Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
- William BlakeBehind the Locked Door
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Oaxaca’s Amazing Graphic Arts Studios
[Click BLUE links for sources and more information] I started to make graffiti when I was 15. Later, I went to a college of art where I combined fine arts with street art. In 2006, there was a strong social and political movement in my state (Oaxaca) and...
The Bliss of Absent-Mindedness
[Click BLUE links for sources and information] Absence of mind doesn’t mean you are careless or lacking in focus; it just means the mind is meandering through fascinating labyrinths invisible to the open eye. Vinita Dawra Nangia, Are You Often...
The Mendocino Gong Show at the Sea Gull Cellar Bar 10-20-1982
This is a bonus post, a live recording of The Mendocino Gong Show at the Sea Gull Cellar Bar recorded 10-20-1982. The Gong Show was a one-night only extravaganza at the upstairs Cellar Bar. We packed the house so we opened the dining room and the downstairs cellar...
It’s The Pie, Stupid
[Click on BLUE links for sources and more information] So many people visited the Sea Gull Restaurant all those years ago. I don’t regret moving on with my life but I do miss the friends and the people I worked with and … the pies. When I entered into...
The Unexamined Life is not Worth Living
To Live Well You have to take risks Risk failure Risk looking stupid Risk admitting you haven't got the skills Risk personal embarrassment Risk making mistakes Risk offending people That's the only way you can learn To succeed To be smart...
Reassessment II
[Click on BLUE links for sources and information] In our last post TITM defined the economic mindset and pointed out what we think are some defects. This post is a first attempt to outline possible changes that might correct those defects. It is obvious a short...
Reassessment
[Click on BLUE links for sources and information] Overproduction of growth hormone causes excessive growth. In children, the condition is called gigantism. In adults, it is called acromegaly. Excessive growth hormone is almost always caused by a...
Wind Lightning Thunder Rain
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6 I love watching the weather move in. At its simplest,...
Gerardo Navarro Gómez: Art in the Slow Lane
[Click on BLUE links for sources and information] I want to sleep in the country, by the river, to retrieve the dreams of my youth. Gerardo Navarro Gómez The story of the life to date of the Zapotec, Oaxacan, Mexican artist Gerardo Navarro Gómez...
Guest Post: A Saint in the Compost by Montgomery Howard
[Click on BLUE links for sources and information] Two years ago Think in the Morning wrote about Monty and Pilar (Huertos Bi Nisa): Some Traditional Markets of Oaxaca. Since then their Saturday market location has moved from outside Casa de las...
Napkin Art Gallery Complete For Now
[Click on BLUE links for sources and information] Think in the Morning Napkin Art Gallery is complete for now. Nearly 1500 napkins have been posted in the gallery. Twenty-three artists are identified by name. The remaining napkins are signed with...
Less is More
[Click on BLUE links for sources and information} Minimalism has been a fascination since the beginning of time, the simple life as an anecdote to the hunger for wealth and fame. Jennifer Michael Hecht tells a story about the great cynic Diogenes that...