A shout out to the provocative and fascinating Edge.org
I have been "pruning" my email newsletters. I have disengaged, deleting them en masse for quite a while before I actually hit unsubscribe. It was easier just to delete all of the clutter than actually going to the bottom of each one, finding the link, clicking it, and often being exposed to a sort of whiny "sorry to see you go, we'll miss you...." message. It feels duplicitous and manipulative. So here is one that I am singling out to keep.The Edge is incredible. It is like sitting in a cafe listening to the most brilliant academics, researchers, and tech gurus hash out, explore, and define philosophical and cultural issues. For instance, a quote from the most recent issue:"

Sarah Perry Art Opening-Bergamot Station
I got back from Jentel October 13, and that very weekend one of my colleagues from Djerassi was having an art opening at Bergamot station. It was packed with people wandering around in their arty best, glasses of white wine in hand--like a mini-soho (now chelsea from what I hear).Sarah Perry's show was called, "Weight of the Moon." It was wonderful to see her again and her exquisite work.

Winter Wonderland
Went on a walk down the country road, with my new dog-pal Strait (as in George Strait, the country singer). Snowy landscape when it is sunny weather is one of my favorites--the sun bouncing off the white snow makes everything look so clean and crisp.Swath of light blue, might be coming our way....

New Animoto Copy Writing Portfolio
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Jana Flynn Art Closing
When you are an installation artist at a residency in Wyoming, the art has to come down to make room for new projects. Thus we gathered in Jana's (her website here) studio to celebrate, and become ensnared in, her latest work.