Now that I am post 50, I find myself starting to think more about how precious time is.  Part of the problem is the litany of choices are excruciating: do I watch the game or get caught up on Season Four of Breaking Bad (yes only 4), do I do some work or sort my photos from my recent trip, do I read one of the four books I have started or watch some of SNL that I recorded, and so on and so on.

One of the choices I try to make is to read Bob Lefsetz blog when it hits my inbox.  Bob is a veteran of the music industry and he writes about the state of affairs of that business, while weaving in observations of life from the perspective of an aging boomer. Bob has been to the dance, understands it and is now sharing his wisdom with a broader universe than he ever had when he was selling music to the masses.  Last week he wrote a piece called “too much of everything” that goes hand in hand with what I have previously described.

My “Monday Thoughts” started a couple years ago when we opened One River and the promises I made back then were to say something relevant, be brief, share with people who are interested and tie in some themes that make us think about being creative.  Opening an art center is a counterintuitive thing.  In todays lightning paced world, I believe people want to slow down and have a cool, creative interactive experience.  I also believe that enjoying art, both making it and consuming it, is the perfect elixir to the brain train filled with endless stuff.