Having just wrapped the last THE ARTIST’S WAY Zoom session, Happy Puppy KEE-RA’s human, the Suit-in-Transition MEREDITH was energized and ready to hear-out-loud ideas pinging around in her head. Let’s listen in. —The Gang

FADE IN:

INT. MEREDITH’S HOUSE

After exiting the ZOOM, she stood up and stretched while Kee-Ra silently observed. She looks in his direction and they both silently nod — heading for the front door to get some air… and also, perhaps AIR IT OUT…

DISSOLVE TO.

EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD (WORLD OF JOY)

They hit the sidewalk and bounce along. After a block or so, Kee-Ra gets things started.

KEE-RA
So, Mama… was that a WRAP?

MEREDITH
Yes and No… Feels like just the beginning…

KEE-RA
Beginning? Like … Casablanca when they walk off into the fog?

A smile comes across her face…

MEREDITH
Yes, my perceptive Pal. That is a perfect way to visualize it…

They walk some more. Smiling and greeting others doing their early evening routine.

…You’ve changed, Mama. I sense… Calmness?

KEE-RA
You’ve changed, Mama. I sense… Calmness?

She continues to smile.

KEE-RA
It was…

MEREDITH
Connections and… Crayola-izing of my world has begun.

Connections were made…

KEE-RA
Ah! Creative! Good! Like it!
Now educate me on the Crayola-thing.

MEREDITH
I wrote about it recently in my MUSINGS… My world as a Suit – black and white… Stark. Not much in the way of even shades of grey… Ya march along…getting things done… Your perceived DUTY is to stay on track… a track set by bosses, clients, etc.

KEE-RA
Sounds kinda GRIM.

MEREDITH
Good word. That sense of duty propels you along. And not really knowing of anything else or rather any WAY else, you do what you gotta do… Grinding through TASKS. Meeting deadlines.

KEE-RA
Then… rinse – repeat. Day in. Day out… I gotcha. But… what’s this Crayola thing of which you speak?

MEREDITH
When we were kids… the throw-down to keep us entertained… paper and something to draw with — like pencils and eventually … you’d get handed … I think … 8-pack of crayons. Suddenly, there’s an option to DRAW. IN. COLOR.

KEE-RA
Ah! So…?

MEREDITH
Well… 8-vs-1… So many options. There’s joy, of course… and then, a choice… Lots of choices. So early on, we get exposed to choices.

KEE-RA
So Crayola-izing … Choices?

…having WONDERFUL OPTIONS brings energy into your world… Inspiring… it is…

MEREDITH
Yes, and… really… having WONDERFUL OPTIONS brings energy into your world… Inspiring… it is… Can’t quite…

KEE-RA
That’s okay, Mama. I think I understand… KATIE, my trail pal… She’s… my Crayola. So is…

Looking over, Kee-Ra sees FINN-FINN out with his human and gives a wave.

MEREDITH
Your Pals from the hood, like FINNY over there… Yup! You do understand.

KEE-RA
The gang at JEDEMI… Crayolas too!

MEREDITH
Ah… Yes and…

They walk another block while Meredith thinks out her thoughts.

KEE-RA
What, Mama, what?

MEREDITH
That reminded me of THIRD PLACE… Something Katie mentioned when we started meeting up at JEDEMI. She said back in the day, IT was her THIRD PLACE… the owner VIV welcomed her with open arms — she made everyone feel welcome and… connected.

KEE-RA
Connected?

MEREDITH
Katie said Viv would introduce you to others and… hand you books that… fit perfectly to whatever the situation you were in…

KEE-RA
Ah… But… THIRD PLACE?

MEREDITH
Marketing people have… very much found a way to attach the concept… the label to STARBUCKS… But Katie told me… her CONNECTION was related to a FEEL after her Euro adventure which sparked even more studies of the creativity that FLO-d in Europe 20s, 30s, 40s…

Just then, growling sounds can be heard.

KEE-RA
That’s me.

MEREDITH
Uh… That’s me!

They laugh.

KEE-RA
We’re both… hungry… Better get on back. Can’t be falling over… I know you.

MEREDITH
Perceptive as always. KATSU CURRY CHICKEN CB… I can smell it already.

KEE-RA
And I can smell that… Comfort Bowl ya got tailored for me… So let’s focus on getting home safely…

MEREDITH
Pick-em-up. Put-em-down. Gotcha!

KEE-RA
Then, if you feel like elaborating on this THIRD PLACE thing, fine BUT honestly, hit it in the AM or whenever… I’ll remind you…

MEREDITH
Thanks, Pal. You’re the best! Now please to lead on!

And they trotted their way towards home.

FADE OUT.

That’s a Wrap..

Indeed. For now… The Artist Way workshop definitely lit a fire within Meredith. Lots of ponderables with more MUSINGS ahead as she cycles through her thoughts (and leverages Kee-Ra as her sounding board).

Pencils down…

Bonus…

Crayola-izing makes you wanna celebrate… Like the song says. Please to enjoy! -The Gang

Now you may be thinking “Ode” in the title here was… a strange choice of words. Well, we invite you to Google.

Celebrate !!

Please to ponder…

Oh and thanks for hanging with us!

And if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!

Until next time, KOKO!

-The Gang

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Some hang time in the ‘HOOD of Happy Puppy KEE-RA was up next, as the three buddies needed to work out a GP (Game Plan) leveraging Jeep-volution proof points and how to prepare his “Mama” MEREDITH for DING!THING occurrences.

We say “three” but it just isn’t in WONDER / WANDER (WANDER / WONDER) Kat MR SQUEEK’s nature to hang out for long. Nevertheless, the focused effort was worth-while. But you be the judge. Let’s listen in… —The Gang

Catch-up here…

Jeep-volution has been going on for a while…

• Welcome to…
• Part 2 here…
• Part 3 here…

Now on with the show!!

Let us begin, shall we ??

FADE IN:

EXT. NEIGHBORHOOD STOOP

KEE-RA
Wow guys! This is a nice surprise. Hang time with…

He PAW-BUMPs them.

MR SQUEEK
Well… You guys do some catchin’ up as I have…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Things to do… Of course you do.

MR SQUEEK
A thought though… I know a topic was… the JEEP thing…

RC THE STORYTELLER
JEEP-VOLUTION!

MR SQUEEK
Truly remarkable… but… I’d like a little shift back to FINN-FINN.

KEE-RA
Neighbor pal?? He’ll be rolling with his new human by in a bit.

MR SQUEEK
Cool, but… not exactly where I was heading…

KEE-RA
My bad… please continue…

MR SQUEEK
K-so… back when I was insistently nudging former Suit, LADY KATIE to tell the story of HERE as in THE WORLD OF JOY, the intent was…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Unleash The FOUND HOUND TALE…?

MR SQUEEK
Well… Yes, and… There’s more… Lots more…

RC THE STORYTELLER
More as in “to the story…” ??

Kee-Ra starts hopping up and down energetically.

KEE-RA
A WHY, huh…?

Mr Squeek makes the DING! sign extending his fingers to look like an ANTENNA and nods. Pointing to Kee-Ra, he addresses RC.

… Let’s step back and re-visit WHY we nudge… And IDEALLY what we’d like to accomplish…

MR SQUEEK
Perceptive Puppy INDEED! (pauses). Let’s step back and re-visit WHY we nudge… And IDEALLY what we’d like to accomplish.

KEE-RA and RC look at each other and then back at Mr Squeek.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Enlighten us, please

Looking at Kee-Ra, Mr Squeek drives that conversation.

MR SQUEEK
My sources told me… you had some DING!-ing going on during a CREEK TRAIL JAUNT with LADY KATIE…

RC looks over at Kee-Ra who nods.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Interesting!

MR SQUEEK
And you… RC as Storyteller… er Gremlin… Over at Jedemi, were you there when NEW OWNER gifted LADY KATIE a first draft of TAMING OF THE CHEF.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Well aware of it, I am. Something she wrote years ago…

MR SQUEEK
Well… I had an objective back in my JEDEMI DOORKAT days to get our former Suit to … DRAW…
I said, DRAW ME A MANGA… and was thinking FINN-FINN…

RC THE STORYTELLER
FINN-FINN as a MANGA story?

Hand on chin, he ponders while Mr Squeek continues.

MR SQUEEK
Would’ve been cool… But what you guys did… How you “collabed” was like… IMPRESSIVE…

RC THE STORYTELLER
That was a fun series… @TheSEA visitors… great audience… helped for sure!

KEE-RA
You guys did it justice… Your storytelling got people curious about the original story as CREATED by our neighborhood STORYTELLER, Carol Pollard… People come by all the time…

Kee-Ra points to a house.

KEE-RA
Kinda… Something mystical-magical happened and copies … LAY-FLATs are on that porch — in a CLEAR SWEATER box…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Crashing HER stoop??

KEE-RA
Nah! To protect her privacy, the box is on another porch… a neighbor who travels a lot. We keep an eye on things.

MR SQUEEK
That’s cool… but let me finish and you guys can talk about ‘HOOD THINGs and DING!THINGs and whatever else tickles your fancy.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Gotcha, Pal…

Kee-Ra nods and Mr Squeek continues.

MR SQUEEK
Where was I… oh yeah… The TAMING OF THE CHEF story… a great project for both of you… Talk it up on the trail Kee-Ra. Please and thank-you.

KEE-RA
Copy that, my friend!

MR SQUEEK
And you Mr RC… in whatever form factor / shape you choose… Let’s keep a nice PENTEL ENER-GEL nearby for paper sketching AND, for sure, that SLABBY THING…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Will do!

MR SQUEEK
Alrighty… My work here is done.

KEE-RA
Pleasure getting some hang time with ya, Mr Squeek!

RC THE STORYTELLER
So, how ya getting back? Should I meet you somewhere…?

MR SQUEEK
I’ll answer with a suggestion as a MEET-UP, I can not guarantee…

RC THE STORYTELLER
I know. Ya gotta WANDER… So what’s the suggestion?

MR SQUEEK
BECKMANN’s

There’s a long pause. Kee-Ra studies RC’s face and notices…

KEE-RA
A REWIND…? Working the Remote Control, my Pal??

There’s a slight delay before he answers.

…from JEDEMI… VIV hearted the BECKMANN’s… old world bread…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Ah! Now I remember… from JEDEMI and another venture of VIV’s… She hearted the BECKMANN’s… old world bread…

KEE-RA
Yum-Yum??

RC THE STORYTELLER
Waffled Sandwiches… The best and then weekly POP-UPs she’d host…

Kee-Ra, head tilted, as he visualizes.

RC THE STORYTELLER
I don’t get it… So how is… this … related to returning to the WESTSIDE?

MR SQUEEK
They are based in SANTA CRUZ and deliver direct to store. Your corner market… if you time it right…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Ah! Stow away… Get back to BECKMANN HQ and then…

MR SQUEEK
Your choice… HITCH or UBER…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Sure… Got HAPPY BARISTA/UBER DRIVER KIMBA on the speed dial…

As he shows his RAZR to Kee-Ra, Mr Squeek makes his exit.

KEE-RA
And just like that…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Vanishing… That’s how he do…

And from a block or so away, in the wind they hear…

MR SQUEEK
KOKO!

Again, Kee-Ra gives the head tilt.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Means KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON… KOKO…

KEE-RA
Oh… Right… I know that…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Guess we need should circle back on the DING!THING and creating environments conducive to…

KEE-RA
Yeah… leverage our time and ponder relevant stories and…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Can we do a lap and then begin?

KEE-RA
Of course!

He reaches behind a planter near the stoop and produces a sign: BRB !!

KEE-RA
In case Mama comes looking. Don’t want her worrying.

They then bounce down the steps and disappear…

FADE OUT.

Pencils down…

Sometimes it is good to do a sort of re-group… Hear out loud the GAME PLAN so you can formulate ways to make magic happen. Exciting times both here and on the WESTSIDE as the JOURNEY(s) continue… truly KOKO!

It’s gonna be…

Hold Music??

We always liked the idea of WATERFALLs and “WONDERFALLs” …
Here’s a reprise of a tune from an earlier POST.

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Thanks for hanging with us! Oh… and if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!
-The Gang

P.S. And if you haven’t done so already, we invite you to join our waitlist.

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Welcome to another Yosh! post!

And so it was that a CHALLENGE presented itself.

That challenge triggered a DING!

Aha! !

…which was followed by a… WHAT ABOUT…?

In perhaps our shortest YOSH! yet, we present (as in GIFT) a ZEN-filled option. Please take a look.

Note: Repeat viewing is TOTALLY fine! —The Gang

Without further ado…

Test Bigger Size:

Depending on what device you view this on, you might want to use this version OR leverage the OPEN in YOUTUBE option and then turn your phone sideways.

That’s a Wrap!

Seriously… Pencil’s down for us. Please go ahead and repeat view the above. If might just inspire you to see the movie (note: we have it tagged in our HULU MyStuff for repeat viewing).

Repeat Viewing Encouraged…

Also, if this is your first time here, you might want to check out what our YOSH concept is all about.

Note: We introduced “Yosh” in the post.

The Japanese word “Yosh” is used in manga to convey, “Alright, let’s go!” Or as they say in Katie’s household: “Go means go!”

Above is a short clip that says what we’re saying (and demonstrating): For sure, “yosh” is spontaneous and energetic—a verbal burst of enthusiasm or resolve. We believe if you embrace the DragonBustR Way and it becomes a Way of Life (interwoven), you may find yourself bursting with enthusiasm and resolve.

And now, we PRESENT Bonus Content…

Hirayama is content with his simple life cleaning toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Unexpected encounters reveal more of his story in a deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the world around us.

A Film by Wim Wenders
Starring Koji Yakusho

Another ponderable…

Thanks for hanging out with us!

Don’t forget to Yosh! yourself! It’s fun. It makes you smile. And…

Smiling is Contagious!!

[That’s a good thing!]

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Oh… and if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!
-The Gang & RC

Oh… And if you haven’t done so already, we invite you to join our waitlist.

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The story continues. And so it was… Our Happy Foursome (former Suit KATIE, RC the Gremlin/Storyteller, Happy Puppy Kee-Ra and his human, Suit-in-Transition MEREDITH) headed back to the parking lot after enjoying a YUMMY treat (CINNAMON ROLL with LOADED HOME FRIES to start) at THE SKILLET. Everyone was… FEELIN’ GOOD LIKE THEY SHOULD…

Jeeps being Jeeps (A magnet for more than just Ducks and MAGNETS)… Let’s just say, there was a surprise waiting for them IN the Jeep.
What could it be? And, is there a “WHO” behind the WHAT? Let’s listen in to find out. —The Gang

Catch-up here…

Jeep-volution has been going on for a while…

• Welcome to…
• Part 2 here…

And… drum roll… on with the show!!

Let us begin, shall we ??

FADE IN:

INT. FOSTER JEEP
The content foursome had returned and were just about to buckle up for another adventure, when former Suit KATIE sees something unusual.

KATIE
What’s that in the ash tray?

MEREDITH
Ash tray? Huh??

Katie points to a wire coming from the Jeep’s cassette deck and attached to a little square device.

iPod Nano??

KATIE
Whoa… a cute little Nano!

MEREDITH
A what??

In the back of the Jeep, both Happy Puppy, KEE-RA and pal RC the GREMLIN are leaning forward to see.

KEE-RA
Mama… Isn’t that where… the little BLACK MP3 player used to be?

MEREDITH
You’re right, buddy. Works the same way by using the earphone jack to hook into the Jeep’s sound system.

Looks over at Katie.

MEREDITH
Works great by the way. It’s inside getting charged for our next Duckin’ adventure.

KATIE
Ah! I forgot about that… The ROLL’EM experiment…

She reaches over to study the iPod Nano more closely.

So tiny…!

KATIE
So tiny! I have a “BABY DRIVER” third gen with a cool wheel. Think it’s like a 2 by 3. This one I’m guessing is less than 2 square. Very cool!

Baby Driver meets Nano…

MEREDITH
New to me… my eyes.

She looks back at Kee-Ra who shakes his head.

MEREDITH

Huh…  I wonder how it…?

Before she can finish her sentence, Katie has pressed a button, and music can be heard. They both look at each other and smile before jumping out of the Jeep to “SHAKE THAT!” in the parking lot.  And while dancing up a storm,  RC notices something and nudges Kee-Ra.

RC THE GREMLIN
Look who’s here!

What they see is the WONDER / WANDER (WANDER / WONDER) Kat, MR SQUEEK, doing his break-dancing thing.

A Mr Squeek Hangout…

Katie scans in the direction RC is pointing and she smiles.

KATIE
Well there you go… Remember I told you about the BREAK DANCIN’ KAT… ICE CREAM on FAIR…

MEREDITH
Oh yeah… During my overnight… the walkabout.

KATIE
Well… here he is… Though… MYSTERIOUS and then… Oh well… It’s what Mr Squeek does…

MEREDITH
He can MOVE! You were right about that.

Squeek hearts tips…

As the song comes to an end, Mr Squeek takes a bow. Some folks walking by drop money into a HAT near a SATCHEL-PAK.

Satchel-PAK…

It’s an ultra lightweight KANGOL in SATCHEL-PAK (DBRs) Green.

RC THE GREMLIN
Dude… Your cap is bad ass.

KEE-RA
Me like!!

KATIE
Gotta admit… Nice touch.

And then a very familiar SOUND can be heard.

RC THE GREMLIN
The MUST AWAY timer has rung!

KATIE
Yup… Gotta jam back over the Hill before …

MEREDITH
We know the drill. We’ll get ya back to your wheels.

Meredith drops some money in Mr Squeek’s KANGOL. He nods.

MR SQUEEK
KOKO!

Eyebrow raised, Meredith looks over at Katie.

KATIE
KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON … KOKO…

Keep On Keepin’ On…

KEE-RA
Yeah Mama… It’s a “Squeek Thing” but… he’ll let you use it…

They all laugh, then BUCKLE up and zip away.

Katie looks back and waves in the direction of Mr Squeek.

KATIE
Huh?? Where’d he go?

RC THE GREMLIN
No worries… Just another “Squeek-Thing.” Out having more adventures, most likely.

KATIE
Of course.

She fist bumps RC and Kee-Ra. The Nano plays on while Meredith focuses on the road ahead with a huge smile on her face.

Jeep Jukebox delivers…

JEEPIN JUKEBOX
Destination unknown
I left my job, my boss, my car and my home
I’m leaving for a destination I still don’t know

A destination unknown
Known-known-known-known…

And as they are bopping along, Kee-Ra nudges RC and points. Under a blanket on the floor of the back seat is… Mr Squeek. He holds his paw to his mouth – motioning “silence”. They both nod and then let the music FLOW THROUGH and AROUND them…

FADE OUT.

Pencils down…

So the story DID continue… Just less backstory on that whole “volution” thing. No worries. Just like a bouldering adventure (a proper off-road experience) is a slow-roll, so to speak. Buckle up and enjoy… the FLO… !

It’s gonna be…

Hold Music??

Not quite. Instead we leave you with the full song…

And some fun…

Thanks for hanging with us! Oh… and if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!
-The Gang

P.S. And if you haven’t done so already, we invite you to join our waitlist.

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While hanging out doing the “SMOG THING”, RC has a nice chat with Happy Puppy KEE-RA — more storytelling related to former Suit, Katie’s various Jeeps and her Journey. Let’s listen in… —The Gang

Previously…

Let us begin, shall we ??

FADE IN:

EXT. SHADY TREE

And so it was that while former Suit KATIE and Happy Puppy KEE-RA’s human, Suit-in-Transition MEREDITH were deep in conversation while waiting for the Jeep to get smogged, RC the GREMLIN /STORYTELLER leveraged the opportunity to elaborate on the whole “IT. TAKES. TIME.” concept.

They’ve found themselves a nice shade tree to relax under while keeping an eye on things.

RC THE GREMLIN
Okay… How does it look?

KEE-RA
We are the FARTHEST from their mind presently.

RC THE GREMLIN
Perfect! Let me give you… an orientation… overview sort of what I was talking about with the TAKES TIME thing.

KEE-RA
Uh… Okay. How do you…?

Before he could get the question out of his mouth, RC does a little RAZZLE-DAZZLE magician like waving of hands and a SLABBY THING appears.

Slabby thing…

RC THE GREMLIN
Ta-Da!!

KEE-RA
Is that…?

RC THE GREMLIN
SLABBY THING on… LOAN… Yeah, that’s it… a Loaner for this particular prOject.

KEE-RA
Okay… What you say… But since we don’t know how long they will be entertaining each other, let’s fire on through whatever you’ve got there…

RC THE GREMLIN
Fair enough. Take a look!

RC hands the SLABBY THING over and on it is a picture of a hand drawn…

KEE-RA
A MAP? Like a Treasure Map or something?

Kee-Ra is playing with stretching / growing the image and then dragging it about to see it “closer.”

RC THE GREMLIN
Not a Treasure Map per se… You can stop looking for an X…

KEE-RA
X-Marks the Spot like INDIANA JONES?

RC THE GREMLIN
Great scene, right? But …NO… What you have here is a scratched out in PEN timeline of Lady Katie’s Jeeps.

KEE-RA
Jeeps as in plural?

Now RC decides the time is right for SHAPESHIFT-ing — into his Storytelling persona.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Well, my friend… if you don’t mind, I’m going to hop into my storyteller persona because… LOTS of stories starting with…

He points to the three Jeeps on the DIAGRAM (NOT MAP).

…I couldn’t remember if we had talked about it… that the one you are FOSTERING is actually number three…

Third’s the winner…

RC THE STORYTELLER
I couldn’t remember if we had talked about it… that the one you are FOSTERING is actually number three.

KEE-RA
Wow! So first in ‘93 and then… TX ‘97, what’s that all about?

The Austin Jeep…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Well… Part of Katie’s journey took her from SILICON VALLEY to AUSTIN, TEXAS.

It was supposed to be an interim [slash] temporary deal … which it actually was but for an entirely different reason.

Kee-Ra nods.

KEE-RA
Heard good things about AUSTIN, but… to leave CA?? Even temporarily… the reason would have to be…

RC jumps in.

RC THE STORYTELLER
An amazing opportunity … one of those… DREAM scenarios…

Letting the words soak into Kee-Ra’s brain, RC pauses and then continues.

RC THE STORYTELLER
She had been chosen to run the company’s CALL CENTER in IRELAND after an “immersive [slash] intensive” TRAINING period in AUSTIN, where the company was based.

Raised eyebrows, Kee-Ra pauses slightly and then chimes in.

KEE-RA
So… Company PAID? Living ABROAD? Wow! That’s quite a…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Gift and serendipitous one at that. You see… during this phase of her journey, she had been deep into her studies of IRISH STORY TELLING… which just so happened to be her area of focus at that point in her JOURNEY… How IRISH SAVED CIVILIZATION… ROAN INISH… THE COMMITTMENTS… INTO THE WEST… She was SPONGE-ZORBING all things IRISH… Dabbling in JOYCE too, through she found Sylvia Beach WAY more interesting…

KEE-RA
WOW!! Okay… sorry. We can drill down another time. Noted that Jeep #1 was born in 1993 and … apparently stayed in TEXAS…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Traded for Jeep #2… Obtained out of … NEED. You see… heck you already know… HERE… air conditioning in a vehicle … especially one with the TOP DOWN most of the time, IS. NOT. NECESSARY.

KEE-RA
True. Around here… natural air conditioning plus, RAINY SEASON is usually winter when it’s cold, so the Jeep would be fully buttoned up.

RC THE STORYTELLER
You got it… In the Bay area it’s warm with top down or cold and buttoned up.
And then there’s TEXAS weather — rain year round and weirdness like warm one day and HAIL the next.

KEE-RA
Yucko! I’m imagining a hot rainy day in Texas… Forced to button-up so … it was like… driving inside a steamy, sweaty baggie. Yikes!!

RC THE GREMLIN
Yup! You nailed it. That’s what she said. PLUS… sheepskin seat covers were the rage back then. If those get wet… say from a sudden downpour…

KEE-RA
Sponge-Jeep PLUS … Stinky.

Pauses to shake the image out of his mind.

KEE-RA
Gotcha… Image now erased… The Cali-Jeep swapped for an Austin-born Jeep. And then… after training, someone down there FOSTERED?

Not exactly… IRELAND never happened.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Not exactly… IRELAND never happened.

KEE-RA
Really?

RC THE STORYTELLER
A shame too… but her little company … let’s just say… they poked the BEAR, and then…

Shakes his head.

KEE-RA
What happened…? Short version please…

RC THE STORYTELLER
They were making MAC CLONES — affordable APPLE COMPUTER knock-offs in the shape of regular PCs… like DELL, GATEWAY, COMPAQ… little beige towers with officially licensed MAC OS… At MACWORLD, they were the ones FIGHTING BACK FOR THE MAC. Apple was a non-entity…

By “Fighting Back” a bear is poked…

KEE-RA
And then… The BEAR ??

RC THE STORYTELLER
He returned… STEVE JOBS... came back to APPLE, BOUGHT her COMPANY and shut it down along with the licensing program. Which led to…

Squinting his eyes to make out the writing.

KEE-RA
MARIN?

RC THE STORYTELLER
Yeah… when she returned to California, she settled into the NORTH BAY for new adventures… this time, she thought she was going to run into GEORGE LUCAS in MARIN.

KEE-RA
That’s… funny… Mt TAM??

RC THE STORYTELLER
EWOK ADVENTURES trail running through the woods up there… but first… a notable.

RC points to the DIAGRAM

KEE-RA
ROAD to PURGATORY… A Dante reference??

RC THE STORYTELLER
An interesting visual for you as… how the AUSTIN JEEP got back to California.

KEE-RA
Uh…

RC THE STORYTELLER
There was an OFF-ROAD adventure. From Purgatory to Telluride… a friend from that company who knew his way around Jeeps, took her… bouldering a bit… nice and slo…

Detour through CO…

KEE-RA
So Colorado?

RC THE STORYTELLER
Durango was base camp. Then the climb to PURGATORY …

KEE-RA
That’s cool.

RC THE STORYTELLER
I believe the Jeep hitched a ride via car carrier from New Mexico and she flew back. Left a lot of her things behind in storage, which was the game plan anyway IF she HAD gone to IRELAND.

They hear sounds and look over.

KEE-RA
Party is breaking up.

RC THE STORYTELLER
At least I got you to …

KEE-RA
Looks like… EWOK ADVENTURES in MARIN …

Pointing to the RIGHT SIDE of the DIAGRAM.

RC THE STORYTELLER
See the TIMEFRAME? 3rd Jeep in ‘02… that’s your FOSTER baby.

KEE-RA
Imagine the transition… 98 to oh-2 … lots happened, yes?

RC THE STORYTELLER
Yes, indeed. Longer tale… lots of backstory too. Maybe I’ll arrange for another OVERNIGHT hang… either your side or my side of the hill.

KEE-RA
Sounds good.

Quickly RC stows the SLABBY THING away.

KATIE
Hey, Kids! You hungry?

They both nod.

MEREDITH
SKILLET TIME…

KEE-RA
YUM-YUMs!!

RC THE STORYTELLER
Woo-hoo!!

And with that, the FOURSOME piled into JEEP #3 and with music only they could hear… they disappear down the street.

FADE OUT.

Pencils down…

Interesting, right? Well, there’s a lot more where that came from as our Storyteller had a front row seat for Katie’s Jeep-volution So, stay tuned!

It’s gonna be…

Only THEY could hear…?

“Here” you go! Let’s Rock-n-roll!!

Thanks for hanging with us! Oh… and if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!
-The Gang

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–30–

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Welcome to another Yosh! post!

We left you hanging….

Left off here…

Former Suit, KATIE has an existential moment (er… moments) tying to T.S. Eliot’s “Prufrock”. MORNING MUSINGS are born by pairing a 5×7 lined notebook with PENCIL to facilitate the FLO of ideas. Let us continue then, you and I… —The Gang

[note: We’re backing up slightly]

RC THE STORYTELLER
I feel a circle back moment is coming…

KATIE
I know that at SOME POINT it hit me and… I came up with a way… MY WAY… to do quote/unquote PAGES…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Ah… So…?

KATIE
THAT’s how MORNING MUSINGS were born … found little 5×7 lined JOURNAL notebooks … 100 pages for free-flow enjoyment!

RC THE STORYTELLER
Yes, and…? The pencil…?

KATIE
Right? As in… felt RIGHT to WRITE in pencil… conducive for drawing too and FLOs well…

RC THE STORYTELLER
So… Mechanical?

KATIE
Random, but … mechanical fits perfectly inside that 5×7… Didn’t muck my eyes.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Yes, and… No sharpening required and definitely NOT a WORK UTENSIL.

KATIE
Got that right… Not the company furnished BICs and CLICKY ballpoints…

She smiles and motions for him to lend her his RAZR.

KATIE
Hang on… I wanna check something out.

After some quick taps, she shows the screen to RC…

BIC that WOWed…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Okay… it’s… cool and all… What’s this got to do with your PRUFROCK rant? Please to Enlighten me.

KATIE
Derailed again! You know I do that, so… Thanks for the nudge…
I was exposed to PRUFROCK in high school.

RC THE STORYTELLER
ENGLISH LIT class?

She smiles.

KATIE
After school sports actually…

He gives her a look.

KATIE
You… were in early stages of development so I don’t expect you to remember, but… I went out for CROSS COUNTRY… the team because I heard that the BASKETBALL COACH was assistant coach and since I was hell-bent on being the next PISTOL PETE, figured visibility would help…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Uh… okay…

He motions as though holding the FAST FORWARD button on a REMOTE.

KATIE
The first day of practice started in the classroom… a session that included the reading of PRUFROCK. Coach was making a point… heck he taught us about EXISTENTIALISM… that whole DO I DARE? Framing our running as a decision… a choice…

She stops and then does her best to recall.

KATIE
Time for decisions and revisions that … a minute will reverse…

Pondering some more.

KATIE
And… do I DARE disturb the universe?

Notable…

RC THE STORYTELLER
A challenge then?

KATIE
Well… It was clear or rather in retrospect… what he was trying to do, besides set the tone, was establish that our ability to improve as athletes would come from within… from decisions we made … from rising to the challenges we give ourselves… He’d get us ready… technique and strategy but… From Day 1, the onus was on each of us…
Think about that…

RC THE STORYTELLER
As a high schooler?? So, what like 14 years old? Your future. Your choice?

…Not just doing what you’re told… but embracing the WHY …

KATIE
Not just doing what you’re told… but embracing the WHY as in Why do what you do…
Understanding and internalizing and… honestly… to be successful there was a bit of… let’s call it… lifestyle changes were required.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Meaning…

KATIE
Once a day is good. Twice a day is better. It was my introduction to before school runs… logging miles he called it… building up endurance.

RC THE STORYTELLER
And discipline… EVERY day?

KATIE
Not SATURDAY race day or … most Sundays we’d go once for recovery. It became a ROUTINE that we grew into and learned to enjoy as we’d have a lot more energy than the rest of the students dragging themselves to homeroom.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Ah, so PRUFROCKed early in life made it easier to adapt the disciplined approach to the PAGES thing?

KATIE
I kinda think… Yeah as I’m pre-wired for disciplined approach to the point that…

RC THE STORYTELLER
OMG you’ve filled a LOT of JOURNALS… to the point that you evolved your DragonBustR Framework philosophy thingie.

KATIE
You got it. But for real… preparing the mind. Being open to experiences… a DO I DARE choice that becomes … don’t gag …ACTIONABLE…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Suitable…

He laughs…

KATIE
Of course… Just remember I’m much better at SLIPPING those SUIT jabs now…

She points to him.

KATIE
Circling back… Let’s call it do-able a throwback to NIKE’s JUST DO IT merged with Coach’s simplification of the task at hand… Pick-em-Up and Put-em down.

RC THE STORYTELLER
I think I understand.

Katie starts to laugh.

RC THE STORYTELLER
And that’s funny to you… that I understand?

KATIE
Settle down… I just remembered something and then… Saw my eyes something else.

He relaxes.

RC THE STORYTELLER
I knew that… please to share.

KATIE
We PRUFROCKed hills… during races… And thinking of it… me and Happy Puppy KEE-RA do our share of PRUFROCKing hills too… that’s what made me laugh.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Oh–kay…

KATIE
It was… suggested that we make up our minds… DARE… to take off when we reach the top of a hill. Others would be pooped out. If we push…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Pick-em-Up and Put-em down…

KATIE
With our minds made up … A— It would hurt less and B— We’d get separation from our opponents… creating a discouraging gap.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Which really made it hurt less, right? … so Kee-Ra… the connection?

KATIE
We’ve got a ROCKY hill… Get to the top — Yo! We did it! Arms in the air thing… But thinking of it… probably out of habit… we continue onto the roadway a bit and then turn around and do the ROCKY thing as we head back.

RC THE STORYTELLER
So you got Kee-Ra PRUFROCKing?

KATIE
He’s a natural.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Of course. Now to borrow a line from one of your favorite movies… “Where’s this going to lead…?”

She pauses before responding

KATIE
RAZOR’S EDGE… Nice touch…

They continue walking while she formulates her response.

KATIE
Well… Two things I believe… The pragmatic has mostly been addressed as BOTH Meredith and Kimba have JOURNAL “kits” with pencil and spare leads and the PAK.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Which means…?

KATIE
Do I dare suggest… Establishing a ROUTINE… Like making it… a disciplined part of their morning START-U-UP… ?

RC THE STORYTELLER
Could work… establish a mindset. And that conversation could begin with a story about… an existential poem that changed your world, right?

KATIE
Something like that.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Gotta… do it in person. Don’t be sending a link or ZOOMing… Do this…

KATIE
Walk-Feets-by-the-Sea…

RC THE STORYTELLER
It’s the best, agree?

They fist bump.

KATIE
Hungry now.

RC THE STORYTELLER
I know… Like falling over or…

KATIE
KIND BAR quick energy and then let’s scope the DAY OLDS at BAGELRY.

RC THE GREMLIN
Split a SCRAMBAGEL with ya!

KATIE
That’s even better.

She reached into her PAK and remove the KIND BAR.

KATIE
Please to share…

RC THE GREMLIN
Gladly!

FADE OUT.

PENCIL’S DOWN
That’s a wrap for this Two-Parter Yosh!

Throw-down Ponderable…

…The take-away… DO I DARE… alter my morning routine to write MUSINGS on a DAILY basis?

How’s that for a ponderable?

FADE OUT.

Pencils down…

If You Dare… Some Mozart for your Mind…

Thanks for hanging out with us!

Don’t forget to Yosh! yourself! It’s fun. It makes you smile. And…

Smiling is Contagious!!

[That’s a good thing!]

-30-

Oh… and if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!
-The Gang & RC

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Welcome to another Yosh! post!

And so it happened as Katie gets “Prufrocked” — a flashback-to-flash-forward putting existential front-of-mind, in the context of that ARTIST’S WAY. So Let’s us go then, you and I… —The Gang

Note: We introduced “Yosh” in the post.

The Japanese word “Yosh” is used in manga to convey, “Alright, let’s go!” Or as they say in Katie’s household: “Go means go!”

Above is a short clip that says what we’re saying (and demonstrating): For sure, “yosh” is spontaneous and energetic—a verbal burst of enthusiasm or resolve. We believe if you embrace the DragonBustR Way and it becomes a Way of Life (interwoven), you may find yourself bursting with enthusiasm and resolve.

Now on with the story!

Former Suit KATIE has been doing a lot of thinking lately about how it** all began. Perhaps triggered from listening to her trail pal, Happy Puppy KEE-RA’s human — the Suit-in-Transition MEREDITH’s challenges related to THE ARTIST’S WAY she’s work-shopping.

[We apologize if you had to read that a couple of times. That’s a lot to take in! -ed]

So this particular morning, we find Katie up in her office… fingers-a-flying as she’s got something on her mind. Let’s listen in…

** meaning her version of “The Hero’s Journey.”

Let’s LISTEN IN to find out WHAT. HAPPENED. NEXT.

FADE IN:

INT. KATIE’S WESTSIDE HOUSE

Katie has been typing away with MOZART FOR YOUR MIND playing in the background at a “gentle” volume.

Stopping to stretch, she circles back to re-read (and ponder) the topic at hand.

KATIE INTERNAL
So weird that… Prufrock popped into my head while I was running.

DO I DARE?

A “blast-from-the-past” Prufrock!!

DO I DARE?

I had to do a rewind… like way back… to my first exposure to the magic of T.S. Eliot and that’s when… I got on this particular RANT-FLO.

Staring at her screen it is silent… and then a smile comes on her face as she turns in the direction of…

KATIE
Greetings, my Pal. How many mugs of 4a are ya into so far today?

She’s talking to her pal RC the GREMLIN / RC the STORYTELLER.

RC THE GREMLIN
Who me? Just got here.
For real….

He holds up his RAZR phone.

RC THE GREMLIN
The GP was to just slip in and get this bad boy on the charger (points to Katie’s) because… Dang if I know what happened to mine…

Smiling, she quips.

KATIE
I “C”… (laughs)…
Get it See and C as in Charger… C-cable needed and…

RC rolls his eyes.

RC THE GREMLIN
OMG… Really?

But Katie… Keeps on.

KATIE
I know… most likely our WONDER / WANDER (WANDER / WONDER) pal, MR SQUEEK borrowed it… I can “C” it happening … how your cable wandered off…

She pauses with hand-on-chin…

KATIE
Which makes me wonder where the wander slash wonder Kat is…
Have you seen ‘em… tell me have you seen ‘em?

She laughs some more.

RC THE GREMLIN
What the heck are you on about?

KATIE
Obscure music references… Yeah… just did that and… well… you arrived at a shift gears time for me…

RC THE GREMLIN
Now THAT makes sense because you are way too silly … Yet, when I first showed up, burning up the keyboard you were, so something…

KATIE
Had a burst of… Let’s call it… a TALE to TELL… so …

RC THE GREMLIN
TALE? For me? For… TheSEA?

KATIE
Uh… I’d say… Probably not… OR at least, not yet. It’s… in development.

RC looks a bit disappointed.

KATIE
Your storyteller side will have to…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Waiting is the hardest part.

Katie smiles and shakes her head.

KATIE
So… Ya shifted anyway?

RC THE STORYTELLER
Sure… Why not? I sense… Come on… A hint then… Pretty please?

KATIE
Well … how about… “ON BACKGROUND”…

RC THE STORYTELLER
ON BACKGROUND? First of all, YOU are no longer in the communications business … strategic marketing…

KATIE
Hey… Take the girl out of the business, but the business never gets taken out of the girl…
You should… well… your GREMLIN side knows that.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Note to Katie… NOTHING these days STAYS ON BACKGROUND… That being said, can you… Are you willing to…?

TELL-the-TALE to YOU? Sure! You asked politely and all. Plus, it’ll help me to hear it out-loud.

KATIE
TELL-the-TALE to YOU? Sure! You asked politely and all. Plus, it’ll help me to hear it out-loud.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Cool beans! Shall we… begin then… After I…

He hops over to plug in his RAZR. He looks over at her and furrows his brows.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Something’s … Hesitation, I sense… yes? I promise not to…

KATIE
It’s not that. Just… Well… I’ve hit that NEED TO STEP AWAY point…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Ah… thus the giddy behavior. Now I get it. Step… as in WALK FEETS?

Katie nods.

KATIE
Indeed.
This time RC is mirroring Katie’s hand-on-chin ponderment look.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Well… I just so happen to know FROM a reliable source that YOU have that special skill of being able to walk & TALK at the same time.
She smiles and nods…

KATIE
As long as I’m not in low blood sugar mode… Still well charged I am…

RC THE STORYTELLER
S’go-den!!

KATIE
Hang on… You just reminded me of something.

Katie picks up a box and throws it into her SATCHEL-PAK.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. WEST CLIFF

They are walking and Katie seems revived as the sea air and the sounds of waves crashing the shore cast their spell on her.

KATIE
It’s been weird having to circle back to like 30 years ago… The summer of… Brazilians in LG.

RC THE STORYTELLER
The World Cup in the Bay Area. That’s right… Brazilians drumming in the park every night because they adopted your home town for their HQ.

KATIE
Yeah. I feel like I was doing a lot of searching and researching in those days… reading a ton when… LIBRARY CARDS ruled… I remember one book I… wrote so much in that I quote-unquote “LOST IT” just to keep it on my shelf…

RC gives her a look.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Really?

KATIE
Yeah. Dante Papers… I offered to pay a FINE the equivalent to … the PRICE of the book… A guess I might add since this was WAY before there was an AMAZON.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Gotcha!

KATIE
Now where was…?? Oh… Right… I feel that around that summer is when I was exposed to THE ARTIST’S WAY…
Somebody put it into my hands or… it jumped off a shelf into hands… something like that…

RC holds out his hand. Katie looks puzzled.

RC THE STORYTELLER
RAZR please. Let’s see if your little charger contraption worked its magic.

KATIE
Right…

She pulls out the RAZR and disengages it from the RIDGE MAGNETIC POWER BANK.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Well?

KATIE
I think… You’re in business which means… Field test complete… GEAR GUY surprise coming up.

RC THE STORYTELLER
And surprised, that husband of yours, will be, no doubt… Now let me…

He starts GOOGLE-ing.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Please to continue…

KATIE
So… Kee-Ra’s human MEREDITH was on about how she’s struggling with the whole MORNING PAGES concept which got me thinking… Did I struggle back then?

He looks at her.

RC THE STORYTELLER
And the answer is…?

The word “PAGES” is the problem. Triggers thoughts of… deliverables…

KATIE
The word “PAGES” is the problem. Triggers thoughts of… deliverables.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Aiii-ya! Which means stressing out… deliverables have DEADLINES…

KATIE
Yeah… you got the picture. I’m thinking, too, that early on… PAGES written in INK was the deal. … Not only … like note-taking in meetings BUT also, don’t laugh, but back in the day … there was such a thing as BLUE BOOKS exams.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Wait… What??

RC pulls out his RAZR again and GOOGLEs.

As Googled…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Oh… Wow… !

She motions for him to FLIP it shut.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Gotcha! Please to continue…

KATIE
Well … Pretty much there was no way I’d be doing PAGES in PEN… So something…

She pauses. Pondering as they continue to walk along. Then a smile comes across her face.

KATIE
You know… back then I’d go here… or rather … there…

She points to down the beach to the small harbor away from the boardwalk.

KATIE
Pretty much every weekend to hang out while the beach was waking up and… return before the crowds arrived.

RC THE STORYTELLER
A mental break… Change of scenery and…

KATIE
Ponder time. NO DELIVERABLES. NO PAGES. I mean… we were lucky NO PHONES… Just playing in the sand and reading and chillaxing … though that wasn’t a word back then.

RC THE STORYTELLER
I feel a circle back moment is coming…

KATIE
I know that at SOME POINT it hit me and… I came up with a way… MY WAY… to do quote/unquote PAGES…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Ah… So…?

KATIE
THAT’s how MORNING MUSINGS were born … found little 5×7 lined JOURNAL notebooks … 100 pages for free-flow enjoyment!

RC THE STORYTELLER
Yes, and…?

FADE OUT.

Stay tuned…

That’s a Wrap!

Sorry but due to the “TOO MUCH GOOD STUFF” nature of this Yosh!, we decided to break it into TWO parts.

We like where we’re FLO-ing and hope you feel the same.

Oh, while you wait, in the spirit of YOSH! [LET’s GO!] – How about getting up to speed on this “PRUFROCK” mentioned earlier?

And this…

… The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes,
The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes,
Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening,
Lingered upon the pools that stand in drains,
Let fall upon its back the soot that falls from chimneys,
Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap,
And seeing that it was a soft October night,
Curled once about the house, and fell asleep…

Seeing your eyes, right?

And if you really want some context, this is kinda cool!

Modern “take”…

Okay… now please be patient.

Thanks for hanging out with us!

Don’t forget to Yosh! yourself! It’s fun. It makes you smile. And…

Smiling is Contagious!!

[That’s a good thing!]

-30-

Oh… and if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!
-The Gang & RC

Oh… And if you haven’t done so already, we invite you to join our waitlist.

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And so it was that this time it is Happy Puppy KEE-RA who needs some counsel for his human, MEREDITH. During a Creekside Trail hike with former Suit, KATIE, he airs it all out. Let’s listen in. —The Gang

Apparently, the work-shopping of THE ARTIST’S WAY has gotten Happy Puppy KEE-RA’s human, the Suit-in-Transition MEREDITH wound up. In particular, it’s WEEK 10 – SELF-PROTECTION that has lots of pages dedicated to THE WORKAHOLIC. A Suit being a workaholic?? Go on…

Let us begin, shall we ??

FADE IN:

INT. MEREDITH’S HOUSE

She is walking around with her PAPERWHITE KINDLE swiping through pages. Stopping to scan content and then the swipes happen faster and faster. She almost trips over Kee-Ra who is doing his best to slip to the side. Then he speaks up.

KEE-RA
Mama… what the…? You are an accident waiting to happen. PUT. THE. KINDLE. DOWN. Let’s go.

Put. It. Down…

She looks up and sees his pleading eyes and smiles.

MEREDITH
It’s just…

KEE-RA
PUT.IT.DOWN. Please to… If you really want to discuss, let’s take it outside, shall we?

MEREDITH
Yeah… you’re right as always.

Grabbing her PAK and house keys, she motions to Kee-Ra.

MEREDITH
Lead on, Buddy!

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. CREEKSIDE TRAIL
Several days later, it is time for former Suit KATIE to do her trail hike with Kee-Ra who unleashes what’s on his mind well before the ROCKY-HILL.

KEE-RA
Something… That chapter… That week’s assignments… spun her big time.

KATIE
Dude, that was like 30 years ago I did… read… but… huh…

KEE-RA
Topics include workaholism and fame and competition with … quizzes and some other exercises that… rubbed her the wrong way.

KATIE
Interesting… anything else?

KEE-RA
She said it felt like… Uh… it was saying that we are supposedly choosing to be blocked by coming up with excuses… blame goes to the person in the mirror…

They walk along in silence while Katie ponders.

KATIE
Well I can’t speak the chapter directly as I really don’t recollect any of what you’re talking about… However…

She stops and makes the DING!THING signal.

DINGTHING!!

KATIE
Has she started POWER OF MYTH yet? Heck, I can’t even remember if that was part of the SATCHEL-PAK.

KEE-RA
Hit me with what-cher thinkin’.

KATIE
Let’s start with… “MORNING PAGES” are MORNING MUSINGS in my world.

Musings for FLO…

KEE-RA
Yes, I know.

KATIE
And pretty much everything else about THE ARTIST’S WAY I forgot or didn’t resonate enough to stay local in my brain… But if I were to guess…

They step off trail for her to use a stick to draw out what she’s thinking.

KATIE
The emphasis of THE ARTIST’S WAY is to unblock yourself… which I flipped to FINDING YOUR BLISS... Thus the question about POWER OF MYTH.

She draws out THE HERO’S JOURNEY highlighting CROSSING THE THRESHOLD… meeting the MENTOR and ALLIES and then…

KEE-RA
Are those… DRAGONS?

KATIE
Yeah… need to work on them… my LOGO is better. Free hand, not so much.

Reference: Hero’s Journey…

KEE-RA
Gotcha…

KATIE
So once you COMMIT to trying to FOLLOW YOUR BLISS… figuring out what THAT BLISS IS… Here come the challenges!!

Now she’s simplified using D for DRAGON.

KEE-RA
Lot’s of Dragons??

KATIE
Testing you and your COMMITMENT. I’m guessing WORK dragon and FAME dragon and COMPETITION dragon and … our favorite FOMO dragon. Yup… they all want to see …

KEE-RA
Like worthiness … Something like that right.

KATIE
The saying… if it was easy everyone would be doing it…

Kee-Ra jumps up and down.

KEE-RA
Oh… like in KILL BILL the tricks are for kids scene: You didn’t think it would be that easy did you? Yeah… I kinda did…

KATIE
Oh yeah… Memorable the BRIDE before… offing that particular foe in her “Revenge-scapade”.

KEE-RA
Circling back… HERO’S JOURNEY… this is part of the process. The DRAGONS challenging.

KATIE
Yup. So the mindset is important. In fact, I got another visual for you… On the way back down.

They get quiet and they get to the top of the ROCKY HILL and admire the view.

KEE-RA
So good, right?

KATIE
Yup my friend..

KEE-RA
Hit me…

KATIE
Good choice of words… as random but my NETFLIX fed me a BOXING ANIME… and the visual in my eye shows a lot of SLIPPING…

KEE-RA
Like Mama on gravel?

KATIE
Silly… like a boxer avoiding getting hit. It’s essential. Seems to me that so much focus is on throwing punches and the types of punches and combinations… That an essential part gets neglected. This intro showed a lot of slip training… ducking… slipping… avoiding getting hit… which saves energy for…

KEE-RA
AH!! The pursuit!! Got it.

KATIE
I’ll send you a link if I can track it down. For now… work that visual in your mind.

KEE-RA
Thanks… I think I understand.

KATIE
You did the right thing with the re-direct.

KEE-RA
Nature is our friend!!

KATIE
Keep with the MORNING MUSINGS discipline and things will… evolve.

KEE-RA
Evolve?

KATIE
Something I’m writing about tied to … the Jeep.

KEE-RA
Huh?

Pondering the Journey…

KATIE
A bubble up. I realized that my first Jeep was… the summer… which rolled into the discovery of MORNING PAGES = MORNING MUSINGS equals a hella lot of challenges…

KEE-RA
Ah…

KATIE
We’re back… So two things…

They face each other.

KEE-RA
Yes?

KATIE
The JOURNEY… is a path of incremental improvements… that should be celebrated… a LIFETIME path… continuous… there isn’t a I’m here Pencil’s down. Always room for improvement.

KEE-RA
Uh… my friend… too many things.

… Celebrate Incremental Improvements & Keep Moving!

KATIE
Celebrate incremental improvements and keep moving! Ya gotta MOVE IT, MOVE IT !!

KEE-RA
That’s two. I can do that. Nice ear-worm, by the way…

She didn’t hear the last part as she was all scrunchy-faced –looking like there’s something she’s trying to remember.

KEE-RA
Uh… More you have?

KATIE
Yeah but …

KEE-RA
Put it out there, my friend… Please to…

… She really needs to embrace the… journey and make it her own unique adventure…

KEE-RA
Wait. I feel ya. EMBRACE. JOURNEY. UNIQUE. ADVENTURE.

KATIE
You’re good. I was thinking that and…

KEE-RA
I got ya! All good! Help her, I will.

KATIE
Help me… head’s up when she’s …

KEE-RA
…nearing the end of her JOURNAL? Of course! You’ll slip her a “freshie” along with YUM-YUMs from the WESTSIDE, right?

KATIE
RIGHT-Y-O! My friend!

They FIST BUMP.

KATIE
KOKO!

Keep On Keepin’ On…

KEE-RA
KOKO Yourself… and Fist bump your GEAR GUY for me, yeah?

KATIE
For sure!

FADE OUT.

That’s a Wrap..

Indeed. For now, we end at a strong TO. BE. CONTINUED.
Advice for a lifetime, we gained for sure! It’s the applying that gets a bit tricking, but hey, more stories to come, right?

Pencils down…

Bonus Video…

Here’s your SLIP training visual!

And because THAT song is kinda ear-wormy, we’ll circle back to the earlier ear-worm…

Thanks for hanging with us! Oh… and if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!
-The Gang

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And so it was that at some point, RC THE GREMLIN managed to have some “QUALITY TIME” with the WONDER / WANDER (WANDER / WONDER) KAT, MR SQUEEK.
They find their way DOWNTOWN… to get some of that CINNAMONY-GOODNESS from THE SANTA CRUZ COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY. While hanging out, RC sort of explodes. Let’s listen. —The Gang

Let us begin, shall we ??

FADE IN:

INT. SANTA CRUZ COFFEE ROASTING COMPANY

RC THE GREMLIN
Did you know… former Suit KATIE … THE JANE BOND story… had a tie back to … here?

MR SQUEEK
Hold on, Sport. Lots to unpack… JANE BOND? Let’s start there.

RC THE GREMLIN
Okay but as a disclaimer… I wasn’t like EVER-PRESENT back then. I’d COME & GO…

MR SQUEEK
Whatevs… now please shift to STORYTELLER and …

RC THE GREMLIN
Let me give you a sort of warm-up. I sense the real story will be up on the JEDEMI site… in BREAKTHROUGHS…

MR SQUEEK
Okay… Out of character for me to be patient, but… sounds like… go on…

So RC indeed shifts to his storyteller persona and begins.

RC THE STORYTELLER
You don’t really know until you know… but… I’d say it was something Katie just saw… during the WBC… the World Baseball Classic… that triggered her. That AND the trip over the hill to SMOG the JEEP and listen to ARTIST WAY stuff… AND…

Mr Squeek is motioning… playfully… to FAST FORWARD.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Right. Okay. First the triggering visual WE both saw. The energy in the dugouts for the WBC teams like… for the D.R. and Venezuela was… special… and notable as the cameras kept catching the guys sharing information…

There was… a lot of… communicating … tips and tricks… advice shared… actionable stuff. Like they were nudging each other to … I guess … DO IT…

RC THE STORYTELLER
…Like they were nudging each other to … I guess … DO IT… make the MAGIC HAPPEN as they say in Katie’s household.

MR SQUEEK
Uh…huh…

RC THE STORYTELLER
The broadcasters mentioned it because… it was different from the norm as the guys they weren’t just staring at their iPADs… It was old school… person-to-person… They were unified in… a cause… a purpose… a goal…

MR SQUEEK
Yes, and…

Still motioning RC to speed it up.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Which somehow triggered KATIE to talk about a breakthrough she experienced PRE-ARTIST’S WAY… but while in the early stages of her FOLLOW YOUR BLISS JOURNEY…

MR SQUEEK
Okay… Details… Go on…

RC THE STORYTELLER
This apparently happened… after her EURO ADVENTURE… written but not published, by the way. She was recruited by the OPERATIONS & FINANCE & LEGAL support teams for the company to DIRECT their sales conference video.

MR SQUEEK
B-O-R-I-N-G… Those guys…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Not so fast, you! There are … were surprises that even caught Katie off guard.

MR SQUEEK
Really??

… had an amazing amount of creative energy just needing to be unleashed …

RC THE STORYTELLER
Yeah! Apparently these detail-oriented CUBE DWELLERS had like an amazing amount of creative energy…just needing to be unleashed.

MR SQUEEK
Ah! So your Katie directed ??

RC THE STORYTELLER
Yeah… It was a unique opportunity for these groups of people to participate in company sanctioned play. And PLAY they did. The suggestions FLOWed. The energy was astounding and … Ms. Katie absorbed the input and incubated and… drove the process to… a stunning… hands down… memorable conclusion…

MR SQUEEK
Memorable?

RC THE STORYTELLER
My understanding is that there’s a competition among the various departments that MARKETING wins every year. But that particular year…

RC makes a swinging motion.

RC THE STORYTELLER
They knocked it out of the ball park… er conference room. The attendees were WOWed and the Marketing Department… Shamed by the CEO for being whupped so badly… their creativity severely lacking.

Mr Squeek smiles and nods.

MR SQUEEK
That’s so… fantastical!!

RC THE STORYTELLER
The experience still resonates in her mind and apparently… the participants. Say “Jane Bond” and there’s this knowing smile. Very cool. Plus…

…She kept calling it her 2+2 = 7 moment… Something so memorable that … it’s embedded in her PURPOSE…

MR SQUEEK
Purpose? Oh… you mean that HAPPY PLACE thing, right?

RC smiles and nods.

RC THE STORYTELLER
FIND & SUSTAIN… the guys all ended up back in their CUBICLES doing their DAY JOBS, but were forever changed…

MR SQUEEK
As was KATIE apparently…

RC pauses as he pulls out his RAZR phone and looks something up. Then, smiling he hands the RAZR to Mr Squeek.

RC THE STORYTELLER
She calls it her SHANGRI-LA moment. You get the feel… Like ROBERT CONRAD… in the movie… go off to do your quote-unquote duties… but then… do whatever is necessary… to get back to … that feeling you experienced.

MR SQUEEK
A CAPRA film? LOST HORIZON…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Interestingly enough… She apparently got to see it on the BIG SCREEN… A totally immersive experience.

Mr Squeek hands the RAZR back and they shift their attention to their neglected beverages only to discover they’ve been miraculously replaced …

BARISTA FRIEND
Hey guys… Here’s a freshie on me… Enjoy!

They both bow and thank the BARISTA. Mr Squeek points to his SATCHEL-PAK…

MR SQUEEK
Oh… Hang on there, Friend. I almost forgot…

What emerges is… a paperback ASTRO BOY…

Classic from the master…

BARISTA FRIEND
Wow! In great condition too!

MR SQUEEK
Yup! Enjoy…

Looking around, RC remarks.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Maybe we oughta…

MR SQUEEK
OM! For sure. Gots things to…

RC THE STORYTELLER
Do… Places to go. People to see! I know the drill! Yeah and… the EVOLUTION is coming!

MR SQUEEK
You good?

RC THE STORYTELLER
Always! Thanks for… listening… Helps to have…

RC looks at his RAZR and starts pressing an app.

MR SQUEEK
An audience, I know… Make sure you tell Ms KIMBA I said “Yo!”

RC THE STORYTELLER
Will do! KOKO!

Keep On Keepin’ On…

MR SQUEEK
That too!

He bounds away and RC shakes his head.

RC THE STORYTELLER
So silly!

As RC packs up his things, he starts chuckling.

RC THE STORYTELLER
Whoopsie! I never DID explain the Santa Cruz connection.

FADE OUT.

Bonus Content…

Well… How about some Team D.R. Joy?

This TikTok is great!!
And here’s some background.

Pencils down…

Ladies and gentlemen… Sounds to us like… more (lots more!) is coming. JANE BOND? And from previously… a JEEP-VOLUTION ??

It’s gonna be…

Thanks for hanging with us! Oh… and if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!
-The Gang

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Welcome to another Yosh! post!

In this one, a GETAWAY / PLAY DATE triggers some playful thinking (and opportunity for ingenuity) for former Suit KATIE and her husband the GEAR GUY… This fits the THIRD ‘R’ as in ReCreation. Another ponderable for consideration (and INSPIRATION!). Read on!! —The Gang

Note: We introduced “Yosh” in the post.

The Japanese word “Yosh” is used in manga to convey, “Alright, let’s go!” Or as they say in Katie’s household: “Go means go!”

Above is a short clip that says what we’re saying (and demonstrating): For sure, “yosh” is spontaneous and energetic—a verbal burst of enthusiasm or resolve. We believe if you embrace the DragonBustR Way and it becomes a Way of Life (interwoven), you may find yourself bursting with enthusiasm and resolve.

Now on with the story!

And so it was that former Suit KATIE took off for a nice GETAWAY DAY with her husband, the GEAR GUY. They drove down the coast with their STICKS in the back of his truck just in case… Would they PLAY at one of the golf courses they frequented in the past?

Let’s LISTEN IN to find out WHAT. HAPPENED. NEXT.

FADE IN:

INT. THE GEAR GUY TRUCK

GEAR GUY
So, Katie my Lady… What’ll it be this day? A quick nine?

KATIE
Well… The problem these days… There’s NO QUICK anything… When we sneak off for TWILIGHT… close the place down… That’s the quickest. But DAY GOLF…?

GEAR GUY
Allow me to rephrase…

She smiles.

KATIE
Sorry… Got spoiled back before COVID when courses were plentiful and we could build our own challenges and routes.

GEAR GUY
Yeah… you and your TEAR UP THE SCORE CARD thing.

KATIE
Ya know… it worked. Not being results driven…

She looks out the window and he is smiling as he awaits the MORE.

KATIE
It helped when you focused on YOUR game so I could just think my way around the course without INPUT… WELL-MEANING I know but the athlete in me needed to VISUALIZE.

GEAR GUY
I… figured that out and COOL with it I am… If you were following me… telling me which FLIES to use when I’m fishing… I’d be like…

… We learned to respect each other’s space AND enjoy each other’s company… Now that’s a WIN, WIN.

KATIE
Let’s not go there. We learned to respect each other’s space AND enjoy each other’s company… Now that’s a WIN, WIN.

GEAR GUY
That being said, let’s do some drive-bys JUST in case we get lucky.

KATIE
Remember how lucky we used to get when we lived up in the EAST BAY? Delta View and Mare were our friends.

GEAR GUY
Yup.

Silently they drove along and explored. Their sticks were gently rattling in the back of his TRUCK.

A short while later…

KATIE
Opportunity for ya… Make the magic happen, can you…?

GEAR GUY
And you’re thinking…?

KATIE
Hungry!! Let’s grab some YUMMYs and … TAILGATE with a VIEW…

GEAR GUY
You’re on! (pauses)

She looks at him.

KATIE
I can see… Ideas you have?

GEAR GUY
A couple…

Do your… INSTINCTs thing… Don’t think too much… Channel your spontaneous YOU, yes?

KATIE
Do your… INSTINCTs thing… Don’t think too much… Channel your spontaneous YOU, yes?

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. CUTE DELI / BAKERY

They have just piled back into the TRUCK with their goodies and a thermos full of coffee.

KATIE
One of Two…

GEAR GUY
Onward!! Not far… Did this with a buddy a while back…

And off they drove. Katie’s nose practically pressed against the window enjoying the view.

KATIE
Scored perfect weather… Sunny and … not windy.

GEAR GUY
Yet… The wind that is…

KATIE
True. We gotta CARPE MOMENT.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. MYSTERY BEACH

Having eased his truck into an open parking space, Gear Guy smiles

GEAR GUY
Follow me, My Lady!

KATIE
Will do!

They do a little zig-zag-ing and before ending up at a picnic table with a fantastic view of the SEA.

GEAR GUY
Fit the spec?

KATIE
Oh, yeah! You nailed it!

They settled in… Enjoying delicious snacks while taking in the sights and sounds of the sea. After a while, Katie collects and deposits their trash and motions to her husband.

KATIE
Let’s go Gear Guy!

He notices the direction she’s pointing and raises an eyebrow.

KATIE
Walk feets! Let’s test the sand!

GEAR GUY
Shoes on?

KATIE
Sure, why not? We’ll shake ‘em out good when we’re done.

GEAR GUY
Uh… o-h-kay… Lead on!

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. MYSTERY BEACH-SAND

They walk along in silence for a bit… Seems Gear Guys has eyes on the sea while Katie is studying the sand closely.

KATIE
Are you seeing what I’m seeing?

His eyes return to the sandy route they’ve been on…

GEAR GUY
S-o-r-r-y, My Lady… Pondering … Surf Perch. I think we’re close to where I can cast and maybe hook into some.

Katie laughs.

KATIE
Ah… right… You said you had been here with a buddy… the fly fishing club perhaps.

He nods.

GEAR GUY
So… what am I supposed to be seeing?

KATIE
Our end-around!

Announced with enthusiasm.

KATIE
Detour to the truck and then I’ll show ya!

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. THE GEAR GUY TRUCK

Motioning him to unlock, she reaches into the back and removes two “sticks” from their golf bags. She hands them to him and then goes digging into her golf bag.

KATIE
Cool beans! I brought it!

GEAR GUY
It?

I pack items to amuse myself while waiting for the slowskis on the golf course…

KATIE
I pack items to amuse myself while waiting for the slowskis on the course.

GEAR GUY
Oh… right… Like that green ball you toss around?

KATIE
Yeah… Not sure if I showed you this…

GEAR GUY
Hackey Sack??

KATIE
Sorta. Kinda. But not… Floppy golf ball… Vendor had me testing back in the day.

The Floppy @ home.

KATIE
Designed for indoor practice… Used it during my shoulder rehab and recently I had a DING! moment to start playing with it again… So I’m thinking…

GEAR GUY
An ALWAYS-ALWAYS…?

KATIE
Let’s see how these guys do in the sand and YES… like we used to use those ALMOST GOLF balls in the park to hit back and forth to each other…

AlmostGolf in the Park…

GEAR GUY
That was fun…

KATIE
Until the guy with his dogs off the leash felt the need to break up OUR PARTY…

GEAR GUY
NOT WORTH…

KATIE
The skin off my knuckles JUNIOR…

GEAR GUY
A “WIRE” reference… nice!

So they lock up the truck and head back seaside.

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. SEASIDE

They arrive at a fairly level spot and Katie drops the FLOPPY.

Floppy in Action…

KATIE
I’ll start.

She hits and walks to where it lands and motions him to stay.

KATIE
Back at you.

And with a nice relax swing, she manages to land the ball close to him

GEAR GUY
Straight!

KATIE
Yup!

He positions himself and after a few practice swings, he puts a solid hit on the FLOPPY.

GEAR GUY
Wow… That felt good.

He gives her a thumbs up and she smiles.

So they hit back and forth for a while and then Katie motions to the sandier section of the beach. He follows her.

KATIE
What do ya think…? Practice our…

GEAR GUY
Yeah… sure!

KATIE
Cool… pancake it is?

GEAR GUY
Pancake?

She hits the FLOPPY with her stick FLAT.

KATIE
It’s how I remember… like FLIPPING PANCAKES with a spatula.

GEAR GUY
Oh like FLIPPING THE FLOPPY?

KATIE
Smart Brother! Let’s do!

So they play around some more and then the sound of a mobile phone interrupts. They both reach into their pockets.

KATIE
That’s you…

He smiles and holds up his finger in the “one moment” position.

Then he stops and studies his phone some more.

GEAR GUY
Sorry My Lady… Client… Upcoming trip… Many questions need answering…

Holding up his phone to show a series of text messages.

KATIE
I’ll say…

GEAR GUY
Surprised it rang through… like one bar out here.

KATIE
Good thing it did!

They walk back to the truck in silence… Both with smiles on their faces.

Thumbs up!

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. THE GEAR GUY TRUCK

Upon arrival back at the truck, Katie takes a towel from her bag and gives both clubs a wipe while Gear Guy makes a quick call.

KATIE
No so bad… Shoes … handled okay… Glad I have those runner trail shoes as my golf grippy feets.

He returns and starts shaking out his shoes.

KATIE
Gonna get you a pair of these… You’ll like ‘em.

GEAR GUY
Whatever you say, My Lady…

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. THE GEAR GUY TRUCK

So they head back home. Katie is staring out the window and Gear Guy, focused on the road, seems to be in his own little world.

KATIE
Are you thinking what I’m thinking?

Huge smile crosses his face… She notices it and starts laughing.

KATIE
Yeah… right… You’re SO in logistics mode presently, yes?

GEAR GUY
You know me well…

KATIE
K-so… humor me… Just saying… What if… you do your surf perch thing… and I tag along to do …

GEAR GUY
FLOPPY-BY-THE-SEA?

It’s quiet for a beat. She studies him as he formulates his thoughts.

GEAR GUY
I… can see that… MIGHT. COULD. WORK.

Again… silence.

GEAR GUY
Bored you’d be, tho…

KATIE
Nah! I can amuse myself… PAPERWHITE KINDLE MANGA… Easy-peasy reading in the bright light.

3rd R = ReCreation = PLAY!

He smiles.

KATIE
Worse case scenario, I find some sneaky squirrel place to hang my tether boxing thingie.

GEAR GUY
That… would be interesting to see actually.

KATIE
I’ll figure out something…

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. KATIE’S WESTSIDE HOUSE

It is much later and Gear Guy is in the garage playing with his FISHING GEAR when another SMS (text message) arrives. Shaking his head, he pulls out his phone to check.

GEAR GUY
Probably that client again. We just…

Then he starts laughing and shaking his head.

GEAR GUY
Too funny!

What he sees is a SEASIDE WEASEL on a fence… with an amused look on its face.

Man-Weasel Approves!

TEXT MESSAGE
ManWeasel says GP’s a Winner!

Gear Guy replies with a thumbs up.

FADE OUT.

…And that’s how former Suit KATIE and her GEAR GUY husband improvised to get their “golf fix” — embracing sand. Who knew??

It’s a YOSH! because… it has “LET’s GO!” written all over it… this GP (Game PLan), yes?

FADE OUT.

That’s a Wrap!

That’s a Wrap!

Thanks for hanging out with us!

Don’t forget to Yosh! yourself! It’s fun. It makes you smile. And…

Smiling is Contagious!!

[That’s a good thing!]

-30-

Oh… and if you liked it, hit us up below [Speak Your Mind] and … please to share!
-The Gang & RC

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