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When you buy a half-baked house, you end up with two lists of tasks: essential and non-essential. I’m happy to report that the essential list is getting shorter, even if the non-essential list is growing. I’m learning to tile, build a vanity, install various electrical stuff, treat exposed wood against sun/rain damage, and so on. Progress has slowed down this month due to the sudden arrival of ravenous mosquitos. I’m not talking about a few little bastards buzzing around. I’m talking about swarming clouds that drive you inside the house or insane. I’m talking about fuckers that will bite you THROUGH your jacket and shirt, and don’t give a damn what you sprayed on yourself. Still, the sky and the mountains are awesome and I guess the summer bugs are what keep the population down and dirty. Happy Independence Day.
566 - Miriam Lancewood (World Traveler/Author)
Along with her partner, Peter, Miriam has walked the planet for the past decade or so. India, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Europe. They travel light and spontaneous. Here’s the program that convinced me to reach out to them, a very touching portrait of these unique, lovely people. In 2017 Miriam wrote the International bestseller
568 - "Nathan" Part 2. (Mentorship Series)
Dipping back into it with “Nathan,” a very smart therapist/scientist in his early 30s who wanted to pick my brain about some stuff. This time, we talk love and relationships. To monogamy or not to monogamy? How to plan and prepare for unforeseeable changes?
570 - Rich Ayers (Muralist)
Rich travels around the US with his dog, Louis, transforming plain, boring walls into scenes of imagination and beauty. Our conversation ranges from what lies on the other side of comfort, to how health challenges can inspire and inform one’s creative process, to the ups and downs of being an itinerant artist.
Why Do Breasts Mesmerize?
Considering their almost total lack of muscle tissue, female breasts are amazingly powerful. Curvaceous women have leveraged this power to manipulate even the most accomplished, disciplined men for as long as anyone's been around to notice. Empires have fallen, wills have been hastily revised, magazines, posters and calendars sold, billions spent on surgical implants and lifts, Super Bowl audiences scandalized ... all in response to the mysterious force emanating from what are, at the end of the day, small sacks of fat cells.
Yes, the Sky is Falling, but You're Overreacting!
When I was a kid, cutting the grass was a problem. My dad had very reasonably decided that I should be responsible for taking care of our suburban lawn every Sunday afternoon. This would result not only in a nice-looking lawn, he reasoned, but I’d learn to take pride in my labor and because lawn-care was tied to my weekly allowance, I’d get a better grasp of the value of a dollar as well. That’s not how it panned out. Instead, I’d grudgingly trudge around behind the self-propelled lawn mower, terrified by the explosions when the blades hit rocks or bones our dog had half-buried, enraged at the Sisyphusian futility of cutting grass that would just grow back in a week.
Chris if think the bugs are bad in Colorado, come down to Florida for the added pleasure of 125% humidity, end of days rain storms and heat that melts your face as soon as you exit the confines of any AC treated space. With that said, Life Is Good here in south Florida. Mango season is in full swing, free diving conditions have been EPIC, spearfishing bountiful and we have FINALLY started reconstruction of our home in the wake of the April 12th flood here in Fort Lauderdale. I was able to connect with another Tangentialist down here and hope to set up a meet & greet soon. We are heading your way to visit family in Denver in Oct. sent you an email so hit me back if you and Anya have the bandwidth to host a couple of Cabo-bound (celebrating my 56th with Sammy Hagar) travelers come fall.