Leave Tech, Create Carboard Sculptures of People.
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What more can I say about Andy and water. She is in water just about every day. When we get close to a pond she knows, or the dog beach at the park in BKLN, she looks at us, gets the nod to run ahead, and she and Spike run to that water.
I am sitting at my desk and I have gone down a rabbit hole on Warren King, who makes sculptures of people only with cardboard. I'm looking for a still photo I can use that will get across the 'oh wow i have to watch this' that hit me in the head when I started watching this on YouTube.
Warren King started out in engineering, moved into tech, and burned out. He had made some cardboard props and costumes for his kids school plays, and one day his son says, "Dad why don't you make some of these for yourself?" Proof positive that anyone can and should make art. Art is whatever you say it is. You don't need a college degree or 'be good at drawing' to make art. Just Start.
Here is a good interview of Mr King, and watch the doc on YouTube.
Once Upon A Time In Space: Not the usual NASA documentary. This one doesn't focus on the engineering, rockets, hardware, etc. Its all about the people going to space, and their stories. I like how one episode focuses on getting people other than white guys into the space program.
You can watch it on the PBS website for free or on their app. The PBS app works your phone, tablet and on the Apple TV and other streaming boxes and TVs. The app will also stream the live feed of your local PBS station. Consider becoming a supporter of PBS ( I am) its $6 a month and you get to watch their back catalog of all their shows. Lots of great science and documentaries, the entire Ken Burns catalog. Pretty good for $6, right?
Watch on PBS site
I am a big fan boy of Kevin Kelly, author of my creator model lightbulb moment: 1,000 True Fans. Not sure how I found this interview, but Substack has this video series. Watch on Substack.
Kevin Kelly also has an excellent book, Excellent Advice For Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier. Buy it for the younger people in your life, or for yourself. Buy On Amazon Buy On Bookshop
Not all Everything Bagel seasoning is the same. I use this on frozen vegetables with some nutritional yeast for lunch. Its a low calorie meal that fills me up. Trader Joe's sells a small jar of this for not cheap, and you can buy a jar of either of these for not much more. I prefer the Badia brand, the salt and garlic are less prominent. The McCormick brand too much garlic and salt. This bagel mix is also good on just about anything, it evens makes broccoli taste good.
McCormick Everything (not great IMO) Badia Everything (my choice)
Podcast co-host and tank driver Bob is also a novelist!
For CEO Marsha Keller, the turquoise waters of Fort Lauderdale offer a promise of calm. But beneath the deceptive tranquility of the New River, a new enemy is weaving a cold, calculated web of destruction.
When a full kilogram of high-grade cocaine is planted aboard Marsha’s luxury yacht, the rules of the game instantly change. This isn't just a threat, it’s an airtight frame-up designed to ensure that when the trap snaps shut, there will be no escape.
As the shadow of a trafficking charge looms, Fort Lauderdale's sharpest investigators, Lieutenant Beverly Coutts and Sergeant Steve Lewis, find themselves chasing a trail of breadcrumbs that leads all the way back to the corridors of local power. But in a city built on secrets, wealth, and deep-seated grudges, pulling on the right thread can trigger an explosion.
You can get his books here.
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THx! Eric.
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