We could all use a laugh in these times, no?
I decided to have some fun at the Water Tower here in Louisville yesterday afternoon, please enjoy!
Also, here’s my second take… by this point I was laughing too hard to blow into the Vuvuzela properly!
The Tao of Lacey
Originally written February 24th, 2018, lightly revised and expanded for clarity.
There are over 7.5 billion people on Earth now, roughly 325 million of them in the US alone. As entities grow larger, it becomes harder for them to move and react, and it takes them longer to do so. The pace of modern day life, especially the technological aspects, vastly outstrips the ability of human beings to react and change with it.
We can’t keep up. The resulting mental, emotional, and cultural disconnects are mammoth, and grow with each passing day.
I believe the landscape we’re in right now to be fundamentally different than any in recent history. The old rules no longer apply, and the problem is that almost no one seems to see it but the people who want to capitalize on it to cause chaos and hurt others. Most people really have no clue what is happening, and as difficult as it is to believe, there is a wide swath of this country who still have no idea that there’s anything they need to pay attention to, and haven’t taken any action to protect themselves.
I bring you 10 fundamental concepts that have brought shape and definition to my life. Some of them are relatively new, others are the product of ~20 years of honing and refinement. You will likely recognize much of the underlying theory, but I tend to apply it in somewhat unconventional ways because I see things at a slightly different angle than most other people seem to. If you’ve ever wondered about the way I approach life or the way I think, this is your window into how my mind works.
Cher
For the last 15-20+ years, whenever I consume media, I almost always do it from the perspective of the performer. The first time, anyway. How much fun must it have been to play this role? What would it have been like to lay down that bass line? How would I sing that song? What would it be like to be the sort of person who can write a passage like that? Would I tell that joke the same way?
Absorbing work that way allows me to appreciate it completely differently than most people do, a feeling I think all artists know. One of the most delightful parts about being a performer myself now is that my appreciation for art and the artists who create it has only continued to deepen.
Then Cher showed up.
UFC and ESPN: Same Bat Time, New Bat Station
The UFC recently entered into a 5 year broadcasting partnership with ESPN, and tonight is the first UFC/ESPN event. The main event features Bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw going down a weight class to challenge champion and former Olympian Henry Cejudo for the Flyweight belt, a fight that should be absolute fire. This partnership is intriguing for so many reasons.
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Places Between Places: The Louisville Roads Project
I began work on a photography project in May. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the moment I could finally show you what I’ve been working on, and tonight’s the night.
Welcome to Places Between Places: The Louisville Roads Project!
Purpose
The focal point of this project is the major roadways of Louisville, Kentucky. I wanted to highlight why they are so important for our city, and to uncover facets of the past that might have been forgotten or overlooked.
With this project, I hope to provide a means for people to appreciate and reconnect with their surroundings. In doing so, my hope is that these photos clarify and bring context to the present day.
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Treescream
When the transformer across the street blew late Wednesday night, it emitted a shower of purple light, and it took my power with it. The sky was light and there was a bunch of lightning, it seemed fitting. Watching, I thought, man, this would be beautiful if it wasn’t 2am.
My transformer was one of many others that blew that night, LG&E estimated that approximately 125,000 people lost power because of that ice storm. When I stepped outside Thursday morning, the sky was still unnaturally light and there were so many tree limbs down. I left for work early, but it took forever to get there because of all the traffic lights not working. The traffic crawled, I shivered, and all I could think about was the Wilderness Road.
The Way of the Road: Essential Travel Gear
Travel is one of those things that consumes me. I love it so much, I think about it all the time, and I’ve been fortunate enough to do a whole lot of traveling in the last 2 years.
That travel has given me the time I needed to refine my approach and gear, and this feels like a good place to document where I am in my approach to travel gear- specifically, what I consider essential.
This list is broken into 5 categories: Bags and Organizers, Health and Toiletries, Small Items, Technology, and Other. This is intended to be consumed in tandem with my Making Travel Easier piece.
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The Way of the Road: Making Travel Easier
I was poking around in my Snapchat settings last month (go to Settings, Additional Services, Manage, then Lifestyle & Interests if you’re curious) and I noticed they’d placed me in 2 categories: Frequent Travelers and Travel Enthusiasts.
I love to travel. I think I’ve spent more time traveling in the last 2 years than I have in my entire life. One of the reasons why I love to travel so much is because of everything it teaches. There’s no better way to determine whether your gear and your technique actually work than to use them, make changes based on what you learn, and then use them again.
In that spirit, I’d like to pass on some of what I’ve learned so far. This is intended to be consumed in tandem with my Essential Travel Gear piece.
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One Year Later: Tumi Annapolis Zip Flap Bag
Last Sunday was the one year anniversary of the day I walked into my local Tumi location and purchased my current bag, Tumi’s Annapolis Zip Flap Bag, in Hickory.
When I reviewed the Annapolis last year, I praised it effusively, and I’ve raved about it to many people since then. In the last year, I’ve used it intensively, enough that I eventually decided I wanted to write this, a retrospective on the Tumi Annapolis with my thoughts on the bag after a full year of solid use.
Spoiler alert: I have never owned a better bag in my life. Never.
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Review: Weightless Float Center
Weightless Float Center, a float tank center located in Distillery Commons that also offers massage, infrared saunas, and yoga, is nearing its second birthday. There is one other float tank facility in Louisville that I’m aware of, Acqua Wellness, which is located near the intersection of Westport Road and Springhurst Boulevard at the edge of Jefferson County, but Weightless is the one that I’d been seeing and hearing so much about that I was so intrigued I had to visit, and is the subject of this review.
Since June 2017, I’ve floated 8 times, and floating has become a core component of my self-care regimen. I would do it every single day if I could.