With all the things one “has” to do on the internet its nice to have a place to go to do what you want. This is where someone who cannot draw, cannot sing, and cannot write goes to be as creative as they can!Tumblr (3.0; @carlmistlebauer)http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/yasheng_huang.html?source=tumblr#.UGm6VOcbleg.tumblr">Yasheng Huang: Does democracy stifle economic growth?</a>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/32671041591http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/32671041591Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:45:18 -0500<a href="http://www.adingintheuniverse.com/post/30087451557/from-john-gardner-of-http-pbs-org">nihil timendum est: from John Gardner of http://pbs.org:</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.adingintheuniverse.com/post/30087451557/from-john-gardner-of-http-pbs-org" target="_blank">adingintheuniverse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A man wrote to me from Colorado saying that his 20 year-old daughter had been killed in an auto accident some weeks before and that she was carrying in her billfold a paragraph from a speech of mine. He said he was grateful because the paragraph — and the fact that she kept it close to her — told…</p> </blockquote>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/30205314136http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/30205314136Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:23:01 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m961nfbMHL1qz4d4bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/30205273126http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/30205273126Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:22:19 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yTGs9y-qZWw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Christopher Cross “Sailing” unplugged….</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26299953106http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26299953106Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:45:14 -0500Sailing<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MsW8rXPcnM0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The perfect song for the summer of our youth….</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26299789690http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26299789690Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:42:39 -0500Summer Breeze<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wvUQcnfwUUM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>In The Summertime…</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26269281001http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26269281001Sun, 01 Jul 2012 05:38:00 -0500Mungo JerryIn The Summertime<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/X3zIuDjUW-o?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hot time in the summer….in the city….</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26269248206http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26269248206Sun, 01 Jul 2012 05:36:30 -0500Lovin SpoonfulSummer in the city<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5ylasCZJN1qavye5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thehighandlow.tumblr.com/post/25864529998/homedesigning-bonsai-tree-house-by-takanori-aiba" target="_blank">thehighandlow</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://homedesigning.tumblr.com/post/25863861942/bonsai-tree-house-by-takanori-aiba" target="_blank">homedesigning</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/takanoriaiba/" target="_blank">Bonsai Tree House by Takanori Aiba</a></p> </blockquote>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26222881257http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26222881257Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:37:50 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6151oTqv91rrma63o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dogadayproject.tumblr.com/post/25656080293/pekingese" target="_blank">dogadayproject</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Pekingese</p> </blockquote>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26222727835http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26222727835Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:35:05 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XE2fnYpwrng?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Its officially 110 degrees here and its going to get hotter….</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26222648213http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26222648213Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:33:37 -0500Heatwave<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L8M0RCdpoGc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Its hot outside….and the temp keeps getting higher and higher…</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26222585024http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/26222585024Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:32:27 -0500Jackie WilsonHigher and Higher<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4n9vtuijp1r01w8mo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Humble in body noble in soul….</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23886990464http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23886990464Sun, 27 May 2012 16:37:50 -0500““Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.””<br/><br/> - <em>Steve Jobs (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.adingintheuniverse.com/" target="_blank">adingintheuniverse</a>)</em>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23866259151http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23866259151Sun, 27 May 2012 10:55:40 -0500<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/every-serious-person-needs-to-see-this-chart-2012-5">Business Insider</a>: <p>Tech for the sake of tech creates very few jobs and speculative wealth.  If you want to grow our economy, create jobs, and end the wealth inequality problem then we have to bring tech “downstream” and merge it with “old economy” product manufacturing.</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23827636506http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23827636506Sat, 26 May 2012 18:54:57 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4i7krtBTz1r0mylzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>At one time I enjoyed the bright colors of blooming annuals and perennials and now I find myself enjoying the cool solitude of oak leaf hydrangeas, ferns, and hostas.</p> <p>Of course it took 25 years for my trees to get big enough to offer the shade…</p> <p>Patience.</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23646408061http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23646408061Wed, 23 May 2012 20:46:03 -0500oak leaf hydrangeasfernshostascool solitude<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dza9S0AS1ro74x3o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4dza9S0AS1ro74x3o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23630163936http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23630163936Wed, 23 May 2012 16:54:43 -0500“Teaching should be full of ideas instead of stuffed with facts.”<br/><br/> - <em>Anonymous (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.skillshare.com/" target="_blank">skillshare</a>)</em>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23630022491http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/23630022491Wed, 23 May 2012 16:52:37 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3d2y6gF7q1r0mylzo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Peonies are blooming now….</p> <p>I remember when I considered these “flowers your grandmother loved…” and way too old fashioned for my garden.  Which puts them in the same category as Old English Roses.  But now as I look out and admire their beauty I want to get another two different varieties to add to the four that I have…</p> <p>Its funny how experience changes your perspective of things….</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/22211790444http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/22211790444Tue, 01 May 2012 15:44:00 -0500PeoniesGardening<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38w7iVNYe1r0mylzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Holstee Manifesto, living life with a conscience.</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/22048378698http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/22048378698Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:28:00 -0500The Holstee ManifestoLiving life with a conscience<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ivw3t1Fx1r0mylzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I don’t know success, but I do know persistence….</p> <p>If being “successful” was all that mattered then what would you do after you had achieved “success?”  </p> <p>Start all over again?</p>http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/21143983578http://carlmistlebauer.tumblr.com/post/21143983578Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:24:02 -0500FailureSuccessPersistence