I would like to tell you the story of the greatest milkshake ever made. Although it happened in Wisconsin, the land of dairy cows, it could have been anywhere and it could have been concocted by anyone. It was made in January, a month not particularly ideal for milkshakes, at least in Wisconsin. The hourglass of my father-in-law's life was down to its last grains of sand. Gary suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis since being diagnosed as his marriage was just getting started, And he suffered heroically. I don't think there was a day he wasn't in pain, although most days, you …
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I Got Another Rock
I recently spent time tracing the footsteps of Orville and Wilbur Wright. I had two speaking engagements in North Carolina, less than a week apart. Rather than fly back and forth, Kim and I decided to have me stay down there. She found me a cool place on the Outer Banks, near Kitty Hawk, where the Wright Brothers had their historic first flight. I used the time to think, pray, and make progress on my first-ever children's book about, of all things, a penguin with a dream of flying. It felt perfect, and you can be sure I will be sharing more about my experience in the weeks and months to …
The Trauma of Editing | “The Penguin Who Flew” Diary #9
The editing process is crucial for making a project as good as it can be. But that doesn’t mean it’s fun or easy. What do you do when it takes the wind out of your sails? This is part of a video diary to take you behind the scenes of the making of "The Penguin Who Flew" by artist, author, and speaker Jason Kotecki. 🐧Visit https://escapeadulthood.com/fly to learn more! #ThePenguinWhoFlew …
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You Can Just Do Things
Brdy is a mountain range located in the Czech Republic that's desperately in need of a vowel. It also contained an area that desperately needed to be restored to its original state as a natural wetland after it had been drained years ago to accommodate a military base. A revitalization project was drafted by environmentalists and funding was secured, but it was mired in red tape, land ownership disputes, and building permit delays. Then, practically overnight, a local beaver colony built the necessary dams in the perfect location without any project documentation and for …
Childhood Leaves Clues
What's she up to today? We've homeschooled our kids since day one. Our style is closer to "unschooling" than the "schooling at home" version that was predominant during the pandemic. As such there is no set curriculum, no set times, and no set workspaces. I love seeing where my youngest daughter Ginny sets up shop for the day and what fruit will come from her labor. Sometimes it's in the maker space downstairs with the band saw from Grandpa. Sometimes it's on the couch in our library. And more times than not, it's at the kitchen table, surrounded by scissors and markers and her trusty …