Comments for 2kno http://2kno.com/norman Norman Bringsjord Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:29:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on My First Apartment in NYC by Maudie Akau http://2kno.com/norman/mypast/my-first-apartment-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Maudie Akau Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:29:48 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?p=554#comment-188 Thx for a really nice read 2kno » My First Apartment in NYC! Maudie Akau Thx for a really nice read 2kno » My First Apartment in NYC! Maudie Akau

]]> Comment on Bruno Aveillan by Malone124 http://2kno.com/norman/bruno-aveillan/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Malone124 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:07:09 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?page_id=46#comment-142 I consider Bruno Aveillan as a visual and storytelling genius ! Hope to meet him one day, so many things to ask him ! I consider Bruno Aveillan as a visual and storytelling genius ! Hope to meet him one day, so many things to ask him !

]]> Comment on Adolph Studly: Photographer and Mentor by Nel http://2kno.com/norman/adolph-studly-photographer-and-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Nel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:39:26 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?page_id=108#comment-75 amen to the suggestion that George write a book. His writing is wonderful. amen to the suggestion that George write a book. His writing is wonderful.

]]> Comment on 6 wellesley west by Nel http://2kno.com/norman/6-wellesley-west/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Nel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:35:23 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?page_id=503#comment-74 Speaking from experience, and from the perspective of a middle-aged woman, there are many photos of myself, made when I was much younger, that I absolutely hated back then. Looking on them now, I wish I still looked like I did. Now, I hate the pics of my present visage and most likely will look at them with the same wish in twenty years. These pictures are lovely, Norman. Speaking from experience, and from the perspective of a middle-aged woman, there are many photos of myself, made when I was much younger, that I absolutely hated back then. Looking on them now, I wish I still looked like I did. Now, I hate the pics of my present visage and most likely will look at them with the same wish in twenty years.

These pictures are lovely, Norman.

]]> Comment on Extreme Perspective Correction Using Photoshop by Nel http://2kno.com/norman/now/perspective-correction-with-photoshop/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Nel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:28:05 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?p=527#comment-73 Good job on the perspective work! More work from the Czar of Bizarre! Okay, that sounds like I'm speaking of you, Norman, but we know it is not. For any neophytes, please Google the moniker and you'll get a treat! Good job on the perspective work! More work from the Czar of Bizarre! Okay, that sounds like I’m speaking of you, Norman, but we know it is not. For any neophytes, please Google the moniker and you’ll get a treat!

]]> Comment on My First Apartment in NYC by Nel http://2kno.com/norman/mypast/my-first-apartment-in-nyc/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Nel Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:22:01 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?p=554#comment-72 Oh, Honey! I love that picture of you sitting on that monastic bed. Aside from the 2,000 meter stare, there are those famous wing tips you told me about. Proof of life, so to speak. Oh, Honey! I love that picture of you sitting on that monastic bed. Aside from the 2,000 meter stare, there are those famous wing tips you told me about. Proof of life, so to speak.

]]> Comment on Perfect Gift for Gifted Child by Sean http://2kno.com/norman/uncategorized/perfect-christmas-gift-for-gifted-child/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Sean Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:42:39 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?p=196#comment-67 I've read Gamow, and yes - it's a fantastic book for the right reader... but bear in mind that the job of breakthrough advancement is carried by one small fraction of one percent of the general population... and the rest of society replicates it if they have the good-sense to encourage and accept innovation. Unfortunately, most of society (including the Nobel Committee) reinforces an acedemic paradigm thoroughly invested in maintaining the status-quo. This is why the biggest paradigm-shifting innovators so often turn out to be college dropouts. So I think the best alternate (and more specific)advice might be: "If your son is brilliant-yet-bored in school, pull him out, give him this book or read it to him, and start putting him together with the resources who could make use of his ideas". On the other hand, it has been said that "trying to tech a pig to sing will only result in a frustrated pig and a frustrated farmer". Telling little Bobby that "The B stands for CREATIVITY!!!" I know a kid who struggled with open v/s closed universe at the age of 13 (true story). He aced every test, won the science fair, and yet he got straight C's and D's because he didn't show his work (he did everything in his head). That's American public education. I’ve read Gamow, and yes – it’s a fantastic book for the right reader… but bear in mind that the job of breakthrough advancement is carried by one small fraction of one percent of the general population… and the rest of society replicates it if they have the good-sense to encourage and accept innovation. Unfortunately, most of society (including the Nobel Committee) reinforces an acedemic paradigm thoroughly invested in maintaining the status-quo. This is why the biggest paradigm-shifting innovators so often turn out to be college dropouts.

So I think the best alternate (and more specific)advice might be: “If your son is brilliant-yet-bored in school, pull him out, give him this book or read it to him, and start putting him together with the resources who could make use of his ideas”. On the other hand, it has been said that “trying to tech a pig to sing will only result in a frustrated pig and a frustrated farmer”. Telling little Bobby that “The B stands for CREATIVITY!!!” I know a kid who struggled with open v/s closed universe at the age of 13 (true story). He aced every test, won the science fair, and yet he got straight C’s and D’s because he didn’t show his work (he did everything in his head). That’s American public education.

]]> Comment on Logo for CAKE CITY by Nel Bringsjord http://2kno.com/norman/future/logo-for-cake-city/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Nel Bringsjord Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:44:53 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?p=440#comment-66 hehehehe...aw shucks. Norman is the very best fan club a woman could ever want. What a sweety! Thanks, honey, for not telling folks how I was in my pajamas and still had only one eye open from lack of morning coffee. It ain't all that glamorous... hehehehe…aw shucks. Norman is the very best fan club a woman could ever want. What a sweety! Thanks, honey, for not telling folks how I was in my pajamas and still had only one eye open from lack of morning coffee. It ain’t all that glamorous…

]]> Comment on The Zen of Rock-Hopping by Nel Bringsjord http://2kno.com/norman/observations/the-zen-of-rock-hopping/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Nel Bringsjord Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:49:09 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?p=307#comment-56 We still get a laugh about this since Norman was so brave and I, on the other hand, was scared witless when it came to rock-hopping...then the descent down the ledge that was only one-shoe-width for about 10 meters. Yikes! A little scared of heights here! One man's Zen is another (wo)man's hell..... sorry, Honey.... We still get a laugh about this since Norman was so brave and I, on the other hand, was scared witless when it came to rock-hopping…then the descent down the ledge that was only one-shoe-width for about 10 meters. Yikes! A little scared of heights here!

One man’s Zen is another (wo)man’s hell…..

sorry, Honey….

]]> Comment on Breaking Through A Creative Block by Nel Bringsjord http://2kno.com/norman/observations/breaking-through-a-creative-block/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Nel Bringsjord Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:40:44 +0000 http://2kno.com/norman/?p=294#comment-55 What Norman didn't say was that this painting is of my mother from a picture taken many years ago. As it goes with many of us, my mother and I have had our "moments" and while I was working on the painting we were going through one of those times. It was so hard for me to work on the painting because my mind would go into GRRRRRR mode and I locked up. In fact, I set the painting aside for about 8 months at one point. But I really wanted to finish it since it had such a compelling look. Listening to the books on my iPod ( it was a Shuffle back then, now I have a Nano 3rd gen) really engaged my mind and I was able to escape, as if watching a movie, long enough to get the painting done. Most books are only about 6 hours long, Dickens' can go 13 hours. "The Other Boleyn Girl" (fabulous book) was 17 hours of escapist bliss! Then there is "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" free podcasts from npr.com through itunes that give me great laughs whilst working. Sort of like audial chocolate. The important thing is it works. Your technical skill will come through and you will instinctually be able to do the work and problem solve, stay on task while quieting the little devil on your shoulder who tries to talk trash. What Norman didn’t say was that this painting is of my mother from a picture taken many years ago. As it goes with many of us, my mother and I have had our “moments” and while I was working on the painting we were going through one of those times. It was so hard for me to work on the painting because my mind would go into GRRRRRR mode and I locked up. In fact, I set the painting aside for about 8 months at one point. But I really wanted to finish it since it had such a compelling look. Listening to the books on my iPod ( it was a Shuffle back then, now I have a Nano 3rd gen) really engaged my mind and I was able to escape, as if watching a movie, long enough to get the painting done.

Most books are only about 6 hours long, Dickens’ can go 13 hours. “The Other Boleyn Girl” (fabulous book) was 17 hours of escapist bliss! Then there is “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!” free podcasts from npr.com through itunes that give me great laughs whilst working. Sort of like audial chocolate.

The important thing is it works. Your technical skill will come through and you will instinctually be able to do the work and problem solve, stay on task while quieting the little devil on your shoulder who tries to talk trash.

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