Quote of the Day “A wonderful harmony is created when we join together the seemingly unconnected.” Heraclitus, philosopher (Found in A Whack on the Side of the Head by Roger von Oech)
An Opera of Canarys
No Place Quite Like Home
Quote of the Day “In this age of information abundance and overload, those who get ahead will be the folks who figure out what to leave out, so they can concentrate on what’s really important to them. Nothing is more
LA Trip, Day 3 – Trespassing and Rooftopping
Quote of the Day “‘Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.’ — Gustave Flaubert” Found in Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
LA Trip, Day 2 – Get Off My Lawn
Quote of the Day “Your brain gets too comfortable in your everyday surroundings. You need to make it uncomfortable. You need to spend some time in another land, among people that do things differently than you. Travel makes the world
LA Trip, Day 1 – Hollywood Arrival
Quote of the Day “There’s only one not-so-secret formula that I know: Do good work and share it with people. It’s a two-step process. Step one, “do good work,” is incredibly hard. There are no shortcuts. Make stuff every day.
The Nifty-Fifty Mistake and the Perils of Overpacking
Quote of the Day “If you’re out of ideas, wash the dishes. Take a really long walk. Stare at a spot on the wall for as long as you can. As the artist Maira Kalman says, ‘Avoiding work is the
Fewer Flubs and Dinner Snatchers
Quote of the Day “The essence of marketing is narrowing the focus. You become stronger when you reduce the scope of your operations. You can’t stand for something if you chase after everything.” The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing, Al
Playmakers and Wagon Savers
Quote of the Day “The best advice I’d been given over the years was from Stephen King: ‘This is really great. You should enjoy it.’ And I didn’t. I wish I’d enjoyed it more. It’s been an amazing ride, but
Glorious Days and Swaggerous Knights
Quote of the Day “The moment that you feel that, just possibly, you’re walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself. That’s the
Medleys and Mad Faces
Quote of the Day “Nothing I did where the only reason for doing it was the money was ever worth it, except as bitter experience.” – Neil Gaiman, Art Matters