By: Kenneth Kit Lamug,
on 3/13/2014
It happens to the best of us. We get burned out, feel uninspired or just can’t take that next step in our creative endeavor.
You have my permission to relax, take the day off, and read some of the inspirational quotes below.
over.
29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.
Slow and steady wins the race… 
Add a Comment
By: Mark Miller,
on 9/30/2011
No, it's not a delicious frozen treat for when you settle in with a good book.
I'm talking about Giovanni Gelati. Maybe you've heard of him? Trestle Press front man, anchor of the Author's Lab collaboration series, social media and internet marketing whiz. I wrote "A Prince in Trenton, Seriously?" with the guy. Yeah, that's him.
He has also started a series on his own about...............Bocce?
It actually sounds fun and could easily be played in the backyard, the community park, the beach, or most anywhere.
Gelati (the man, not the ice cream) has taken Bocce to the next level. He has created larger than life characters and thrust them into outrageous situations. In "I Have Chrome Balls, Don't You?", he introduces us to two members his team: Giovanni "The G-Man" Gelati and Dan "Big Balls" Cannoli (he gets his name due to the maximum size of his regulation Bocce equipment). The two friends are pitted in a duel against each other to determine the greatest Bocce player in the world.
In "Holy Chrome Bocce Balls on Fire", things go global. Giovanni and Dan are whisked away to an international tournament in Djibouti of all places. There, they face off against the Chinese and Russian teams. Things quickly escalate into an outlandish competition, and of course, flaming Bocce balls.
I love that the outcome of these stories is a foregone conclusion. The G-Man is always the unquestionable winner. Like all good stories, you know the "good guy" is going to win, but you relish seeing how it goes down. The humor is sharp and the puns are thick.
I look forward to the next adventure, which will be part of Trestle's Harbinger of Horror Halloween Month: "Holy Chrome Bocce Ball Beach Bloodbath - A Zombedy"
By: Matt Phelan,
on 7/19/2007
Whereabouts unknown.
He looks just like my old boss in Penn's rare book department, proportions included ;-)
professor rangamussen has indeed been known to lurk in rare book departments...