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4 Tips On Creativity From The Creator Of Calvin & Hobbes

Bill Watterson, the creator of the comic strip Calvin & Hobbes, is famously media-averse. He’s given two interviews, total since he retired his strip in 1995. Reporters have staked out his home in Ohio to no avail. The man just prefers not to be a public figure. But in the documentary Stripped (which you can buy or rent on iTunes), Watterson not only gives an interview, he drew the art for the poster—the first Watterson cartoon to be published in nearly 20 years.

Here are four tips about the creative process that Watterson reveals…

25 Things You Should Never Stop Doing for Yourself

“Sometimes you have to do what’s best for you and your life,
not what’s best for everyone else.”

In other words, life is short and the clock is ticking.  It’s kind of scary, but it’s true.  If there was ever a perfect day to stand strong beside your values, your ambitions, and what’s best for you, that day is today.

So today I challenge you to…

Round Up The Usual Subjects Thoughts On Just About Everything

Every seven minutes, every day, someone in the Twitter world tweets a Robert Brault quote. The author, a free-lance writer for forty years, has appeared in publications and venues ranging from “Reader’s Digest” to the CBS TV series “Criminal Minds” to the Ivory soap wrapper. In this, the first published collection of his writings, he draws from his popular internet blog “A Robert Brault Reader” to offer original thoughts on a basketful of familiar subjects. So kick up your feet, pour yourself a cup, and discover the author who says of himself, “I make no claim to fame, since I figure it would end up in small claims court, anyway.”

A new book from one of my favorite authors who I quote often on my blog.  I’m ordering mine today!   Rick

Round Up The Usual Subjects Thoughts On Just About Everything

Sourdough Climbers

The first people to climb Mount McKinley did it to win a bet.

It all started when a group of guys were talking in a Fairbanks saloon one cold November in 1909. Dr. Frederick Cook had just published a book claiming he made it to the top of Mount McKinley. Those at the bar were all convinced the famous explorer was lying. Alaskans didn’t believe some fancy man from the city could have done it. The bar owner said he didn’t believe anyone could do it.

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April Fools’ Day: Origin and History

The uncertain origins of a foolish day

by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross

April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is one of the most light-hearted days of the year. Its origins are uncertain. Some see it as a celebration related to the turn of the seasons, while others believe it stems from the adoption of a new calendar.

 

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