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Music: Weezer’s Spontaneous Concert in the Park
I’ve always wondered if professional musicians sometimes played spontaneous — or at least unannounced — concerts at random places. Weezer did. See video below.
View ArticleTED Talk: Social Experiments to Fight Poverty
Fighting poverty (in this country and worldwide) can be extremely frustrating because it’s a complex issue, and it’s difficult to determine the best strategy. For example, some experts say “Don’t give...
View ArticleLeadership: Start with “Why”
In his compelling and inspirational TED talk (see video below), Simon Sinek presents a core leadership principle: start with “why.”
View ArticleInspirational Video About Secretariat
I got misty while watching this. Disney’s movie about Secretariat comes out in June, I think.
View ArticleHumor Video: (A More Real) Love Story
Is comedian Anita Renfroe the new Weird Al? The video below is Renfroe’s funny and touching parody of Taylor Swift’s popular song “Love Story.” I actually got misty while watching.
View ArticleHumor Video: Americans are NOT Stupid
Thanks, Dave J., for forwarding this to me. Lots of laughs.
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Worth Downloading at Daytrotter: Local Natives, and More
Daytrotter is one of the BEST sites to discover indie/folk-rock bands. And you can download the live Daytrotter sessions for FREE (the sessions are usually 4 songs). Here are some of my favorite...
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The Future of Love — A Series of Interviews
The Integral Institute and iEvolve are cosponsoring a fantastic weekly teleseminar series called “The Future of Love.” Each weekly interview features a well-known and/or well-respected leader in the...
View ArticleMumford And Sons On World Cafe (NPR)
Mumford And Sons On World Cafe (NPR) — Mumford and Sons is a GREAT new band, full of passion and steering-wheel pounding crescendos. In a recent Entertainment Weekly, Gwyneth Paltrow highly...
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My Posters of Venice, Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey
I recently took photos while exploring some coastal towns in the Los Angeles area. Here are some posters I made.
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Bob Schneider’s Awesome New Album “Burden of Proof”
I love Bob. He’s INSANELY great live (you must go see him if you haven’t — it’s a party!), but sometimes his studio albums don’t capture his brilliance, his massive talent. BUT … his brand-new album...
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My New Painting: “Surf Club”
Over the past few days I experimented with new painting techniques, including the drip technique. Here’s one of the paintings I did.
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My “Out Surfing” Poster, Made Out of My Painting
The past few days I’ve been painting on cardboard, practicing some new painting techniques and trying out some concepts. One painting concept I want to do more with is writing the same thing over and...
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My Nalgene Water Bottle Art
I’m a big fan of Nalgene water bottles and have been using one daily for 20 years (since I roamed the sidewalks of Calvin College). The major reason I originally bought one was because they were...
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My SWELL Posters, Made From My Paintings
This week I took photos of the following 2 paintings (I did these paintings to practice some techniques) and turned them into posters. I love creating surfing-inspired art. Here are the 2 paintings...
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My New Black-and-White Painting
I love simple images — that’s my primary design style. I also love abstract images. I also love black-and-white images. So I attempted for the first time to paint a black-and-white, abstract...
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My First Painting on Canvas, and a New Motto: WRECK THIS CANVAS!
I’ve been learning how to paint, and I’ve been using extremely inexpensive materials as canvases. For example I’ve mostly used cardboard (which is free) and mat board (which is nearly free). I...
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Photos of Walls Look Like Abstract Paintings
Yesterday while in the city (Chicago), I took photos of walls, mostly in alleys. It’s interesting that the photos look like abstract paintings. They look like paintings from one of my painting heroes,...
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My Photos of Buffalo Grove Nature Preserve
Below are some photos I took in November. I love the browns and yellows of the prairie. View the entire set at Flickr.
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