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What A Day Dad Had
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Semi-Rad
Writer, artist, filmmaker, columnist for Outside Magazine. My newsletter about creativity, adventure, and enthusiasm goes out to 15,000+ subscribers every week.
Friday Inspiration 539 I haven’t watched that many TED talks recently, but the title of this one pulled me in and I have to say it did not disappoint: The Accidental Brilliance of Makeshift Signs (video) So basically this guy posed a question about highway design on Threads, and almost no one even attempted to give him a legitimate answer, but the comments just keep delivering more and more jokes, which are I think even more rewarding (my favorite is probably the cardigan with one giant...
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