Michael Kennedy
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
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
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
- 4 min
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
- 2 min
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 29, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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 5, 2022
- 7 min
“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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 2 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 4 min
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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