The Side Effects of Endorphins

I was reading this post and was reminded of an axiom I have about flying. That is I believe for every airplane flight there is a man in a Cowboy Hat. When in Dallas multiply by 10.

I tried to find the story and ran across this artist profile, I forgot existed.

La Rutina

Mark was born at a very early age and progressed through life within a standard deviation or two. By night, he reads writes, learn Spanish, runs, paints and writes. 

• Read the author’s interview here. Have you had to make tradeoffs in order to have time for creativity in your life?
  I will go with the unpopular answer and that would be no. My kids are better artists than most. My wife fully supports me. I have written many a status report in the corporate world which were not exactly what the boss was looking for. Being a a creative person in a non-creative world is a challenge.
• Who was the first author or artist to broaden your worldview?
  I have to go back to a class back in seventh grade. We spent a few weeks on Tale of Two Cities. I almost took up knitting. I can’t even credit Dickens but rather the teacher. I recently reread Tale of Two Cities and did not enjoy,
• When did you first realize you wanted to be an author/artist?
  There was a girl I went to high school with. She could draw almost anything well. I found that an incredible superpower.
• What is the single best sentence you’ve ever read?
  That may be the single best question I have been asked. “She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running/like a watercolor in the rain.”
• What’s the last book you didn’t finish reading, and why did you put it down?
  John Updike –Rabbit Run. His privilege and misogyny were alarming. John is from my hometown, and it shows.Name a book/author/artist that you feel deserves more recognition.
  I am currently reading a book for Kate Kort. She has two novels to her name, and I am doing a pre-read on her third. The first two were Glass and Laika. Kate is a busy mother, and she finds time to write quality fiction.
• Whose work do you feel most resembles your own?
  Patti Smith, as in her writing she finds everything worth noting.
• What does your creative process look like?
  I wish I had a process. I am too random for that. I will be reading one moment, painting the next and heading out for a run next. I am like that with almost everything. For the most part, I pay attention, and find beauty in the everyday. Now if I could learn to type well.