Quote of the Day “Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.” – William Wordsworth
Boswell’s Side Yard Paint Shop
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Continue reading for the latest from the Piccal below!
Field Notes and Pink Bikes
Quote of the Day “I’m not writing it down to remember it later, I’m writing it down to remember it now.” – The quote on the back of a new thing of Field Notes.
Free Wheels and Mid-Road Spills
Quote of the Day “What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.” – Jawaharlal Nehru
Between Two Percussionists
Quote of the Day “What made Leonardo a genius… was creativity, the ability to apply imagination to intellect. His facility for combining observation with fantasy allowed him… to make unexpected leaps that related things seen to things unseen. ‘Talent hits
Me and My Pea Bag
Quote of the Day “‘As a well-spent day brings a happy sleep,’ Leonardo had written thirty years earlier, ‘so a well-employed life brings a happy death.’ His came on May 2, 1519, less than three weeks after he turned sixty-seven.”
The Snip
Quote of the Day “Throughout his career, Leonardo had immersed himself in the study of light, shade, and optics. In a passage in his notebooks, he wrote an analysis that comports closely to the way he let light strike Lisa’s
Long Walks and Brilliant Lights
Quote of the Day “Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
You Snooze, You Lose
Quote of the Day “Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” – Alexander Graham Bell
Candy Art and So Long, Stevie
Quote of the Day “A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.” – Eugene Ionesco
Conditioning and Competition
Quote of the Day “The trajectory of your life bends in the direction of your habits.” – James Clear