Visual Arts Inspiration: Brother Muses

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My cousin just made a FaceBook posting about a long-overdue trek in Yosemite which inspired this response: Yesterday I got to meet with Yosemite hiking buddy Dave (since 7th grade!) in Pueblo, Colorado. He and his brother Don have been inspirations for photography (as well as visual arts in general, music, etc.) for many years. [...]

Another great sci-fi zazzle poster from David Van Dyke

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My buddy Dave just sent me a link to another of his superb visual gems; “Attack of the Space Pirates” is the name of this one. Dave has shared his amazing art and inspirations with me since about 1970. Here’s another one that has been happily on the wall for years entitled “Going Home” and [...]

Avoiding holiday decoration fines

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Just in case there’s an ordinance for leaving holiday decorations up too long in our new neighborhood, I took the wreath off the front door earlier today. If there was a $100 fine, I can just imagine the slogan they would use: “A wreath, a Franklin”

47 hand offs and candid compassion

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Yesterday I had a conversation with a consulting colleague about a shared interest, lean manufacturing and production. A few years ago, after some generous mentoring from another friend and colleague, I had the pleasure of doing a few months of consulting for a branch of the US military. After a month of training to become [...]

Great speech by Steve Jobs

Sacred Geometry workshop in Castle Rock, CO – 8Oct2011

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Sacred geometry researcher, artist and author, Bruce Rawles, is giving an a day-long, hands-on workshop from 10AM-5PM on Saturday, October 8, 2011, in Castle Rock, CO. Pre-registration is required, due to limited space. Please contact Bruce via GeometryCode.com to register or for more info via phone or skype with additional details. Bring a geometer’s compass, [...]

Fave movies

Bruce’s rating of assorted movies: 5 STARS The Answer Man (2009) Avatar (2009) Being John Malkovich (1999) Being There (1979) Crop Circles: Quest for Truth (2002) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Fawlty Towers: The Complete Set (3-Disc Series) (1975) Groundhog Day (1993) Inception (2010) Invictus (2009) [...]

The inside job of forgiving our insane projections

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While contemplating this past week, what I believe happened a decade ago (with emphasis on the word believe), I realized again that forgiving myself for projecting a world of separation is my real job here; that’s what undoes unexamined fear, what loosens the white-knuckled grip of avoided, yet unfounded guilt. Along with that comes the [...]

Spring in Lithia Park

Bruce at Lithia Park

Enjoying a very pleasant walk to the park

Retro Sci-Fi Trailer

The Sci Fi blockbuster you've been waiting for

My lifelong buddy, Dave Van Dyke, just sent me the link to his new trailer for a retro sci-fi flick; rather fun stuff! … and having done just a tiny bit of 3D animation, I can appreciate all the work he put into this gem!