The Burrow

I went. I learned. I ate . I laughed. I'd never seen Lucha Libre before.  Masked Mexican wrestling is an art form best appreciated if you are a 13 year old boy, I think, or, perhaps, if you love the Three Stooges. According to the program, , Chris Hack, aka The Prophet, has been  a living legend in the world of Lucha Libre for 20 years.  He and his opponent invited boos and ooohs and gasps as they flung one another around the ring.  They didn't stay within its confines, either.  This was a interactive experience, with high fives and snarky attitude on all sides.  It's not something I need to see again, but I'm glad I got to experience it once. And that's what TEDX is all about, really.  Snippets of life in another person's universe.  Here are some of them: Kevin Justus, PHD, an independent scholar of Louis XV (how's that for an occupation?) challenged the audience to  make your favorite room a portrait of yourself. ...

The Yarn Bomber came to Tucson last weekend. We took donated pieces of which there were many sent to the YarnBomber from Arkansas and Ontario and Thrift Shops around the country and embellished the larger ones with smaller ones before attaching them together in building-wrap sizes. We set up inside for small work and outside for the larger constructions. Denizens, I have to say that there's lying on the concrete, bleeding to death,  and there's lying on the concrete, sewing pieces of whimsy together, and my brand-new-Holiday-Celebration-Tour-sneaker (over there, on the right) and I are here to tell you that this way is much better.   The Brit Who Hugs made pretend snow angels on her section as she agreed with me.  I was having too much fun watching her, and being glad about the fact that I was there to watch her, to stop and take a picture.  You'll just have to imagine our giant, life affirming, in-the-moment, smiles. ...

YarnBomber  is coming to Tucson. Stephen Duneier, the YarnBomber, is a true polymath.  This, from his website, is what he does when he's not covering the mountains around Santa Barbara with yarn: He  teaches  Decision Analysis and Behavioral Investing in the College of Engineering at the University of California,  publishes  independent research,  coaches  the world's most experienced and successful institutional investors through  Bija Advisors,  and  give talks around the world on macroeconomic related topics, as well as how to improve performance through a more mindful approach to decision making. He also does a special motivational talk just for K-12 students entitled, "Bija: Seeds of Dreams" All that, and he had time on Saturday night to Skype with Tucsonans at TedX's gathering of collaborative fiber artists... part of the Dreamer creative team....  even if we didn't know we were worthy of such a designation unti...