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Category Archives: collaborators
Dear Earth
English Dear Earth, We, the people of the USA, are finally getting our shit together. We’re actually practicing democracy by taking direct responsibility for ourselves. We’ve always been in power here but have inappropriately allowed our beliefs and behaviors to … Continue reading
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Tagged dear earth, deutsch, german
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Awash in wildflowers…
…and basking in beauty, that’s the summer of 2011. Hello World has been beached (blossomed) for a solid year following her crippling injury 30 miles north of Chicago that ended our 2010 expedition. She’s communing with the flox and vetch … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, open source, policy, repairs, sustainable, training / practice, video chapters, vision, vision / planning
Tagged ALM, combat mime, compost, corn, distraction, dog, garden, gertrude ekstatisch, girlfriend, Hello World, horse manure, james weston, lauren di scipio, marijke church, michigan movie makers, mykl werth, nuclear, soil, solar power, sustainable, tai chi, tcff.org, traverse city film festival, will church
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Encounters… with an annoying blowhard
“Encounters at the End of the World” is my first encounter with Werner Herzog. The title of the movie has a double meaning, referring both to Herzog’s NSF sponsored visit to Antartica, and his cliche assertion that humanity is doomed. … Continue reading
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How to download Wikileaks Insurance
DISCLAIMER and WARNING – I was arrested in March of 2001 for protesting the impending Iraq war. Subsequently, I found out that I have an FBI record that is “secret”. The reason I know this is a long story, I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged arrest, checksum, fbi, hacker, hackers, insurance, iraq, julian assange, sha1, torrent, transmission, war, wikileaks
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Live Fully, Pay Attention, Power Down
Play movie for computer, phone or youtube An ALM inspired public service message about giving up jet travel, whipped up in response to a regional fund raising effort that seemed inherently contradictory. The more I learned the more I felt … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, movies, policy, self education / research, sustainable, training / practice, video chapters, vision / planning
Tagged activist, ALM, artist, awakening the dreamer, jet travel, jets, local, may erlewine, northern michigan, regional, seth bernard
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PSA V2
I tested my PSA yesterday – me doing a talking head with ALM b-roll. It’s got potential. This morning I simplified the narration. I am Dan Kelly In 2008 I was invited to sail around the Hawaiian islands and make … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, policy, self education / research, story, sustainable, training / practice, video chapters, vision / planning, wilderness
Tagged africa, amtrak, china, impact, jet travel, jets, low impact, ondesire, psa, san juan, travel, utah
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Musings in the morning
With ALM, I have three basic flows for telling the story – raw video, motion graphics and posts (text). Though I wasn’t as faithful with imaging everything, I was fairly thorough in my writing. I captured details that I certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, bliss, collaborators, disasters and catastrophes, injury, movies, open source, policy, self education / research, story, sustainable, training / practice, video chapters, vision / planning
Tagged approach, attitude, cam chocks, climbing, collaborator, complication, dave hart, field test, gear, geek, motion graphics, posts, protection, rack, simplicity, solution, south manitou island, success, trial, tribulation, trivia, video, wordbooker
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Day 4 – Adjustments in Arcadia
An easy afternoon on the beach making adjustments to Hello World, mostly the straps and plates that secured the waterproof rifle cases. There’s also insights about yawning. Behind the scene details were posted on June 6. 10-06-04 Adjustments in Arcadia, … Continue reading
Posted in 10-06-04, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, movies, repairs, self education / research, video chapters, vision
Tagged amway, arcadia, bear lake, dangerous, martial arts, plates, rifle cases, sharp, surgery, weapon, yawn, yawning
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What I did with the 2nd half of July
I took advantage of the 2010 expedition’s abrupt end by soaking up the rapture oozing outta Hello World’s home base, the Artist house on Crystal Lake. Truth be told, the spring had sprung so sweetly last May that it was … Continue reading
Posted in collaborators, disasters and catastrophes, hawaiian language, Hello World, policy, self education / research, training / practice, video chapters
Tagged AIS, ALM, beulah, brooklyn, california, crystal lake, earthship, hinduism today, klamps, lego, michigan, mike reynolds, nephew, pipe, swami bua, swamiji, the new yorker, wedding
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Facebook catch-up
This is for the Facebook people who’ve been missing out on recent posts due to the unpredictable behavior of the sharing application. I’ve gone back to a less fancy but very reliable solution. Day 27 Day 28 Day 29 Day … Continue reading
Sanctuary at Ogden Dunes
Day 29 Off the New Buffalo Public Beach at 11:00 am after a quick run for groceries and one last visit to the restrooms. The wind was out of the northeast at maybe 9 knots, good for southwest course. At … Continue reading
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Jean Klock Park
Day 25 and 26 Jean Klock park. Spent yesterday and this morning with Carol deconstructing the very sleezy maneuvers required to tear down exquisite wild dunes and privatize a community commons. Will a poorly designed golf course and an upscale … Continue reading
Posted in 10-06-25, Around Lake Michigan, bliss, collaborators, health / survival, latest news, nonviolent communication, open source, self education / research, sustainable, training / practice, vision / planning, visualization (magic), wilderness
Tagged benton harbor, carol drake, dunes, golf course, jean klock park, st joe
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Short of Benton Harbor
After phone calls and goodbyes, I walked over from Fritz’s to the Schumann’s beach, turned Hello World around and ate breakfast. The wind was blowing about 15-20 mph and there was great waves for body surfing. Two kids who I … Continue reading
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Salute! Saugatuck (and Douglas)
Day 24 There’s steady WNW wind this morning, good for heading south. I’ve got a stop I might make along the way to Benton Harbor today. I’m looking to round out the Lake’s bottom before the month ends. What’s in … Continue reading
Posted in 10-06-23, 10-06-24, Around Lake Michigan, art, collaborators, food, Hello World, nonviolent communication, self education / research, synchronicity / fortunate accidents
Tagged alison swan, benton harbor, chicago, dave swan, douglas, fred eagle royce, oval beach, rj peterson, saugatuck, schumann, vicky morales
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Two halves
Day 22 Waking at Schumann’s 7:00 am, gotta move on over to Fred Eagle Royce’s and then get to town for an interview with RJ Peterson, marina magnate, community booster, friend to the late Dennison and self proclaimed conservationist. RJ … Continue reading
Map and updated itinerary
Julie gave me a hard time about getting a map going and today I finally did all the digital magic. There’s also an updated itinerary at You are here.
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, vision / planning
Tagged itinerary, map
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Back to Saugatuck
Day 20 In Kalamazoo zoo zoo this morning with plans to see the Pekarovic’s goat ranch before jetting back to Saugatuck with Susan. 7:30 am departure turned into 9:30 am because I stayed up editing the Great Lakes Aquatics segment … Continue reading
Posted in 10-06-21, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, food, Hello World, latest news
Tagged catherine bragdon, goat, Hello World, kalamazoo, saugatuck
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Visiting Kalamazoo
Day 15 – 16 Paused in the Pine Motel parking lot on the way back from Wallys, riding the Zilliax Miyata back to Oval beach in the rain. It was a warm rain and I wanted to add a little … Continue reading
Posted in 10-06-16, 10-06-17, 10-06-18, 10-06-19, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, food, Hello World, movies, music, video chapters, vision / planning
Tagged aquapac, beer, carlo aonzo, club, coaches, great lakes aquatics, guitar, Hello World, kalamazoo, kmgo, mandolin, miles kusik, oval beach, set, storm, suagatuck, susan fisk, swim, swim for success, team, thunder, vince gallant, wind
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Where are the posts?
Watch for a flurry of blog and video posts in the next 24 hours. I’ll be in Kalamazoo with Susan and Vince until Sunday morning then heading back to Saugatuck Dunes Natural Area where Hello World is parked.
Posted in 10-06-18, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, movies
Tagged blog, kalamazoo, saugatuck, video
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Welcome to Saugatuck?!
Day 15 So much blogging and not enough lime, I mean time. I’m in Wallys in downtown Saugatuck with minimal cell coverage. This place is brimming with hotties dressed for luau, a couple were doing a beer bong as I … Continue reading
Do Ludington
Climb the bluff carefully for a thrilling view of the big lake and better cell reception. Nearby construction along the bluff edge reminds me of my reason for sailing around Lake Michigan. Activating global consciousness to steward and EXPAND the … Continue reading
The revolution is here
I can’t help but feel as I kick back with my 1/2 french press and cardamom bun ($4.50!) that we truly are on the cusp of realizing sustainable civilizations. Who’d of thought that in downtown Ludington, Michigan there would be … Continue reading
Posted in 10-06-06, 10-06-07, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, food, Hello World, wilderness
Tagged brooklyn, chad rushing, citadel, compass, cove, fairie, horsetail, lightning, ludington, pirate, plaza cafe, poplar, redolencia, silva, soggy, tea lounge, thunder, tom, wet
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Starting to get good
Day 5 of ALM 2010. It’s raining just north of Onekema tonight. Back from the beach about a stone’s throw, nestled in low dunes is a cozy wozy tent, glowing merrily with candlelight. Inside I’m munching my third bowl of … Continue reading
Posted in 10-06-03, 10-06-04, 10-06-05, collaborators, food, gear, Hello World, repairs, training / practice, wilderness
Tagged almonds, arcadia, elberta, faraday, ftesh and raw, goji, grand haven, jonathan kelly, karen, lightning, luke kelly, mark, natalie, oats, onekema, patrick kelly, point betsie, raisins, sharp, stephen addy, steve kelly, vegan, weapon
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Launch!
I don’t want to leave the tent. 7:20 am, sore and wishing to sleep more. The waves take a little breath now – big surges with a rest in between. That’s a change from yesterday – constant roll and crash. … Continue reading
Posted in 10-06-01, 10-06-02, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, disasters and catastrophes, food, Hello World, story, wilderness
Tagged kari tomashik, kevin and brenda, sore, tent, tough, waves, wind
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Wild beach
I started the staging area in March and completed it yesterday with the help of nefs and their pa. Steve zapped the stumps from the two big poplar trees. Jonathan, Patrick and I moved the logs to the lake to … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, vision / planning, wilderness
Tagged Hello World, jetty, log, mast, sand, sapling, staging area, wild beach
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Questions
Sarah Castle recently tweeted an New Scientist article by Deborah Mackenzie, Living in Denial, Why Sensible People Reject the Truth. This may have been a continuation of our exchange over my Stephen Hawkin inspired ET conquistador proposal, so I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, health / survival, self education / research, training / practice, vision, vision / planning
Tagged edward bernays, inquiry, koyaanisquatsi, query, question, saddam hussein, sarah castle, science, sigmund freud, stephen hawking, technology
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Swimming
Yesterday afternoon I tested both the Aquapac underwater camera solution and my Gul skin out wetsuit with a swim to the blue line. A classic tao situation. All the cheese and yogurt I’ve been eating is starting to show – … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, bliss, collaborators, disasters and catastrophes, gear, health / survival, Hello World, self education / research, training / practice, video chapters, vision / planning, wilderness
Tagged blue line, blueline, cheese, cold, cramp, crystal lake, fat, gul, hobie, sailsport marine, scott, skin out wetsuit, swim
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Swimming
Yesterday afternoon I tested both the Aquapac underwater camera solution and my Gul skin out wetsuit with a swim to the blue line. A classic tao situation. All the cheese and yogurt I’ve been eating is starting to show – … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, bliss, collaborators, disasters and catastrophes, gear, health / survival, Hello World, self education / research, training / practice, video chapters, vision / planning, wilderness
Tagged blue line, blueline, cheese, cold, cramp, crystal lake, fat, gul, hobie, sailsport marine, scott, skin out wetsuit, swim
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I know the journey has started when…
I know the journey has started when I don’t know when it’s going to start. The moment when the handcrafted Hello World slides into surf cannot be predicted. I’ve been back in the water since the year flipped. I’ve shared … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, nonviolent communication, open source, repairs, self education / research, synchronicity / fortunate accidents, training / practice, vision / planning
Tagged facebook, Hello World, interlux, jackie ankerson, launch, mark zuckerberg, victoria weinstein, west systems
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-4 days – child’s questions
A cup of ginger tea before donning the yellow hazmat suit and starting the day’s fiberglass fun. The Brunton inverter is whirring away somewhat creakily as it charges this iPhone. Most of the gear has already been checked for solid … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, health / survival, Hello World, policy, repairs, self education / research, sustainable, training / practice, vision / planning
Tagged brunton, carbon footprint, fiberglass, Hello World, jor-el, kal-el, krypton, loreen niewenhuis, mining, moses, petro chemistry
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2 days – pushback
Are we ready? Not quite yet. Fiberglass repairs will take another few days. An ordering snafu has delayed the arrival of some gear. Chuck is fabricating cargo plates that need to be tested. This weekend’s weather forecast is not beach … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, maker, music, repairs, vision / planning
Tagged delay, launch, party, progress
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6 days – family
Woke up with a big happy after an 11 hour crash. About 8:30 pm last night I started nodding and had to lay down. Could have been the wine and lasagna… or just the turnings of mystery. I clarified my … Continue reading
9 days – Love!
Notice how calm I appear? Tomorrow gear should start arriving via ground shipping including the voice of Hello World, Winslow’s Torus. I’m a Taurus too! Hello World has yet to go into the shop for fiberglass patching, but I think … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, bliss, collaborators, Hello World, repairs, self education / research, visualization (magic)
Tagged collaborate, credit card, dance, future, kids, love, social media, suck, sustainable
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10 days – errands
A day driving around and hooking up with experts. I dropped in to see Chuck of Northern Welding Specialties first, but he wasn’t there. He told me via cell that he was teaching at the college and perhaps we could … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, maker, repairs, self education / research
Tagged bike, fabricate, fiberglass, food, guitar, scuba, supplies
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11 days – shopping
Heading into Traverse City to shop and run errands. Here’s my list… Oryana bug repellent (no deet) [Green Ban] (1) food Backcountry paddle head or new paddle sawdust bag (waterproof) The UPS store 14th or garfield the ups store return … Continue reading
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Tagged errand, gear, repair, traverse city
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13 days – dreams
It’s 5:15 am, a bit early for me to be up. On my way back to bed after taking a leak I knocked over a mason jar of water. Groping in the dark for some clothes, towels – anything to … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, bliss, collaborators, health / survival, Hello World, vision / planning
Tagged dream, eve, forgotten, hearth and home, heath, love, married, melatonin, minnow, old, sex god, spill, water, whale, wild, wolf
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15 days – Making of a Saint
Getting close now. Order of operations seems to be holding together, it’s spooky that I’m mostly on schedule. Everything can go right between now and launch… it’s possible. I am noticing more, recognizing the unfolding of a larger story. A … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, bliss, collaborators, disasters and catastrophes, health / survival, Hello World, movies, open source, self education / research, simplify, story, sustainable, synchronicity / fortunate accidents, training / practice, vision / planning, visualization (magic), wilderness
Tagged apocalypse, dog, jesus, order of operations, shiva, sustainable
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Abundance
Are we feeling it? Today was the last day of asking for a while. I’ve contacted Apple, Brunton, Verizon, Patagonia and Light and Motion asking for help with ALM, gear mostly. Patagonia already said no. In the process I learned … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators
Tagged apple, brunton, facebook, google, james cameron, light and motion, netflix, patagonia, terminator, verizon, wikipedia, youtube, yvon chouinard
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16 days – Roman Nose
Kari was over last night for dinner and we talked about guns, earthships and vision quests. She used a big cutting board as a model of Hello World, sliding it back and forth on the counter top as if it … Continue reading
Exquisite night
take me, sneak up and surround me smother me in the unknown, unseen unfathomed the darkness of depth, underwater danger and cold almost death only to awaken live again, breath in sunlight but I lie a little you are not … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, poetry / lyrics, visualization (magic)
Tagged awaken, cold, light, mystery, night, poem, warmth
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17 days – pronouns
You might notice an unusual use of pronouns in this project. “We” usually replaces “I” when discussing the trip. That’s because Hello World has it’s own identity and presence, it’s not just Dan Kelly sailing Around Lake Michigan, it’s Dan … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, cybernetic, he, our, pronoun, sail, she, symbiotic, together, us, we
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Cultural geography
Cultural geography is a sub-field within human geography. Cultural geography is the study of cultural products and norms and their variations across and relations to spaces and places. It focuses on describing and analyzing the ways language, religion, economy, government … Continue reading
Checklist clothes
revised 10-05-31 √ x2 socks wool [Icebreaker] √ x2 underwear poly/merino √ x2 underwear cotton (1) √ merino top [Icebreaker Bodyfit 260 XL] √ x2 merino bottom [Icebreaker Bodyfit 260 L] (1) √ black cargo pants √ pile pullover √ … Continue reading
Master Checklist ALM 2010
revised 10-05-19 This is based on the 09-08-31 Master Checklist, posted only 5 days before the September launch. We’re posting this 18 days before launch – that’s progress. revised 10-05-31 Launching 23 days late and this will be the final … Continue reading
20 days and swim for 101 Facebook Fans!
The On Desire tribe reached it’s objective yesterday of 100+ fans for the Facebook page and the Around Lake Michigan movie project. “This milestone demonstrates that we’ve got a solid core of kick ass collaborators,” said Dan Kelly, ALM’s guide. … Continue reading
We need Facebook fans – today!
This is an all points bulletin. Facebook fans are needed at… http://facebook.com/ondesire The Facebook interface is halt and lame – I can’t argue with that. It’s a sinister black ops app, designed to identify stylish shamans and target them for … Continue reading
21 days – Artifacts
Here’s a rough sketch of an introduction to artifacts, one of the components that’ll help explain and set-up the Search for Sustainable Civilizations. I’m running late on the mini-movie / extended trailer, let’s see what happens this weekend. Without further … Continue reading
23 days and 8 minute miles
I just ran 4.5 miles in 36 minutes, so I’m down to 8 minute miles. Steadily building my wind – feels good. I have a tentative date with Brook this weekend to do the entire Swami Bua workout. I’ve being … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, training / practice, video chapters
Tagged brook hash, burris, run, swami bua
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24 days northern spring
Beauty is a feeling and this morning I have it. It’s the combination of rapport, getting fit and making progress. In the past two days I’ve reconnected with Brook Hash, Susan Gilbert and tonight Kari Tomashik will be stopping in … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, open source, poetry / lyrics, self education / research, sustainable, training / practice, video chapters, vision / planning, wilderness
Tagged awaken, brook hash, global life supporr, kari tomashik, leaf, nephew, renew, run, spring, susan gilbert
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26 days
Lovely chill morning. Yesterday I surprised a fox as I came out of the house. Sienna and umber, pretty big too. He wasn’t in a huge hurry, eventually trotting off past the nitrogen accumulator (outhouse). Last Friday I passed a … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, movies, sustainable, training / practice, video chapters
Tagged advanced, beavee island, calling card, capitalistic, chill, dick burris, fox, global life support, industrialhello world, kits, life support, mason, mini movie, mir, modern, nasa, peru, stones, sustainable
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28 days
Is there ever enough time to properly prepare? 28 days until launch and the to do list is daunting. To make my departure date i’ve got to handle the absolute essentials first. It’s very confusing to have to scrap great … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, self education / research
Tagged clone, damn, help, manage, tasks
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Road rushing
I got back from NYC on Tuesday. The round trip from Beulah to Brooklyn is 1800 miles. Each 900 mile leg is about 14 hours of driving. In contrast, 900 miles of leisurely sailing might take 2 months or 1440 … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, vision, vision / planning, wilderness
Tagged ALM, Around Lake Michigan, colin fletcher, george tiller, lake michigan, lee thompson, monsanto, music, npr, rico, scott roeder, sound, soundtrack, terror, terrorism, terrorist, wilderness, wilds
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For Facebook fans
The On Desire Facebook page now has an easy link http://facebook.com/ondesire. If you’re on Facebook, go ahead and fan On Desire for an RSS feed from this blog and contributions from other Facebook folks.
Back in Beulah
From Monday eve… Waiting at Newark airport for the arrival of nephew Lucas who’ll be riding shotgun on the return to Michigan. The intention is to drive through the night. If we can get out of here by 9:00 pm … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, vision / planning
Tagged bear lake, beulah, coma, drive, lucas kelly, new york, newark, park slope food coop
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Easter pictures
After class, the inner circle enjoys congi and greens at Great NY Noodletown. View from the Manhattan bridge of Chinatown and beyond. Riding over the East River to Brooklyn on the trusty Zilliax Miata Double shift at the Park Slope … Continue reading
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Tagged bike, brent, charles, checkout, cyn, food coop, mahattan bridge, park slope, ru, shift, shopping, tommy
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Hilarity ensued
Good times under the catamaran last night. A core cadre libated and kibitzed until the wee hours. Pictures to follow. Patrick stayed over and helped clean up. Now the lake temple is once again presentable. Can a party have a … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, Hello World, hilarity, party
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You’re being followed… on Twitter
Either by… Tweets by ondesire or Tweets by FutureArtifacts Thanks for taking the time to check us out. My name is Dan Kelly and I am working on the documentary movie. From May – August of 2010, I’ll be sailing … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, movies, open source, vision
Tagged follow, local, on desire, ondesire, twitter
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Welcome FB refugees
If you are landing here from Facebook, relax – you’re safe now. OK everyone, this is going to be our first old fart singalong. Instructions: click this… lyrics then this… music If you don’t read music don’t panic – right after … Continue reading
What’s worth listening to…
I am a fan of WBAI FM in NYC. Fortunately, I don’t have to be in Brooklyn to enjoy the broadcast. Not only is WBAI streaming on the web, but archives are available for 90 days. WBAI is totally listener … Continue reading
Posted in collaborators, health / survival, nonviolent communication, open source, self education / research, sustainable
Tagged 2600.com, Armand DiMele, counterspin, Democracy Now, Doug Henwood, Emmanuel Goldstein, HOPE, Hugh Hamilton, Jeannie Hopper, Jim Freund, Max Schmid, Michio Kaku, Peter Bochan, Robert Knight, Tiokasin Ghosthorse, Wakeup Call, wbai
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Deconstructing doom
Jonathan has been questioning the veracity of the doom assertion in the ALM / artifact premise. A premise or pitch is a shorthand introduction to a project – typically delivered in less than 15 seconds (and often in an elevator). … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, disasters and catastrophes, Hello World, self education / research, story, vision, vision / planning, wilderness
Tagged ALM, alm guide, Around Lake Michigan, artifact, consumer, dan kelly, delusion, disconnection, diy, doom, elevator, jonathan, jonathan kelly, pitch, premise, survivable, sustainable, toxic consumer culture
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Meeting 10-03-06 ondesire landing page
We’ve had two dream team meetings, in Brooklyn (Faisal, Erica and Dan) and last Saturday in Beulah (Steve Elrick, Melonie, Jonathan, Lucas Kelly and Dan). Inviting collaboration and contribution was the focus of Saturday’s meeting. Components of the ask package … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, document / journal, music, open source, self education / research, vision, vision / planning
Tagged androgenous, artifacts, blog, confuse, dan kelly, definitions, desire, erica velis, faisal azam, future sustainable civilization, jonathan kelly, lucas kelly, media, melonie, music, steve elrick
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Action for everyone
Sign a petition and help Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox to protect Lake Michigan by closing the locks in Chicago. http://StopAsianCarp.com
ATD facilitators
On December 13, 2008 I attended an Awakening the Dreamer symposium at Boricua College with Melanie Ida Chopko, aka Melonie Amazing. On Valentines Day weekend 2010, I trained with 34 others to be a symposium facilitator. The symposium is a … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, open source, self education / research, sustainable, synchronicity / fortunate accidents, training / practice, vision, vision / planning, visualization (magic), wilderness
Tagged awakening the dreamer, facilitator training, gaia, memes, mother earth, script, symposium
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Dream team
The primary lesson I learned making Daughter of God or DOG is this – finishing a movie by yourself takes forever. To complete DOG and support ALM this year, I’ve assembled a team of two knob spinning freelancers and five … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, vision
Tagged after effects, ALM, andrea maio, Around Lake Michigan, art department, atmospheric, blender, california, canada, carrots, cars, cruise ship, dan kelly, daughter of god, dog, dogthemovie.com, erica, experimental, experts, faisal azam, freelancers, fund raising, geographic, jeff gibbs, jonathan kelly, julie constantin, lorax, melonie steffes, michigan, new york, saldaje, steve elrick, venture capital
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The team
Making movies – I’ve discussed how much work is involved and how there’s not enough me to go around. I need to amp up 1) art / production and 2) fundraising and outreach. I am in the process of contracting … Continue reading
Flashback!
I scanned and posted the audience feedback cards within a week of the Evening of Exploration, but over a month went by before I read and sorted them into categories. Why did it take so long? This question triggered a … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, disasters and catastrophes, Hello World, movies, self education / research, vision / planning
Tagged amtrak, andrea maio, archive, audience, clone, deadline, excerpt, feedback, gertrude ekstatisch, hyundai, melonie steffes, momentum, nyc to chicago, raw, raw video, response, rough cut, saldaje, shaun anchak, steve elrick, thanksgiving, video
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Catagories from Evening of Exploration
I’ve finally gone through the response cards from the Evening of Exploration and tallied the results. Admittedly, asking for ‘the most memorable moment’ was not a very rigorous approach to feedback but then the Evening of Exploration was about more … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, food, Hello World, self education / research, wilderness
Tagged andrea maio, audience feedback, breakfast, cherry pit spitting, christopher winkelman, evening of exploration, feedback, hello world evolution, junk art, organic food, ray minervini, recycled art, ritch branstrom, sculpture, tanya winkelman, test screen, trash art, wild cherry
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Evening of Exploration post press release
On November 28, 2009, 150 adventurers gathered at the Mills Community House Theater in Benzonia Michigan for an Evening of Exploration. Introducing new work by local artists in a historic venue, this event may herald an economic and creative renaissance … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Around Lake Michigan, artist, artists, arts, benzie, composer, explore, gertrude ekstatisch, glorious dawn, grand traverse, historic, jeff gibbs, jon mead, leelanau, manistee, melonie steffes, mills community house, saldaje, shaun anchak, still grinning, suz mclaughlin, writer fillmmaker
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Save the date 11/28/09 (archive)
An Evening of Exploration with Benzie County artists On November 28, 2009 from 6 pm – 10 pm, Gretchen Eichberger-Kudlak and Dan Kelly will present an evening of exploration at the Mills Community House Theater. Dan will show a rough … Continue reading
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Homegrown Organic Eatery
A feature film in 5 days? A engaging, edifying, feature film in 5 days? How much sencha green tea will it take? Finally, the video the network has been clamoring for! The dynamic duo of digestion, Chris and Tanya Winkelman … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-13, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, food, Hello World, latest news, self education / research, sustainable, video chapters, vision / planning
Tagged christopher winkelman, doctor, food, hamburger, homegrown, organic, pharmacy, pizza, prescription drug, tanya winkelman, traverse city
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Open source film making
Have I written about this yet, or have I just thought about writing about it? I admit I’ve been inventing open source filmmaking in a vacuum, I am only slightly aware of what other filmmakers are doing on this front. … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, latest news, open source, video chapters, vision, vision / planning
Tagged brain, chronicle, filmmaker, flow, get naked, linkedin, manipulation, marketing, network, neuron, ooze, oozing, open source, outreach, puddle, rebel dv, rebel guide, rethinking afghanistan, robert greenwald, slither, social networking, stephen king, synapse, twitter, water
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Breakfast monolog
A sacred place on a sacred day, North Manitou Island, 09/09/09. Ponderings on turning back, being myself and ending the war against wisdom, aka consumption by becoming poetry incarnate. 09-09-09 Crescent City on North Manitou Island (newer OS) 09-09-09 Crescent … Continue reading
Invitations and press releases away!
No turning back now, the invitations and press releases for the November 28th event are public. There’s also a swell new image for my collaboration with Gretchen, check it on the ‘save the date’ page…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
An evening of exploration with local artists Explore an evening of cinema and performance with filmmaker Dan Kelly and Dancer/Choreographer Gretchen Eichberger-Kudlak at the Mills Community House Theater in Benzonia, Saturday November 28 from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm. The … Continue reading
Breakfast and the rough cut
I continue to slam together a rough cut for the November 28 test screening event in Benzonia, Michigan. Why have I scheduled a test screening? Proof of concept A little more than a month has passed since I ran Hello … Continue reading
Making a movie
I shot around 20 hours of video in September. Is that enough to build a coherent feature length movie? My original idea was to post video during the trip, but It turns out that sailing 20-30 miles, camping/packing, shooting and … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, attribution, audience, camping, chapter, cooperative, creative commons, disciplines, editing, episode, feature, filmmaker, global consciousness, jeff gibbs, mountaintop removal, movie, open source, production, profit, public, rhythm, sail, sailing, wilderness, windy
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Save the date – November 28, 2009
If you’ll be in or near Northern Michigan on November 28, come to the On Desire / Around Lake Michigan SPECIAL EVENT! Join the amazing folks who participated and supported the Around Lake Michigan, Search for Sustainable Civilizations project. We’ll … Continue reading
Debriefing continues
Talked with two of my bio brothers yesterday about the trip. Mike and I both have an affinity for the national parks and we discussed how I might craft a proposal based on ALM to increase access to parks without … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World, latest news, sustainable, training / practice, wilderness
Tagged camping, composting toilet, ecsh road, forums, hobie, hulls, leak, mike kelly, national lakeshore, pressurize, review, sleeping bear dunes, steve kelly, sustainable camping, vacuum
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Jeff’s place
At the home of Jeff Gibbs, friend and advisor. Mentor even, feisty ally and occasional pain in the ass. He’s offering me a base of operations for reorganization and resupply here in Traverse City. I’m off to the Schooner Festival … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-13, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World
Tagged feisty, jeff gibbs, schooner festival, sustainable civilization, traverse city
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South of Esch Road
Late start today 2 hours and then I’ll check in.
Posted in 09-09-07, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World
Tagged esch road, otter creek
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Larry for launch
Here’s an excerpt with Larry Kinney discussing Harmony Home Construction, recorded on Elberta Beach, a few hours before I launched. Having Larry’s energy around was a huge gift, but to pull off an interview with him too? Bonus!
E Beach arrival and party the second
Elberta Beach, the most dazzling jewel in Benzie County’s diadem of wilderness destinations. Granted there are fools who occasionally drive their vehicles on the beach and yes, jetskis buzz by once in awhile. In spite of these insults – glory, … Continue reading
Party then Launch
Launch on Saturday 8:00 am AFTER launch party Friday at 6:00 pm. The checklists are evaporating, I went to bed early-ish last night – should be a productive couple of days. RSVP if you’re coming. I’ll be press releasing from … Continue reading
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Tagged launch, launch party, north manitou, party
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Beaver Island
Dan… Stoney Bus is 231-448-3125. They are ready to do the movie, just give them a day or two advance notice. They will pick you up where you are on the island. Beaver Island Transfer Station – approx. 2 miles … Continue reading
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Rainy preparations
This morning I pop riveted the stern/port trampoline casting that Chuck welded yesterday. I’ve got more riveting to do after I apply some adhesive to the mast base, but it’s wet out there – raining. I’ll go into town to … Continue reading
Hobie repairs begin in earnest
I’ve been moving tentatively on the hull repairs for the Hobie 16 because it’s scary. Grinding down gelcoat and fiberglass generates clouds of hazardous dust. There’s the expense of buying all the epoxy product to do the repair, not to … Continue reading
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Tagged hobie, hobie cat, michigan
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Rifting establishes protocols
Kai is in the house! We’ve been doing a lot of undocumented talking phonewise. Kai isn’t totally comfortable with posting full names of collaborating individuals, he want’s to protect their privacy. He’s also reluctant to release the On Desire blog … Continue reading
Elements of Style
Dan here! Those of you reading On Desire so far may be annoyed with my quirky and often obtuse writing style. With the delivery of the Macbook Pro two days ago, Kai is in the process of coming online and … Continue reading
Radical redesign
As reported a few weeks back, Kai’s got problems with Desire. It’s been sitting for so long unattended that there’s no way he can get it ready in time to return to Seattle ahead of big weather in September. After … Continue reading
Working on Water
The Empire State Maritime Alliance is offering On Desire expertise and guidance on working boats, emphasizing the historic perspective. Captain Ann Loeding, (who also produced Daughter of God), has come aboard with her considerable experience and encyclopedic knowledge. Check out … Continue reading
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Tagged captain ann loeding, daughter of god, esma, working on water
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Telemetry 090630
I don’t think Dan’s coming to Hawaii. It seems, for ideological reasons as he won’t fly in a jet due to it’s carbon footprint. I can respect his convictions though I don’t fully adopt them as my own. He’s been … Continue reading
Posted in collaborators, Desire project preparation, disasters and catastrophes, document / journal, health / survival, kai, story, sustainable, vision / planning
Tagged armadillo, blue water, carbon, collective culture, dan kelly, desire, footprint, hawaii, hobie cat, humanity, inter-island, kona, nervous system, portland, radar, radar reflector, radio, san francisco, seattle, solar panel, sustainability, transpac, wind generator
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Telemetry 090620
8:50 AM 8/3/06 For me, the ocean is a place that keeps me riveted to the reality of the moment. A place which is always changing and one that keeps me focused and alive in so many sublime ways. I … Continue reading
Posted in bliss, collaborators, Desire project preparation, disasters and catastrophes, document / journal, kai, story
Tagged acid rain, battery, bees, bf2, blue water, boat yard, brooklyn, desire, dirk schwarz, dirt, equipment, ford 150, kealeakua, kona, manhattan, manhattan bridge, melted rubber, oxidation, ozone, queens, salt, tar, the moment, tools, transpac, uv, volcano
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Feedback for movies, finally
Since the Around Lake Michigan movies are presented in a resizable window outside of the blog proper, folks couldn’t comment – doh! Just created a stack of posts to fix this slight oversight… and away we go! Watch the movies … Continue reading →