quotes
Clouds of Boston
Whenever I’m in an elevated location where I can see the city from a new perspective, if I can, I like to take pictures. This is my most recent photo seeing Boston from above. If you look at the far right, just where the land meets the sky, you can see the gas tank near the expressway.
It was a warm sunny day. Blue sky and white puffy clouds. I love the clouds.
Back in November 2007, I was doing 30 Days of Thanks on my old blog. One of the things I’ve always been thankful for is the ability to go outside, look up and see beauty in the clouds. I wrote about a new group that I had learned about called the Cloud Appreciation Society.
The group still exists. Last night I read an article about the founder, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, in the latest issue of Kinfolk. I learned that he gave a TED Talk, Cloudy with a chance of joy. Watch it, when you get a chance.
Pretor-Pinney is trying to get people to stop associating negativity with clouds and to focus on the beauty instead. He shows some amazing cloud pictures. Talks about the act of watching clouds. Doing nothing but letting our minds wander, which can spur creativity. He also gives a nice final quote.
Always remember to live life with your head in the clouds. ~ Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Beard Papa’s in Boston
Back in 2006, when I was a wee baby blogger, I read an article about a place in San Francisco that sold the most amazing cream puffs called Beard Papa’s.
It was was one of my first blog posts about food and when I noticed a trend with food and lawyers. In the article, an attorney named Jordan Goldstein, gave one of my favorite quotes ever about food.
It was one of the best days of my life, said Goldstein, who returned with his friend 24 hours later to procure six more pastries. “These are like eating air.
I never forgot that quote and always remembered thinking about the cream puffs that inspired it.
So last week I was at work and we were talking about food. Like always. We were saying how bringing food to employees, inspires so much goodwill and that we would all like a sweet snack. By the way, we have been bringing in snacks to share just about every week.
Then one of our supervising attorneys, who was not in the room while we were talking about wanting gifts of food, brought us some mini cream puffs. We were so happy!
Come to find out, he got them from Beard Papa’s! They just recently opened in Chinatown, which is just around the corner from my current office.
After work last night, I decided to stop by and see the place for myself. There was a line of people and a bit of a wait for the cream puffs. By the way, the scent inside was thrilling and intoxicating.
The bakers fill each cream puff as you wait. I got two regular sized puffs so that I could share one with G.
We both inhaled them! The cream squishes out all over the place and the puff is delicate and crunchy. They are messy. But messy in such a playful way that you will need to lick your fingers and juggle keeping the puff together. Then you realize that you have eaten the whole thing in 5 seconds!
Ha! It’s wonderful. Now I know what Jordan was talking about.
Quote of the Week: Fearless
A few weeks ago, I was listening to Invisibilia on NPR. The episode was about people who were fearless. Had no fear.
I’m pretty sure this is where I heard the quote that fear equals thinking plus time. Take away thinking or time and you cannot have fear. Fascinating! It stuck with me.
I kind of think it’s true. But it also seems too simple. It could also be the equation for being foolish.
What do you think?
Either way, happy Monday! Hope you have a fearless week!
