How Andre 3000's album New Blue Sun got me thinking about the human spirit, basketball, and the Wind.
Read MoreI'm calling this one: No Fear of Time
A week ago I was angry with myself. It was two days until the reset on my newsletter subscription. The service permits three emails every 30 days. I had one email left, but nothing prepared to send. My frustration felt purely about maximizing an investment. I’m paying for this and therefore I have to squeeze it dry. I have to write something.
But that’s not how creativity works.
Read MoreEdgar Heap of Birds reclaims a Long Island City park as native land
It rained on the ceremony to officially open the Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds courts at Murray Park in Long Island City. Nature challenged us to play and work within its system. But, there was a lesson about water hovering just beyond my awareness, and the more I spoke with Edgar Heap of Birds that day, the more I understood its significance.
Read MoreLessons on pick-up in New York: duende & human potential
I can feel my game changing since I’ve been here. Those are always important moments in a hooper’s life. We feel the level up. Since moving to New York in late March, I play different. I am a shooter by trade. But, I’m not trying to just be out there for open look knockdowns.
Read MoreLessons On Place: Arco Arena, et al.
There’s a planned obsolescence to arenas when it comes to professional sports. Capitalism has to erase history. We will never have a Colosseum in this country. History is an obstacle in America.
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