I've already purchased a case of the book to give away (and sell to cover my cost) so i don't want one. I am sharing the offer around. I'm writing to say thanks for trying the "generosity " model...and to tell you a story. True story. Around ten years ago a farmer type neighbor and I would take apples from his trees, use a grinder he'd built , and we would grind out and press apples for juice to distribute at the Shop/studio in the local town. We did it in the studio so it was an experiential event for people to see our makeshift setup that worked! One of those seasons was cold, wet, and miserable. But it was time. I stopped at the farm to pick apples for the day, and proceeded to get wet and miserable and generally bitchy about the whole enterprise. I realized I was wearing myself down with that attitude ('cause I wasn't going to quit, only get more and more miserable). I decided to say thank you for every apple I picked up. I got the job done and was pretty pleased with the shift. About then I reached for another apple, and "No shit"! The next apple I picked uo was poised on the top of the flattened field grass like a little gift. It was shiny and beautiful, as if it had been polished (The other apples were dull from the various fungal things that grow on the sugars that are on the skin.) Apple for the teacher came to mind...or maybe...apple from the teacher. I showed it to Dan and some others just to prove to myself it wasn't an illusion...or a delusion. Just telling you. Thanks for being the guy you are for the times we are in.
