S2 E43 — See What You’ve Been Missing …

Patreon’s limited editing capabilities suck. Their format choices totally changes how each of my publications originally appear in my WordPress blogs.

“The Tau of Steves: What You Don’t Know Could Fill a Book”

“5” Steve Jobs, (1955 – 2011): “There’s no easier way, no shortcut available, no hack or guide that will provide the answer. You just have to find it as you go along. Luckily, this hard way is also the fun way.” Pisces

Hi and welcome to Saturday’s Episode 43 in Season 2 of “My Pandemic Year Experiment” on this ninth day of May in the spring of 2020.

Season 1 and 2 are a two-year examination of how bits of wisdom changed during the “normal” pre-pandemic and then in this unfolding pandemic year.

Previously in Season Two, the Pandemic Year

S2 E42 — It Was Short and Sweet, but Heart-Felt; S2 E41 — A Pandemic End to Real Estate and Consulting?; S2 E40 — The Profound Impact of the Pandemic on Nouns

Related from Season One, the Normal Year

S1 E43 — Desperation on Such a Summer’s Day; S1 E42 — Love on the Run; S1 E41 — The Dream Was Over, Long Live the Dream; S1 E40 — Nothing to See Here, Keep Moving On

Context

My new end of the week publication habit works. Here’s what my early experimental attempt for Patreon became:

The Coming Millennial Migration — Will Remote Work Set You Free?

“More sunsets are caught than sunrises because a greater number of people are awake in the evening than are watching for the break of dawn. Get on an early tract. There’s something spectacular in it for you.”

Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.

Los Angeles Times, Catharine Hamm, Photo: Yang Lu

The Tau: Week Ending 5/9/20

New horizons. Grab some bucket list ideas to go — for deferred itineraries and remote-enabled resort towns. Curated from stories about local communities stretching along Pacific Coast Highway, in mountain resorts and on lakes, islands and in the great outdoors.

But, here on the Atoll, we don’t expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately. Instead we hope our articles inspire your future adventures!

See what you’ve been missing.

Check out this week’s headlines pulled from our daily “Top 30 Digest” delivered, “Fresh from the Labs. Literally bottled and set adrift from KnowWhere Atoll.”

Where … ?

PCH Regions

- - - - “San Diego mayor: Compliance with new beach rules bodes well for state business reopening”
      - ”Pismo Beach: Where To Eat, Stay, And Play”
      - ”Whale that washed ashore in Ventura County towed out to sea”
      - ”Wineries Sue Over Cannabis Operation”
      - ”The Malibu Beach Inn Is Offering a Unique Social Distance Dining Experience for Mother’s Day”
      - ”Video captures coyote going for a morning stroll by Levi’s Plaza in SF during shelter-in-place order”

Islands and Currents

- - - - “Hawaii’s Proposals To Safely Reopen Travel…”
      - “I Was Stranded in Hawaii by Coronavirus — and the Magical Islands Completely Stole My Heart”
      - ”Hawaii wants to ensure a sustainable relationship with tourism post-COVID19”
      - ”Hawaii arresting rogue tourists for violating mandatory quarantine”
      - ”30 Best Bucket List Trips For Your Lifetime: Sailing The Hidden Caribbean”
      - ”Here’s how Sandals plans to re-open its Caribbean resorts to guests”
      - ”I’m Quarantined on a Yacht in the Caribbean. It’s Not What You Think”
      - ”Squid are back in abundance along Central California coast”
      - ”On Catalina Island, Unemployment Is 90%. A Local Food Pantry is Making Sure No One Goes Hungry”

Mountains and Lakes

- - - - ”Why whitewater rafting could be the safest way to a family vacation this summer”
      - ”Prediction tool shows how forest thinning may increase Sierra Nevada snowpack”
      - “9 Things To Know About The North Lake Tahoe Ale Trail”
      - ”Cute Video: Mama bear rescues cubs, swimming them to safety one-by-one in South Lake Tahoe “
      - ”Introducing The Mountaineers Statement on Climate Change”

Pristine Treks

- - - - ”Outerbike cancels Deer Valley mountain bike demo event”
      - ”How To Spend A Weekend In Historic Truckee, California”
      - ”This Colorado Doggo Has Hit More Than 5,000 Summits“
      - ”California Snowpack Already Nearly Bare As Drought Worsens”

Deserts, Slopes and Ranges

- - - - “Western Slope Farmers Forge On Despite Losing 90 Percent of Peach Crop”
      - ”An Ace Hotel Gift Card Is a Win-Win Purchase“
      - ”Live out your Santorini dreams in this Palm Springs house asking $3M”
      - ”Take a Peek Inside Walt Disney’s Former Technicolor Dream House”

The Tau 12 Months Ago

“You’ve been happy with your choices, but now you’re starting to notice that there are new options on the horizon.”

Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.

Tags : COVID-19, climate, deserts, horizons, islands, lakes, migration, Millennials, mountains, Pacific Coast Highway, rafting, ranges, regions, rivers, remote, road trips, slopes, sunrises

Evidence

“4” Steve Zahn, 51: “Pain is a signal. It is possible to feel pain and not be hurt by it. For example, endurance sports enthusiasts may experience this as they push through a workout. Pain is part of the process. Hurt is a judgment.” Scorpio

I’m guessing that pain means frustration on my part. If so then, yes, it definitely part of the process. I get that. There are no short cuts, there is only doing.

Random ones that make me want change my sign.

“4” Steve Aoki, 41: “You know your limits and your triggers, which makes you more powerful, not less. But take into account that things like that change. You get stronger and braver. Test and push yourself today.” Sagittarius

I detect a theme. Quit bitching if you’re so powerful. Push through today. OK. Got it.

“4” Steve Winwood, 71; Stevie Wonder, 69: “Your confidence comes from a wellspring of integrity. You know what you’ve done, what you have and who you are. You don’t require constant reminders of your greatness or tons of reinforcement to feel good.” Taurus

Don’t be so sure for this career reincarnation. Some reminders of greatness would be nice. Or maybe just 500 pounds of reinforcement.

“5” Steve Nash, 45: “You think about things in a certain way that you may not even be aware of until you express what you’re thinking to a friend. The act of articulating yourself brings about new insights.” Aquarius

Not only for me, but I noticed this early on in my one-on-one advisory career with “C-Suite” executives. I put on a brave face before each engagement fearing my lack of answers for someone operating at the top tier of an organization. Until, that fateful day when I simply asked a VP what she had been doing already about the problem or challenge she faced. Then, my natural instincts and intuition kicked in. Get them to tell you and in the telling their answers reveal themselves.

Theory is one thing. Explanations and instructions are just that. Until you take all the teachings and advice and apply them is when the true knowledge is revealed. No hacks or shortcuts to building your own experience into wisdom.

What’s Going On …

Literally Bottled and Set Adrift from KnowWhere Atoll

- @knowlabs followers of one or more of my 35 digital magazines grew from 2,170 to 2300.

Foresight

Quality-of-Life

Long-Form

- Just picked up “Bob Dylan In America” by Sean Wilentz. Maybe because of the subliminal messaging like the times are a changing and the answer is blowing in the wind, but I kinda like Sean’s fanboy becomes music critic becomes historian surrounding Dylan’s life and times.
- Saw the movie, didn’t realize that one of my favorite authors, Michael Connelly — his detective Hieronymus (Harry) Bosch book series and Amazon Prime series — also wrote, “The Lincoln Lawyer” which I just finished. Gotta tell you I can’t not see his lead character (Mickey Haller, Bosch’s half brother) as anyone else but Matthew McConaughey.

Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Inspired by: Holiday Mathis – Creators Syndicate

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