I must confess that I set my weekday alarm to NPR at 6:36 am. I'm sure many of you know exactly why, but for those who are scratching their heads, that's when The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor airs in rather compact form. While some have a "bedroom" voice, I would say that Mr. Keillor has a "morning" voice and when applied to reciting writers' biographies and poetry it becomes, in my book, the world's best way to start the day.

So, because I love this quote and because today is Patti Smith's 65th birthday, I forward a bit of wisdom from Patti that I heard this morning thanks to Mr. Keillor:
"In art and dream you may proceed with abandon.
  In life may you proceed with balance and stealth."     Patti Smith

Next up: Local Design (and this time I mean it.)