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Being brave is hard. The risks are huge, but the rewards usually aren’t. Often there is no reward at all, or sometimes, in rare cases, bravery comes at a steep price- a life lost, a career ruined, relationships shattered. …

You have to be mad. 

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In certain traditions, August 1st marks the beginning of the harvest season. It's the time when the hard work of the growing season begins to pay off as you're able to finally taste…

I don't have much to say this week. 

I'm currently working on a new painting that will be debuting in a show in early September, so I am blissfully elbow deep in paint and for the first time in a very long time,  mostly unaware of what's happening in the wider world.

I should probably feel bad about that. Part of me does, actually, but as I have told more than one friend who carried far too much for too long in times past, even Atlas took a break eventually.

In a…

Remember when we were kids and quicksand was a frequently used trope in movies, TV, and cartoons?

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There's a moment in the movie “Say Anything" where John Cusack's character Lloyd is standing outside the house of the girl he loves with a resigned look on his face holding up a boombox while Peter Gabriel's “In Your Eyes…