Recall

I recall my last post due to the comment about the rocking motorcycle looking pretty good so far. I messed it up. Genius here thought he could put a layer of polyurethane over the printed (on regular printer paper) logo to give it a professional look...end result = opposite of professional. So, now I throw those pieces of the bike away and start again. Did I mention those parts were some of the biggest pain to make the first time around.

Sneak Peak - Motorcycle

The rocking motorcycle is looking pretty dang good so far...here is a quick glimpse of the logo on the "gas tank".

Skills

This is Izzy's 2nd picture she has ever drawn...other than scribbles. Not to shabby! She carefully pointed out each person. Aunt Becca is my favorite - very Picassoesque.

I know it is so prosaic to post a picture of my kid's art and brag about how splendid the funky thing is, but for me it is the start of something magnificent. I value artistic ability in its various forms above most everything else. Is not creativity the optimum jumping point for almost all intellectual (and possibly athletic) endeavors? I work hard to instill a love for art, imagination and creativity. I hope my children will draw, invent, paint, play music, sing, run, jump, mold, build and write better than I ever will.

Cowboys & Aliens

There has never been nor will there ever be a movie title more enticing! Here is the trailer.

LEAVES!

This is by far my favorite time of year. The cold winds at night seem to restore my spirit and mix my creative juices. It seems like the Fall is all of us at our best, as if we truly believe Santa is gonna find out... Autumn has always been just about perfect, but it is exponentially better with a little person who loves a leaf pile.

Little Painted People

Check out these freakin' great little people my sister has been painting. See more of her junk at http://aterpatch.blogspot.com/.

Tools!

Life is too short to stay in a job you hate. When I worked with students, I would often talk to them about what they wanted to study in college and my standard advise was this: If tomorrow morning you woke up to the sound of someone knocking at your door who was there to tell you that your long lost uncle just died and left you 10 billion dollars, what job would you select if you were still going to work everyday. I enjoy my job quite a bit (what other job allows you to fight, bluntly tell bad parents off, and drive really fast), but I work with some extremely disgruntled individuals on a daily basis. A couple of days ago I was speaking with one of those coworkers who was telling me how much they think our job sucks and how everything is so bad...blah blah blah. I proposed the 10 Billion Dollar Hypothetical to that person and it really got me thinking. What would I choose? I think I would work in the tool section of Sears.