OK, so I've been having an incredibly active life recently. Not in the "ohmygodimoverwhelmed" kind of way. But rather in the "woo-hoo aint life grand" kind of way. In fact, I've had so many thoughts I've found it hard to even approach blogging. Which thing should I let come to the surface? What should I focus on?Well, clearly that approach wasn't working. I never got around to focusing on anything.
So today, I will embrace the flood of ideas and simply give highlights.
- The Farmer's Market in Shepherdstown has not only nourished my body, but my intellect as well. Bill Mayer humorously pointed out why when he wrote: "The research is in: high-fat diets makes you lazy and stupid. Rats on an American diet weren't motivated to navigate their maze and once in the maze they made more mistakes. And, instead of exercising on their wheel, they just used it to hang clothes on. Of course we can't ban assault rifles - we're the first generation too lazy to make its own coffee. We're the generation that invented the soft chocolate chip cookie: like a cookie, only not so exhausting to chew."
- Ted Talks are amazing and motivating. Never heard of them? You must check them out. (Confession: I have had a crush on David Carson since I heard him speak back in the 90s. If a video could be dog-eared, his presentation on Design + Discovery would be in tatters.) I want to watch one every day and emerge a smarter person.
- I'm hooked on NPR's podcasts of The Moth. (Yup, my favorite ones are inevitably the ones marked "explicit.") I found myself at the sidelines of my kids' soccer games on Saturday with earplugs on, cozy in my hoodie, laughing out loud. Sure I got some looks from the other parents, but it helped my soul to hear about Burning Man.
- Flash can be fun. Especially when it involves animated cows. That's all I'm sayin'.
- You can use a wiki to collaborate on a dance piece. Who knew?
- Facebook makes birthdays fun.
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