One of my goals before the New Year was to solve the Rubix Cube - and after watching a video explaining how to solve it and a few notes I managed to get all the sides solved.

​Now to work on getting a smoother solve and memorizing the algorithms (what a great word!).

My youngest son and I were driving to pick up carry out from one of our favorite BBQ places in town - Rudy’s BBQ (fun fact: I used to work at Rudy’s for a spell after college) But, as we were driving down the highway I saw this big green pickle (or cucumber?) looking thing flying down the highway. And just as it passed, I caught the name painted on the side of it ... the “Cosmic Pickle.” I thought it was pretty cool because it’s not everyday you get to see a cosmic pickle on the road. And the BBQ was amazing too.

Here are a few things I thought were kind of cool this week.

1. Currently reading "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert on "creative living beyond fear" - really good stuff in this book. 

​2. Enjoyed watching the brilliant Christoph Niemann's "How to Overcome the 3 Fears Every Creative Faces" on 99U.

​3. Had a great Thanksgiving holiday with my family and in-laws.  Spent the week researching and exploring the "art of thankfulness" - check out episode 4 of "Lightning in a Bottle" to listen to it.

4. We have been on the look for a puppy for our family - our first dog! 
We finally found "Mixie" today at our local dog shelter.  She is super cute and such a good puppy!  Bonus: has a cone for a couple more days just like Santa's Little Helper in the Simpsons.

​5. Finally made it to episode 200 of The Creative Pep Talk podcast with Andy J. Pizza. Still have 97 to go before I catch up with where he's currently at.  Such good stuff in the meanderings of the this creative mind.  Good stuff.

Here's my latest episode of "Lightning in a Bottle" in which I begin to uncover the diabolical ploy of Resistance and it's attempts to thwart your creativity! 
​Check it out!