That's Our Job - To Strap Rockets

Mostly I Make Lists For Projects. This Can Be Daunting. Breaking Something Big Into Its Constituent Parts Will Help You Organize Your Thoughts, But It Can Also Force You To Confront The Depth Of Your Ignorance And The Hugeness Of The Task. That's Ok. The Project May Be The Lion, But The List Is Your Whip.

In The Summer Of 2002, We Had Spent Six Weeks Shooting The Three Pilots Of Mythbusters, And Jamie[hyneman] Called Me Up Afterward - Well, First He Called Me Up To Tell Me To Clear My Crap Back Out Of His Shop - And He Said, "well, That Was Kind Of Fun, Wasn't It? I Mean, I Don't See Where This Could Go, Because We Pretty Much Did Everything. But It Was Fun."

I Have Concluded Through Careful Empirical Analysis And Much Thought That Somebody Is Looking Out For Me, Keeping Track Of What I Think About Things, Forgiving Me When I Do Less Than I Ought. Giving Me Strength To Shoot For More Than I Think I’m Capable Of. I Believe They Know Everything That I Do And Think, And They Still Love Me, And I’ve Concluded, After Careful Consideration, That This Person Keeping Score Is Me.

We Are Always Works In Progress. You Will Hurt People You Love, And Help People You Detest. This Is Called Being A Human And It Happens To Everyone.

Growing Up In New York, I Was Sort Of Shocked When I Realized That My Children Are Californians. They Are 14 Years Old, And I Explain To Them Frequently That They Will Never Realize The Glory Of A Snow Day. You Wake Up And The World Says, 'oops, It's Too Much Fun To Go To School, You've Got To Stay Home And Deal With The Snow!'