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"What was of vital importance yesterday, holds little value if we lose the mental or physical capability to enjoy it. But like most important forces beyond our control, what we sometimes lose, frequently opens door [sic] to new opportunities."
Donald Brann, channeling Yoda.
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From a series of circa-1960s D.I.Y. books called "Easi-Bild" that were published by a fellow named Donald Brann. In the beginning of each one, he wrote a little homily that tried to link up his own Confucius-like wisdom with whatever Easy Bild project was at hand.
So there would be a couple of paragraphs where he waxed poetic about some general concept essential to the good life, and then there would be a paragraph where he'd try to make you think you'd never done better by yourself than you did the moment you decided, say, to purchase the Easy Bild book on building a plywood bar in your basement.
A tragically overlooked 20th-century Thoreau was Mr. Brann.
Build a tool shed, and see how quickly it creates a new you indeed.
(You're not... scared, are you? Unwilling to pick up a hammer and try something new?...Man-UP, son! Build that tool shed and stop being such a pathetic loser!)
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From a series of circa-1960s D.I.Y. books called "Easy Bild" that were published by a fellow named Donald Brann. In the beginning of each one, he wrote a little homily that tried to link up his own Confucius-like wisdom with whatever Easy Bild project was at hand.
So there would be a couple of paragraphs where he waxed poetic about some general concept essential to the good life, and then there would be a paragraph where he'd try to make you think you'd never done better by yourself than you did the moment you decided, say, to purchase the Easy Bild book on building a plywood bar in your basement.
A tragically overlooked 20th-century Thoreau was Mr. Brann.
kelly and i met in panera to plan out the introduction and research sections of our methods project. at this point i was deep in thought about reality television, or something.
Crazy to see that even this remote, the trail is so well-defined and well-traveled that it looks like it's made of cement. These little grassy cuts felt like the picture of conservation in these delicate microclimates. #deepthoughts
This gorilla was deep in thought when i saw her. I sat for 10 minutes trying to get the feeling right, i love this picture it's one of my favorites so far!