There is a japanese legend that says:
If you miss the bus, maybe you avoided the accident. If you got rejected, maybe you were saved from the wrong place. If they left, maybe they made room for who is coming.
The universe protects you in ways that look like bad luck at first. Trust the detour.
SNOW DAY! I wrote this song in May 2022 [in May? WHY???] and worked on the arrangement/recording remotely with Mike Ford. Then I animated it the old-fashioned way: a frame at a time. Why? The same reason people climb Mt Everest: stupidity.
The 8 Greatest Ads of All Time & Why They Worked:
1. Volvo (Jean-Claude Van Damme)
Cost: $4M
Results: 48M views in 9 days, $170M in revenue.
Why it worked: Stunning visuals + clear product demonstration.
Financial incentives do drive behavior, but $5,000 barely covers 3 months of childcare in most cities.
The real baby boom will come when we fix:
• Affordable childcare
• Parental leave policies
• Healthcare costs
• Housing affordability
Money helps, but systems matter more than one-time payments.
This clip is going viral right now
A kid at his t-ball game decides to somersault to home plate rather than run
This is exactly what I mean when I say "let your kids jump in mud puddles"
This is what it looks like when we allow our boys to use their innate energy, creativity, and curiosity for life in healthy ways
It reminds me of when I was a boy, I had a kid on one of my t-ball teams who spent the whole game walking the chalk lines, tracing them with his steps, oblivious to whatever was actually happening in the game
Nobody told him to stop, nobody scolded him. Everybody just accepted he was probably never going to ba an MLB draft pick. He grew up to be a talented engineer (shocker lol)
My advice to parents is to encourage this type of creativity. Build your kids up. Help them understand that yes rules do matter, but you can always find your own creative path home
Please amplify Susan’s request to @UHC. This needs more daylight.
UnitedHealthcare: one of your underwriters is handing Susan (@Perri4health) a death sentence by not covering her treatment, against the judgement of her oncologist.
Fix it now.
Signed,
Everyone with a conscience
There's a tradition of film directors and studios congratulating each other for beating their box office records. A THREAD.
1/11: In 1977, when STAR WARS beat Jaws to become the highest-grossing movie ever, Steven Spielberg took out the below ad for George Lucas in @Variety