New Blog Site Release Update

Hello,

As of the first week of June, 2014, I'm completing a re-skin of my blog site, which will be released and announced soon. 

In the meantime, please feel free to visit my website: http://www.ThinkOutLoudProductions.com, and to use the contact information link to reach me directly.

I appreciate your time and interest and look forward to connecting with you.

Keep if Wild,

Sean Paxton

Sean's Holiday TV Tip - Mankind

DISCLAIMER:

I don't need to tell you to watch Frosty the Snowman, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Raindeer or any Andy Williams specials.

Merry Christmas! sp

Mankind - the Story of All of Us is a top shelf series for your holiday, or whenever you can, must watch list. Perfect for kids young and old when they might gather 'round the warm glow of a flat screen over these holidays following a home cooked meal. Any episode is a standalone masterpiece, but worth noting was a freakishly incredible growth spurt for Mankind once Ben Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm in the 1700's. All that and more alone is worth catching up on in less than the time it takes to miss a couple quarters of football. Then there was a cholera outbreak, the internet and a bunch of other important stuff in the 300 years since.

My Takeaway = Highly Recommended: Watch Now or Record

If If you like snacking on self-cooked humble pie while you learn, the expertly produced Mankind makes bitching about paying for peanuts on an airplane during a few hour flight across the USA seem prettty damn whiny.

 

See Through No More

What can you say? Sometimes images go in and words come out. As was the case when I stumbled upon the painting below.

A bit of prose, then, why don't we...

How's this day going to differ

From those gone past

When my ghosts again come hither?

Can never be extinguished

Don't know extinct

Eternal flames burn indistinguished

Take that first step through to the last

While blinding eyes pierce through to my past

And like a cracked peep hole in the door

My soul will be see through no more

- s. paxton

This imagery reminds of a bit I wrote about dancing with my own demons. When they come a creeping, lusting to take you in their arms and swing ya 'round, you had better lead...

Painting, "A Dance With Demons" by Nancy Miller

Hometown Screening of Tarpon Documentary

After special screenings at the Boca Grande Community Center Auditorium and Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium's Immersion Cinema in Sarasota, we are pleased to announce the public release of, "Rich History...Priceless Future - the Tarpon of Boca Grande Pass". Presented by the Boca Grande Area Chamber of Commerce and produced by Think Out Loud Productions, this educational short film and documentary preview can now be viewed and shared. We encourage everyone to watch this important film which features local personalities and experts, and to stay tuned for news about the upcoming full-length documentary on this important and evolving story. For more information, please contact Lew Hastings at 941-964-0568 or visit BocaGrandeChamber.com and ThinkOutLoudProductions.com.

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Humans, the Most Intelligent Species?

Human error, once again, results in serious injury during an ill-advised and illegal wildlife interaction. Do not feed alligators. The law against it is in place to protect the animals AND people. In this case of blatant disregard, it cost the tour operator a bag of marshmallows, his hand, his livelihood and the alligator's life.

Hard to tell how many unknowing tourists, including a lot of kids, are exposed to this illegal act every day in Florida by Professional tour operators. Nonetheless, in this incident, two kids got to see first-hand (no pun intended) what disrespect for wildlife and disregard for the law can cost. An ugly, but very real example of what happens when ignorance and arrogance occupy the same space at the same time.

Keep it W!LD ... and don't be stupid - SP

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