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Authentic argument as path to peace - Catholic Bishop Barron at Facebook HQ

Walt Disney explains his vision for his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow in 1966, shortly before his death from lung cancer in December of that year. I can’t help but imagine what the world would be like if this vision had been brought to life - he definitely anticipated what was needed for a maturing industrialized world.Some may be familiar with what is now called EPCOT in Disney World Florida, but it’s more akin to a theme park / permanent world fair, than the original plan described above. While visiting there a handful of years ago, I remember being struck by thought: “the future is built of dreams”, and Disney definitely dreamed.I most recently saw a 3h 40m biography of his life, both the good and the bad, made by American Experience and published in 2015 I believe. It’s available until Sep 29, 2017 if you have a PBS app subscription, and would highly recommend. Also found this fan site on the original EPCOT plan:https://sites.google.com/site/theoriginalepcot/

“They crossed the barrier from the life they lived, to the internal world where myth lives in all of us - and Disney provides the passage.”Ron Suskind commenting on Clark Gable and Carol Lumbard’s reaction to seeing Walt Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at its premiere.(around 1:06:00 in American Experience’s documentary on Walt Disney)

Movies are the grown-up version of make-believe. — Random thought that occurred to me today.

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Overnight Oatmeal.

Apparently it’s a thing - who knew? ;)

Recently was introduced to this phenomenon and must say, it’s quite good. :) I’ll definitely be adding it to me breakfast reportorial.

Zamzar

Markdown Cheatsheet

How to Hold a Baby

from Art of Manliness blog post New Dad Survival Guide: The Skillset

Also handy. :)

(Further reading: The Mindset)

How to Burp a Baby

from Art of Manliness blog post New Dad Survival Guide: The Skillset

As a dad of a newborn, this is handy. :)

Inside the Box.Book shared by Jeff Kinney as large impact on his life. Shares innovation techniques that look for solutions from within the frame of reference:1. The Subtraction Technique2. The Division Technique3. The Multiplication Technique4. The Task Unification Technique5. The Attribute Dependency Technique

Humor = tragedy + time — shared by Jeff Kinney during interview

Okay, so I originally learned iMovie probably around 2005′ish and really got comfortable with it. About five years ago or so they did a complete re-write, primarily driven by the ability to make it accessible from touch devices like the iPad being released and the iPhone ability. Since then, every time I’ve tried to play with iMovie, I’ve gotten super frustrated, ‘cause all my editing instincts kept leading to dead-ends. I’ve learned a little bit by bit, but this video was a great overview of how the basic features work, and how iMovie “thinks” – I’ll probably be reviewing this again, but starting to feel the tide turn and like I could make something half-way decent again. ;)

Ran across this YouTube channel providing some great commonsense and simple video production tips, from gear to editing to keeping it simple.Will be watching more.

Commuter Bike Gear: How to Choose

For all you Amazon Prime subscribers out there, I’d recommend checking out “Everything and Nothing” - it’s an excellent layman’s exploration of the history and science of the ‘everything’ of the universe, and the ‘nothing’ of the smallest vacuums (or ‘general relativity’ and ‘quantum mechanics’ as it’s more technically known). I really enjoyed it, and plan to watch again to pickup even more of the history and theory. 🙂

by yours truly

That entertainer of entertainers, the inimitable Topo Gigio, defines a jazz classic, Strangers in the Night.Enjoy …

As much as it claims to be social, it’s really more of a publishing platform. The conventions of “likes”, “re-tweets”, and even replies give all the indications of being interactions, but for the most part, they’re really just another form of publishing. The designers of social media have appropriated the markers of human connection, but without creating true connections between people for the most part. Real and true engagement requires attention past a thumb flick; a commitment to speak and listen through a back and forth to go past the surface. Because real life isn’t happening on the surface; it never has, and nor should it. If you want to engage with someone, you have to give them your time and attention - there’s no way around it.

And so while we’ve been led to believe we’re better equipped to communicate today than ever before, our tools have fooled us. In the end, there’s no app to do the hard work of conversation for us.

Got a record this Christmas from Mrs. Claus, and it’s been really neat.

Herewith, The Monkees sing Daydream Believer.