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Michael Kennedy
Feb 4, 20233 min read
Why “up there” means so much “down here.”
The ‘overview effect’ is common among astronauts, and anyone who has seen our world from outer space. Essentially, seeing the Earth from...
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Michael Kennedy
Feb 1, 20233 min read
Quiet Wisdom: An Ode to Trees
As a boy I knew there was more to trees than just limbs to be climbed and heights to be reached. There was something mysterious and...
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Michael Kennedy
Jan 12, 20234 min read
Illustrious Warrior: Living Legend, Brig. Gen. "Bud" Anderson Turns 101
WWII Triple Ace Fighter Pilot "Bud" Anderson and his P-51 Mustang, Old Crow, (courtesy photo). The room was packed with pilots and...
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Michael Kennedy
Jan 3, 20232 min read
Going Positive in 2023
Today is coming on strong. Daylight is rising with endless possibilities. Going positive means finding fascination in the familiar, magic...
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Michael Kennedy
Dec 31, 20222 min read
Love More
A New Year's Resolution The Italian poet, Dante, believed the secret rhythm of the universe was the rhythm of love, which moved the stars...
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Michael Kennedy
Dec 29, 20223 min read
Wonderlust: What takes your breath away?
And what can you take away and use? “Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you...
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Michael Kennedy
Dec 6, 20222 min read
AI Can't Cry
I just discovered this ad from 55 years ago and it made me think. First, I love the image. It grabbed my attention. Then I read the copy....
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Michael Kennedy
Dec 3, 20223 min read
Brigadier General "Bud" Anderson: Promoted at 100
Living Legend, American Treasure On December 2nd, 2022, Col. "Bud" Anderson, the highest scoring living US Fighter Ace, and the only...
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Michael Kennedy
Nov 6, 20226 min read
What If Trees Could Talk?
6 Pillars of Writing Mastery "Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins…" ~ Annette Simmons Celtic spirituality has a great regard for the...
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Michael Kennedy
Oct 31, 20223 min read
Here was Magic
To Wonder Lazy mornings and all the time in the world for our minds to drift like a boat on a quiet Lake. "Where to next?" we wondered,...
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Michael Kennedy
Oct 23, 20222 min read
What a First Grader Taught Me
"If language is not correct, Then what is said is not what is meant; If what is said is not what is meant, Then what ought to be done...
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Michael Kennedy
Oct 21, 20225 min read
The Creativity Cure
Lessons from the Greats If your creativity needs a reminder or a boost, or if it's being undermined and you miss the creative courage you...
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Michael Kennedy
Sep 21, 20221 min read
Interlude
Finding the beauty & grace within The day ended and a mysterious spell Upon the silent onlookers fell. A display of nature at its best...
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Michael Kennedy
Sep 5, 20227 min read
“At 6,227’ the loudest noise at this Chapel comes from the creek”
What makes Olympic Valley Chapel a Tahoe Treasure? "It's not its unusual design or location, although both are stunning. It's the test of...
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Michael Kennedy
Aug 19, 20221 min read
Take Me There
Experiencing something magnificent, like the colorful calm of a sunrise over Lake Tahoe, or the mountains of Olympic Valley, or the...
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Michael Kennedy
Aug 14, 20221 min read
Mahogany Madness
48th Annual Lake Tahoe Concours d'Elegance, 2022 Competition of Elegance, better known as Concours d’Elegance, is a Lake Tahoe annual...
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Michael Kennedy
Aug 7, 20222 min read
Thinking The Unthinkable
A quick study in unconventional wisdom Artist: David Bryant “The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas, as in escaping from...
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Michael Kennedy
Jul 31, 20222 min read
The Power of Youthful Thinking
There’s nothing like cracking open a huge compendium of Maurice Sendak words and illustrations before the crack of dawn. Coffee’s hot,...
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Michael Kennedy
Jul 12, 20222 min read
The Muse Within
There's an imaginary being or force living within you, challenging you to keep working, inspiring you with ideas, pushing you to be the...
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Michael Kennedy
Jul 10, 20222 min read
Pulling Out of Life's Tailspins
Scared is good. It means you're alive. But it can also keep you from making a life or death decision - or a creative breakthrough. When I...
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Michael Kennedy
Jun 12, 20223 min read
The Dark Side of Paradise
Base-to-Base Gondola at Palisades Tahoe The $65 million base-to-base gondola connecting two Lake Tahoe, CA ski resorts, Palisades Tahoe...
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Michael Kennedy
May 28, 20225 min read
What You Didn’t Know About Nature on Learning
“Whether people get their dose of the outdoors on a trek through the wilderness or a jog through the city park, research suggests we...
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Michael Kennedy
May 16, 20223 min read
The Ship of Theseus
Plutarch, from the late first century, used a thought experiment to illustrate how the human mind works. The Ship of Theseus was built to...
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Michael Kennedy
Apr 30, 20224 min read
Three Life Lessons of a Visual Storyteller
I wasn't a good student, average at best. But if I liked my teachers I tended to do better in their classes. Of all the classes I took,...
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