J Andrew Ellis

When a company says their staff have a combined 100 years of experience. That really doesn't mean hot to me. My kids have a combined 18 years of experience, it doesn't mean that I trust them to vote or drive a car.

A Girl Called Gale A bedtime story about a Wind who can't stop moving and, with no destination of her own, finds purpose in helping others reach theirs.

If you've been waiting, don't wait anymore.

Unless you're sitting at a red light, then wait and put down your phone.🚦

FYI, Not my project but, 6 days left and almost 80% funded. This is only covering art and startup costs for a high quality children's book.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/-mk...

from A Girl Called Gale by Marcus Kahle McCann. Gale Searching for something.

from A Girl Called Gale by Marcus Kahle McCann. Gale is a gust of wind.

I can't say enough good things about, A Girl Called Gale by Marcus Kahle McCann. It hits so many points people feel in their bones about finding their place in this world and helping others.

See my pinned post for the link. It deserves more attention, repost and share this.

Harvested raisins and figs today. Not bad for 2 grape vines and 1 fig tree all only 3-4 years old.

A Girl Called Gale A bedtime story about a Wind who can't stop moving and, with no destination of her own, finds purpose in helping others reach theirs.

If you don't know who Marcus Kahle McCann is here is one of his latest projects.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/-mk...

I think sometimes I don't want to admit when I use personal experiences as inspiration. Some others are very open about it.

I like how Marcus Kahle McCann creates beautiful stories from his.

Do you have an author that you admire in that way?

Just finished the book For a Handful of Feathers, by Guy de la Valdene. He has kind of a unique style, that makes me feel like I'm sitting around a fire pit in his backyard drinking beer with him while he tells me everything he knows about Bob White quail and habitat restoration.

Here is a beautiful children's book that is really something I think should take off. If you missed out on his first book, don't miss out on this one. Kahle McCann's first book (The boy who was fire) is still one of my kids favorites. Still in pre-launch.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/-mk...

So random Friday morning thought:

If we live in a simulation, and we create a simulation so perfect, it exactly models our reality.

How would we know that the simulation we "created" is not actually a view or bridge into the reality that created the simulation we live in?

Right? Do people actually say, oh sure I'll give you my credit card so you can auto charge me?

Maybe I'm weird. But if I'm reading the news on Google news and I click on an article that has any type of paywall, or sign up to read the article, I immediately leave.

Like, I don't care if there is advertising but don't make me do something extra to read your article.

a man with a mustache says " smells like potential " in a locker room ALT: a man with a mustache says " smells like potential " in a locker room

Full request... From a small publisher...

Just heard this and feels so connected to my art.

"The future started yesterday and we're already late." -John Legend

Do you prefer more complex symbolism, or more direct focus in a story? #WritingCommunity

You will never convince me that Creep by Radiohead wasn't written by someone with a little bit of imposter syndrome. I know the official story, but it really takes a new meaning through that lens.

Just leave the pinned post where to find you, and it helps protect your image.

This is my occasional request that if you have left X/twitter, please don't deactivate or delete your account. We have no way to report and take down imposter accounts using your name and image if you do not have a profile there.

Office April fools. Bring in a donut box. Put vegetables in donut box.

After looking at the pictures more it didn't look quite right as a western banded gecko. The correct identification is a Mediterranean House Gecko.

western banded gecko on my hand.

another picture of the western banded gecko

western banded gecko under its new rock

Found this little western banded gecko under a brick. I couldn't leave it in place because it would have been dangerous, so I made a new little home for it 20 feet away. It wouldn't leave my hand until its new rock house was in the right place.

2 loaves of bread.

Sourdough Saturday turned into sourdough Sunday. I wanted to see the difference between convection vs Dutch Oven. The top loaf cooked 10 minutes faster in the convection, vs the Dutch oven on the bottom loaf.

Writers challenge:

Grab something from your fridge. Smell it and describe the smell without using the name of the item.

The plot twist I need. Wool series by Hugh Howey and the show Paradise and the show the 100 all exist in the same earth at different time periods. The earth is a big place...

Got to watch the lunar eclipse tonight. Pictures really don't do it justice.

a man with a mustache and #tedlasso written on the bottom right ALT: a man with a mustache and #tedlasso written on the bottom right

Nothing makes me feel quite the same as editing a book I last touched two years ago...

clam chowder in a bread bowl.

My wife got clam chowder at the store the other day, so I made homemade bread bowls last sourdough saturday to go with it. Finally had a night at home to eat it. So good.

It was sourdough Saturday. I liked how this one turned out.

💯 mine too

These Woolly Mice Bring The Mammoth's De-Extinction a Step Closer After an intense study of the mammoth's genetic code, scientists have engineered 'woolly' mice with altered fur thickness, color, and texture to recreate the extinct elephant's adaptations to the cold...

Who had genetically engineered mammoth mouse hybridon their 2025 bingo card?

Also how long until these start getting sold as pets to find the mammoth research?

www.sciencealert.com/these-woolly...

Yeah that does happen actually. They have a specific locator call that they use when they can't find ones they hear but can't see. Like the ones in the eggs chirping.