nov. 7th, 2023. I asked for a status update on my case since I emailed several requests regarding the court proceedings at different times in the last few months with my civil case versus Tim. I stated I had not been able to contact my probation officer. I still have not heard back from either of them, and I am very worried a plot has been worked out to pay members of the court/probation departments of Tarrant & Schenectady Counties to disenfranchise me by nefarious means. I decided to change my plea from no contest probation to not guilty and request a new court-appointed attorney since my previous one is no longer available. This change in plea assumes that the reconciliation that I discussed with Officer Adams of the Southlake Police Department would no longer be honored.
I moved to New York to be closer to my mother and help her with things around her place. She is getting more advanced in years, and my parents are divorced, so Tim is not there to help her. Tim pretends I have a terrible memory, I do not know what is going on, and I am lying about my diverse mix of creative plus mechanic skill trees that could make a renaissance orchard Titian or Galileo would adore. These factors make a pretty rare bird when put together and it is easy to make them seem fake or contrived, which Tim plays on. I literally had a co-worker tell me that Tim called and said I stole The American Game deck I gave them for Christmas, and I was lying about my mechanic skills on my resume. Tim also pretended I was a delusional person with a mental illness who is a felon. Thankfully, I have been able to validate my mechanic and graphic design skills to everyone’s satisfaction at my job at Adirondack Tire Corporate. Additionally, I am not a convicted felon. I have my passport and I can obviously leave the State of Texas since I am in New York.
I offered to start a weekly Zelle or Cash App transfer to Cheyenne (Roman’s Mother) since I am making a good salary now. I wanted to use this as a way to cement our out-of-court agreement for the next five years until Roman is 18, thus securing more extended summer visits plus additional holiday slots. I was very good friends with Scott (Roman’s Stepdad) and Cheyenne until last year. They mysteriously stopped letting me stay at their house when I visited Tennessee. We no longer coordinated Roman’s birthday gifts or socialized, which is not uncommon for co-parents, yet it just seemed so strange with our previous modus operandi. I knew Cheyenne disapproved of my long absence in Europe during 2022, which she did not think I would return. I thought I would be treated very well by my friends and family if I did return to the United States, yet this has not been my experience. I have done all I can to negotiate without going to family court over Roman. I want to use my time to make more money for Roman’s college fund. It is unfair to me to fight a proxy war with Tim Szal and Frank Bufano in Family Court with Cheyenne, yet here we are.
Another reason Tim pretends I have a mental illness, aside from the part that he does not want people to look into what happened in Europe (May 2022), is that it is much easier to brainwash people into helping with a flagrant crime if they think the victim is “easy prey.” Unfortunately, Tim was very likely involved in the death of Nancy, one of my dearest relatives who did not want to pretend I was mentally ill. I pray every night now for her soul to go to heaven since taking your own life is a mortal sin. She was one of the most positive and fun-loving people you ever would have had the pleasure to meet, like many people whose profession involves music, especially dance. I do not believe she would have wanted to hurt herself, and I do not think her getting run over by an unidentified driver was an accident. I was so happy thinking I could talk to Tim after so many years, and perhaps we could put our adverse history behind us. Yet his silence speaks volumes, especially after blocking my company number for Magick Mechanic when I tried to offer a “Merry Christmas” text message during the holiday. I have my spiritual Father in Heaven, whom I can always pray to in my hour of peril or distress. I suppose I was not good enough to receive the present of talking with my earthly father on Christmas this year. I yearn to hear my dad’s voice again someday, as I am sure there is some explanation as to why it looks like he stole from me and did all these bad things. I try to tell myself that he will call and explain how he still loves me and why someone framed him for these occurrences. I have waited for years, and I assume I may have to wait many more….
I have also decided to do a redesign of The American Game. The cards will no longer feature text and will be emblems with small symbols for the zodiac signs, plus some completely new redesigns of the additional royal cards. Some cards will retain their color schemes, which might evoke an indirect connection with certain national teams. I am not a big sports fan, and I have found the cards to resonate more with the spiritually developing crowd than the sports arena crowd. Yet, many will not, and I shall elaborate more in the book I am writing on the deck. The old-style cards will no longer be available for sale on my website. The cards will now be sold for $49.99 with upgraded material quality and packaging.

My zodiac sign that I share with Robert E. Lee and Martin Luther King Jr. – we may seem different, yet we are all very perseverant to a fault
The message that appeared on my computer two weeks before the appeal deadline for a court case with Timothy – My pet rabbit, Mugs Bunny, has not been returned and is believed to be held still as a pawn in Southlake.
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Mysterious 2022 European Adventure

I was teaching several subjects online for Varsity Tutors, including AP Art History, Java Script, Geography, Animation, Drawing/Painting and even Minecraft Coding Camps. My father, Timothy Szal, wanted to go on an extended trip to Europe for more than two months. So, I took a brief sabbatical from teaching, and we planned to go to Paris for three to four weeks and then walk across Spain on the famous “Camino Trail.”

My father had recently employed me to redesign and renovate a second building on the 1342 Meadow Glen property in Southlake. We had discussed my being able to rent out the place for two years in exchange for payment (I also spent a good deal of my own money on extra design elements like the turtle knobs on the bathroom cabinets).

My father “accidentally” pushed me down a steep cliff while we were passing from the border of France into Spain near the Pyrenees Mountains. The fall hurt my leg, and about halfway through the “Camino Trail”, I was forced to stay back and rest in Burgos while my father continued without me. He returned after several days with 5 Spanish thugs who tried to subdue me. I was able to run off, and they followed me on the trail for a day until I doubled back. I told my father I was going to the American Embassy, and we flew back to Dallas from Madrid.

I had several strange signs that my father did not plan on me returning. The most significant sign was that my Capital One bank account was closed because I had not had any activity in 60 days – yet my Adobe account for Photoshop, After Effects, and other Adobe products had a payment from that account on May 8th. I also had over $600 in Federal Savings Bonds that I mailed to the bank to turn into money, which got returned as a check (possibly so that anyone could cash them).

I can’t help feeling that after some of the events that took place last year, some of Timothy Szal’s behavior seems quite a bit more suspicious. I just pray that someone on the State or Federal level looks into what has happened. I have a small claims court case in the works now, so hopefully, this will all be resolved from these proceedings.

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Capital One Account Closed (but not by me)

This is an image of the letter that Capital One sent me after I returned from Europe. I have since started using another bank. They said my account had no activity for more than 60 days, which is not true since there is a charge from Adobe (mentioned in my last post). My number was also switched a few months ago without my permission. I was just sent a text one day with my new number after messaging an old friend about the inheritance fraud situation. I hope that my civil court cases will find some vindication for these strange events.

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New Job @ Adirondack Tire and some deck revisions

I was blessed to start a new job at the corporate headquarters of Adirondack Tire a few weeks ago. I am so happy to get to work on cars and do graphic design, combining two of my unique skill sets. I worked at Warren Tire for almost a year and never met the owner. I worked at Adirondack Tire for one day and met the owner plus his son.

I only have my son Roman visit during the summers, so seeing Sean and Larry together makes working for them a pleasure. It is so nice to see the owner preparing his son for his future role in a direct fashion. I gave everyone at corporate unique decks of the American Game for Christmas.

Roman and I (Summer 2024) at the MOMA in NYC

However, I have gazed at the cards on the wall for a few weeks now and have decided to make some minor changes. The Los Angeles card that might evoke a connection with the Los Angeles Chargers is changing completely. A few other cards will have minor edits, and I will update the master portfolio page. If you would like to exchange your deck for the updated version, please email me at mattszal@gmail.com, and I will gladly send you an additional deck for no extra charge. Thanks to everyone who has supported my work and family by purchasing a deck. God Bless you. I used the cards to do a reading for my cousin Ryan on Christmas Eve. We discussed the upcoming book that I am writing to accompany the deck.

My cousin Ryan (the famous architect) and I

This book shall be in the fashion of The Pictorial Key to the Tarot by Waite.

This is one of the tentative new versions of the LA card #2
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The American Game Deck for sale!

All sales of “The American Game” cards are on hold until the new redesign is finished and the new designs have arrived from the printers. We apologies for any inconvenience.

I have changed the cards several times, and I am on 5 different redesigns for the entire deck. The deck was officially released on Thanksgiving, which is when all pre-sale orders shipped. Thank you so much to everyone for supporting my artwork and designs; if you have any thoughts or comments on the designs, please email me at mattszal@gmail.com.

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Armistice Day & Emblem Cards Update

In light of Judge William P. “Bill” Brandt’s military service, I have removed the last press release about him in honor of Armistice Day. One of the officers I was close with and who I designed things for in the Department of the Army (with U. of S. Carolina back in 2017-18) emailed me that Judge Brandt served in the United States Air Force for several decades.

During his distinguished military career, including active and reserve service, he has served in numerous flying, staff and command positions all over the globe–including Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. 

https://www.judgebillbrandt.com/about

World War One is my favorite conflict to study in history, along with the Napoleonic Wars, the English Civil Wars, plus the civil war between Sulla and Marius in ancient Rome. We get Veterans Day from the original Armistice Day, which is the anniversary of the eleventh month and the eleventh day that the armistice was signed to end the First World War. I would also like to thank my uncle John Szal (Captain in the Marines) and my old roommate Wes Ellett, who went to TCU on the G.I. Bill after serving in Iraq, for their service today.

This is a Flying Dutchess character concept I made based on an English Admiral that uses the Tarrant County District Attorney as a reference – Phil Sorrells.

In other news, I am working on the 4th different version of my “American Game Deck” of cards, which will be available for sale on my website starting Thanksgiving. Each card has a different NFL team, a different zodiac sign, element sign or special major card, which all equal 52 playing cards like a traditional deck for playing poker or spades. The NFL teams only have the city name and team colors since their logos are copyrighted. I have selected +500-year-old emblems mostly from Claude Paradin’s Devises heroïques, first published in 1551. I have redesigned the emblems to coordinate a theme idea and color palette to represent each of the 32 teams. So you could shuffle the deck in strange ways to help you pick your predictions for some sports gambling at West Gate in Las Vegas, then play go-fish with your friends while you watch the games.

I want to elevate American culture to an almost metaphysical place and have this deck hold a space similar to the traditional Rider Waite Tarot Deck. These timeless emblems from centuries ago still have a familiarity yet an elusive quality that makes each one feel eternal. See the “Atlanta Card” for an example. It has the official CMYK red of the team with an emblem featuring a falcon-like bird (Atlanta Falcons). Some teams are doubles, such as New York and Los Angeles. Yet, with color and imagery, I attempted to make each design fairly easy to distinguish. The teams are the number cards and the four elements (32 teams + 4 elements = 36) – Earth, Wind, Fire & Water.

The royal cards are the 12 zodiac signs and four unique cards from special emblems, which I thought would increase the mystique of the deck as a whole composition. Some cards have emblems with related imagery, like Capricorn, which has an actual sea goat on which the sign is based. Other cards are more subtle references, such as Taurus, which features an emblem with a “Dexter Dei” (hand of God) with a sword and a trowel, which makes a shape similar to the horns of a bull.   

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The Mechanic Wizard

My business, Magick Mechanic, has finally been created as an actual LLC although we have been DBA since December 2022. My business partner Will and I have big plans to expand in the DFW area along with Los Angeles and New York. The basic idea is to provide people with an affordable option that is more convenient since the mechanic travels to where ever the car is located.
We also purchase cars that no longer run and tune them up for resale. Our first two project cars were a Monte Carlo 2002 and a 1998 Grand Marquis. We have since sold both cars after buying them in a condition where they will not start or run.

I learned a lot while working at Warren Tire and National Tire & Battery for the last few years. I don’t blog much about my mechanic work since I mainly use my website for my creative projects.
Yet, I hope to have a broad skill set like a “Renaissance Man.” If they were alive today, Leonardo or Giotto would have been animating things on the computer, working on cars, and painting or drawing in traditional media.

These are the two cars we brought back to life…

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Mech. Job and new Cromwell

When I moved to Schenectady, the first job I could find was at Harbor Freight. Luckily, after a few months, I found a shop to work as a mechanic called Warren Tire. I have worked at Warren Tire since April and have been very happy there.
I haven’t been able to work on my animated series, The Flying Dutchess, as much as I would prefer. Yet, I have completed the new version of the Oliver Cromwell character.

My representative character, Ace Malagurio, has a new companion animal. His name is Hals, and he is a Dutch Rabbit that rides at the back of Ace’s broom while he flies around.