I talk about the challenge of being an Artist, which means having enough singular confidence to believe that what you have benefits the world in ways that can be difficult to measure, and the challenge of being a Parent or Teacher, which means having enough humility to believe that you must pass along the very best of your knowledge, skills, experience, and character to those who will likely surpass you - if you do your job well.
00:10:50 Micro-musings
These are partially-formed thoughts and ideas about life. Here is a sampling below:
If you’re on a really tight budget, then one idea that sometimes works is to buy a house on top of a mountain, and then spend a couple years carefully cultivating a strong relationship with a neighbor who has a flatbed truck and ramp, and when the moment seems right, you ask her if she’d be willing to load your car up every evening on the way up the mountain so you don’t have to pay for gas, and then the next morning you coast down in neutral, and then voila, evening rolls around and you’re all set and your gas bill is way better. Cycle continues. Tip: have your neighbor sign a contract committing to the plan for at least seven years. Win-win: you save money and she has a good friend for life. Or seven years.
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I talk about the challenge of being an Artist, which means having enough singular confidence to believe that what you have benefits the world in ways that can be difficult to measure, and the challenge of being a Parent or Teacher, which means having enough humility to believe that you must pass along the very best of your knowledge, skills, experience, and character to those who will likely surpass you - if you do your job well.
00:10:50 Micro-musings
These are partially-formed thoughts and ideas about life. Here is a sampling below:
If you’re on a really tight budget, then one idea that sometimes works is to buy a house on top of a mountain, and then spend a couple years carefully cultivating a strong relationship with a neighbor who has a flatbed truck and ramp, and when the moment seems right, you ask her if she’d be willing to load your car up every evening on the way up the mountain so you don’t have to pay for gas, and then the next morning you coast down in neutral, and then voila, evening rolls around and you’re all set and your gas bill is way better. Cycle continues. Tip: have your neighbor sign a contract committing to the plan for at least seven years. Win-win: you save money and she has a good friend for life. Or seven years.
02:00 EDUCATION / PARENTING
Two thoughts on “educational content” and screen usage
07:05 MUSIC
Franz J. Haydn
09:15 CONVERSATIONS
I speak with a nine-year old about shooting time lapse videos, books, politics, part-time jobs at SNL, and pandemics.
18:30 GREEK & LATIN
“Ex post facto”
20:30 HISTORY
A mini-biography of Alaric the Visigoth
28:30 SCIENCE
A prologue to Astronomy and what we’ll be learning over the coming episodes.
31:20 CONVERSATIONS WITH A 12-YEAR OLD
I speak with a 12-year old girl about coping mechanisms during her first pandemic, various fears, and book and film recommendations.
39:55 RELIGION
Introduction to Judaism (chapters 1-2)
44: 45 PARENTING, DADS, CHILDHOOD
Being the age you’re at. Stories, anecdotes, musings on fatherhood and being a kid. Or a human. Also, there’s some stories about nose-picking and effective hand washing in the age of pandemics.
49:50 CONVERSATIONS WITH ADMIRAL JAMES.
I speak to my brother over the phone, and we discuss actors, politics, and the natural segue of pediatric neurosurgeons to leading Housing and Urban Development.
55:25 POETRY
”No Man Is An Island” by John Donne
57:00 OUTDOORS
Musings and stories on camping and children.
1:02:50 CURRENT EVENTS
Thoughts on our first family pandemic and such.
This is the Long Version
I talk about the challenge of being an Artist, which means having enough singular confidence to believe that what you have benefits the world in ways that can be difficult to measure, and the challenge of being a Parent or Teacher, which means having enough humility to believe that you must pass along the very best of your knowledge, skills, experience, and character to those who will likely surpass you - if you do your job well.
00:10:50 Micro-musings
These are partially-formed thoughts and ideas about life. Here is a sampling below:
If you’re on a really tight budget, then one idea that sometimes works is to buy a house on top of a mountain, and then spend a couple years carefully cultivating a strong relationship with a neighbor who has a flatbed truck and ramp, and when the moment seems right, you ask her if she’d be willing to load your car up every evening on the way up the mountain so you don’t have to pay for gas, and then the next morning you coast down in neutral, and then voila, evening rolls around and you’re all set and your gas bill is way better. Cycle continues. Tip: have your neighbor sign a contract committing to the plan for at least seven years. Win-win: you save money and she has a good friend for life. Or seven years.
