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hello! I am joseph. and we are…

…a pretty mess of people playing loud music, exploring forests, and living big in little ways.

 

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Waiting (five things that made me smile today).
Waiting (five things that made me smile today).
There's a strong possibility he will not die.
There's a strong possibility he will not die.
A boy and his ___.
A boy and his ___.
"I'm just a citizen with a knife."
Failure is the first step toward trying?
Miles, man, play what ain’t there.

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It’s the future now, silly.
POEM : date night
In the cold desert while they napped.
In the cold desert while they napped.
A tiny manifesto for sharing opinions and engaging in public discourse on public topics, and also I talk about guns and force field shields
A tiny manifesto for sharing opinions and engaging in public discourse on public topics, and also I talk about guns and force field shields
A childrening manifesto
Pink (ode to my son)

on the road and in the mountains

elsewhere

We exist to produce, create, give. Not just consume, absorb, take. Those have their places and their times. But we are meant to return something to the world that uses the best of us. Thanks for a delicious and immersive experience, @pixar and @omsi . Fantastic. Stretching our imaginations to infinity and a couple steps further. Farther? - - - - #omsi #scienceofpixar #44artinprocess #44children #pdxkids @countessbecca
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (a visual depiction). - - - - #44pacificnwplaces #columbiagorge #pnwhikers #44children #hikingkids #maslowshierarchyofneeds #abrahammaslow #psych101
Watched the Academy Awards. Fun, long, and a few unexpected delights and surprises you always hope for. Thank you #OliviaColman and the screenwriters in both categories. As my mom pointed out in a text, one thing that stood out was the graciousness of those up front in crediting so many others with their success; for sharing, acknowledging, and including the many who have been instrumental in their different journeys. It’s easy to dismiss the show as irrelevant and out of touch. But if for no other reason than seeing people who have dedicated themselves to their art and their craft give credit to others and use their platform to INCLUDE others...that doesn’t get old and is a powerful example of something we all know, and oftentimes, including me, especially me, forget. Instead of posting a picture of some of my fave nominees and winners, I thought I would post a photograph of two people who understand their success is not validated by standing on a stage and getting an award; they are already successful and are beautifying the world with their music, words, comedy, theatrics, and life in general. Let’s just call it “spreading melody in various forms.” I am reminded of how powerful it is to have people who believe in you, who accept who you are and where you’re at and yet push you to be accountable to yourself for reaching the greatest interpretation of yourself possible...and I know that I want to support voices worth hearing, both literally and figuratively. Voices that heal and sustain and construct and build and educate and entertain all at once. I wanna be part of that; I wanna be part of moving those people forward, moving and loving them along to them doing what they’re doing and bringing their gifts to the world. And these are two. My siblings are so special to me. All six of them. These are the last two, sixteen and nineteen years my junior, who separately - and occasionally together - are bringing so much goodness and beauty to this planet. - Am I biased? Yes? Am I connoisseur of the arts? Yes. I have a tiny little group on IG who sees my posts, and if seeing this picks up one more fan, one more supporter for them, then...awesome! Night, lovey’all.
We finally saw Avengers: Infinity War WITHOUT having plot points spoiled, although I did have some dramatic and aggressive shutdowns of various pre-teens in making them keep their mouths shut and not talk about it in my presence. Don’t spoil things, people. One of the top things to teach our children collectively. Don’t spoil good stories for other people. And boy. This was a good one. Big budget done well. Up there with my other Marvel faves. The Russo bros know how to make a big movie with big effects and still make you care about characters and their relationships with each other, no matter how ludicrous it might initially seem to care about characters with colorful costumes and crazy superpowers. For the small remainder of those who haven’t seen it who WANT to see it, I will say nothing more, but I enjoyed it very much and am hoping Endgame will he treated with the same respect in wrapping up a major phase of this whole journey. Wow. Also, if you haven’t seen the doc RBG about Supreme Court icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg...then do. So, so good. Also a superhero film. - - - - #44children #mcu #marveluniverse #selfportrait #44dads #exploreoregon #avengersendgame #notoriousrbg
Will she climb to the tops of mountains, plunge into the darkest caves, listen to the loudest music, and raise the noisiest children with me? Yeah. At least three out of the above four. #nospelunking #sharonvanetten and a sleeping carful of wet adventurers on a Saturday night with this one. I’m in. - - - - #44moms @countessbecca #pnw
I love a good book way too much to make an asinine statement like “a picture is worth a hundred words,” or some such nonsense, but I feel like perhaps this is equivalent to a dozen words on this special Thursday of love. Cue The Police.- - - - @theofficialsting @countessbecca #44children #goatsofinstagram #washougal #valentine #illbewatchingyou
There are lots of things that come between people these days. But one thing that is unassailable and undoubtedly true is that three of the best songs of the last decade have been brought to us by an array of different artists (not pictured). The first song is by Sharon Van Etten. The three are: - - Holding Out - I Fold - Seventeen They are loosely connected, but otherwise bear no connection with one another. Other than being fiery blasts of cool warmth on a chilly winter night. The last song is by Sharon Van Etten. - - - - #44music #washougal #44children #pacificnorthwest #snowboardgirl Track 2 is by Sharon Van Etten #yesiamafan