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A great idea + creative masses = amazing results

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jim Cota

Think of all the great creative minds and the world’s best ideas, and you might come away thinking that creative genius is found by an individual toiling away alone. I think this can happen occasionally, but not often. Beyond that, … Continue reading →

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Guatemalan sinkholes say, “Time to move.”

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Jim Cota

In 2007, a 300-foot deep sink hole opened up in Guatemala City, leaving this view behind: Pretty amazing. And you would think it would be a fairly rare occurrence for something this freaking big to just suddenly show up in … Continue reading →

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Walking Williams Creek with Scout

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Jim Cota

We had the opportunity a few weeks ago to venture through Marrott Park and down to Williams Creek with Scout. This was her first real opportunity to be a water dog and the pure joy was unmistakable… Walking Williams Creek … Continue reading →

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This is what joy looks like

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Jim Cota

You know, there are enough things going on in this world to be depressed about. Earthquakes, winter storms, unemployment, health care premiums. Oh, and my property taxes are due today (and again in two months.) But I saw this photo … Continue reading →

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Extreme Shepherding

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Jim Cota

So, this is a slightly convoluted path, but I was reading about Google launching their new live search results feature. To see it in action, I went to the site and entered “Tiger Woods.” Yikes. Well, the live search worked, … Continue reading →

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Lily’s Creek

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Jim Cota

After hiking through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Thursday, we stopped on the way back out of the park and walked down to a clear (and very cold) mountain stream. The kids had changed out of their boots … Continue reading →

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It’s cold, but not *this* cold

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Jim Cota

Jack walked into the room this morning and asked for my iPhone so he could check the weather. “Dad,” he said, “it’s minus twelve.” I really wanted to crawl back into bed. So I go out to start the car … Continue reading →

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