Our son announced that he wanted to be an animator when he was five years old, sitting on the couch, watching Saturday morning cartoons. “Fine,” we said, thinking he’d outgrow it. When he was sixteen, still watching Saturday morning cartoons, and still saying he wanted to be an animator, we started to wonder—where do you send your kid to college if he wants to make cartoons?  The answer is California Institute of the...

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Recently a friend pulled photos of her grandchildren from her purse to share. Hadn’t seen that in awhile. My photos are on my I-phone AND I have video. Video is everywhere. I’m not sure what that means in terms of family history but it seems significant. Long ago, only wealthy families could afford pictures of themselves. You had to hire a painter, dress-up, do a long sitting. The finished painting, one-of-a-kind, hung in the manor...

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We make stories every day. We don’t always capture them this well. Enjoy Virginia and her IPad. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndkIP7ec3O8] Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Posterous share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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Every four-year-old caught with a stolen chocolate has the right instinct. Go with a whopper. Given a choice between a contrite confession or a good story, most of us will take the story. Why? Because stories are elastic, creative, and, if inventive enough, we can’t help ourselves. We admire the effort. The video says it all: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysN_Z1xQq4w] Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on

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Some Native American cultures saved storytelling for the winter months when people had time to gather together, repeat myths, share histories and create a common cultural bond. It was an event; something to look forward to. In my town, the only thing that comes close is when children gather for Story Hour at the public library or when Irish storyteller, Liz Weir, makes her annual appearance in Boulder. Aditi Worcester, a video biographer, makes...

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Buck Ramsey (cowboy poet) testifying in favor of funding National Endowment for the Humanities “I think our nation, and our species has common memory that keep us, through tradition, connected; reminded of the precious things our minds and hearts and souls have sifted and sanctified from our long and common experience. But, as regards to songs, stories, and poems, which are much of the tradition of my tribe, I learned early a curious fact:...

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