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Haven’t posted in quite a long time, partly because of business, partly because of a lack of gusto or joie de vivre in my life of late.

Then I saw this. It’s a mixed media opinion piece in the NYT.

Read the whole thing, but the money quote is:

Everything is invented.
Language.  Childhood.  Careers.
Relationships.  Religion.
Philosophy.  The future.
They are not there for the plucking.
They don’t exist in some
natural state.
They must be invented by people.
And that, of course, is a great thing.
Don’t mope in your room.
Go invent something.
That is the American Message.
Electricity.  Flight.  The telephone.
Television.  Computers.  Walking on
the moon.  It never stops.

It captures all the things I think are right with humanity. It made me smile so wide my face almost broke. It made me excited.

There’s way more Ben Franklin where that came from. (via metacool)

#3 on my list of creative influences is Roald Dahl. And the web site for his museum has a virtual look at his writing hut. 

Thoughts, in order: I want a writing hut. I want an armchair/desk hybrid. I want wireless connectivity (which I’m sure he didn’t have). I wish I had written the BFG. When is Wes Anderson’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox coming out? I need to leave the office. Why is his granddaughter so hot (probably NSFW)?

Anyway. Enjoy. (via BoingBoing)