Babbling Point

Trying to find an old email in my inbox, I stumbled upon this one sent to me back in the year 2000. I remember reading it while I was in my dad's office and got teary-eyed as I neared the end. So, here's something for the fathers (and mothers) and their children; something for the people who have fallen too many times and need to find some encouragement to stand up again. Hope you like it. QUIT! GIVE UP! YOU’RE BEATEN! D.H. Groberg I Quit! Give up! You're beaten!" They shout at me and plead. "There's just too much against you now; This time you can't succeed!" And as I start to hang my head In front of failure's face, My downward fall is broken by The memory of a race And hope refills my weakened will As I recall that scene; For just the thought of that short race Rejuventates my being. II A children's race- young boy, young men, How I remember well. Excitement, sure! But also fear; It wasn't hard to tell. They all lined up so full

"In some ways, every business man needs to learn how to be an artist. It's crucial when you're leading a project." --Lionel Poilane One of Poilane's favorite projects is the cage that he and Salvador Dali made together out of bread dough. "The bird could eat it's way out of the cage," Poilane explains. "That was very real to me. As an apprentice, I too felt like a bird in a cage made out of bread. I just had to feed on my limits." Lionel Poilane, Fast Company, March 2001

"Fly High, Seek Peace" -- that's a line from Dinotopia, one of our favorite books back in the 90s. I used it a lot and usually ended my letters, greeting cards, and speeches with that line. I also used it for The Flying Phantom, our comic book character. Ten years ago, Brandie gave me a journal for my birthday and on the first page he wrote: The Adventure continues. We have to wake up a few more times to finish what we have started. To tell stories. Through comics, ads, the net, maybe someday even the movies. We may never be able to run a nationwide television station... but we can evoke emotions through our stories; evoke memories and lives that have yet to be lived by our audience. That is Power. More powerful than being president. I finally realized what kept us from going onto more successful ground. We keep following Flying Phantom's motto, when it should be "Fly High, Seek Trouble!" That makes all the difference. Happy Birthday to the Chief Trouble

“Underpass” by various creators (Summit Media) A CHILLING journey to the dark, hidden places we fear, “Underpass” is a comic book anthology featuring four well-crafted horror stories. In “SIM,” Gerry Alanguilan shows just how much can go wrong when one picks up a discarded SIM card in a jeepney. Betrayal comes in many colors in “Judas Kiss,” a tale from David Hontiveros, Budjette Tan and Oliver Pulumbarit. There is a magnetic quality to the violence found in Hontiveros’ and Ian Sta. Maria’s “Katumbas.” Vanity and fame come at a pretty price in “The Clinic,” from Tan and Kajo Baldisimo. “Underpass” is a sidetrip worth your attention as it is both disturbing and amazing.  Read the other titles recommended by the Sunday Inquirer at: http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/sim/sim/view/20100424-266190/Booking_Passage  You can also read the complete story of THE CLINIC at: http://tresekomix.blogspot.com/2010/01/down-other-dark-corridor-clinic.html For more preview UNDERPASS pages,