I feel I should note that although life is crazy I have been very happy lately. Very happy and thankful for family and friends (old and new).

Pete Souza/The White House

I saw an amazing artist today at the My Plastic Heart gallery. His name is Jesse Hernandez and I was instantly drawn in to his work when I walked in the door. Those of you who know me will understand why the combination of Aztec imagery and urban graffiti look made my brain explode. Go see it! Check him out at Immortal Studios. Now I need to get a tattoo of this guy’s work some day.

KulKul Can by Jesse Hernandez


by Jesse Hernandez and kaNO

In this memorable talk, Dan Gilbert demonstrates just how poor we humans are at predicting (or understanding) what will make us happy. Gilbert is a psychology professor at Harvard, and author of “Stumbling on Happiness”.

(Recorded Feb. 2004 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 22:02) More TEDTalks at ted.com

In case you haven’t had enough of fireworks – click on this photo for a terrible home movie shot from the wrong side of an apartment building. This is a blurry photo of the mass of people who were also enjoying the festivities.