Mark Maynard | New Year’s resolution

On making myself a smaller target for illness

By Mark | January 2, 2019

I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. I like the idea of being reflective, and giving serious thought as to how one might be able to do better in the year ahead, but, as a rule, I think they’re counterproductive, as they’re rarely kept, and just leave people feeling like shit. Perhaps more […]

Posted in Food, Health, Mark's Life | Also tagged aging, alcohol, anxiety, back pain, beer, beets, BMI, calories, cancer, cold turkey, colonoscopy, dietary reset, diets, elimination diet, fat, fat shaming, flour, GERD, gluten, Health, kale, losing weight, New Year's resolution, OCD, processed foods, smoothies, sugar, sweets, vegan, weight issues, wheat, Whole 30, wine | 29 Comments

The first annual YPSI NOW Unconference will be this Saturday

By Mark | January 1, 2018

Last night, while Linette and the kids were out with friends, celebrating the coming of the new year, I was home in bed, recovering from a stomach bug. It was a relatively uneventful evening. I watched Arrival (which I’d been saving for a special occasion), listened to some pre-WWII jazz (as I like to do every […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Aras Agalarov, Arrival, Betsy DeVos, call to action, Covfefe, DIYpsi, Donald Trump, Emin Agalarov, emoluments clause, fake news, First Fridays, FLY Children's Art Center, gentrification, New Year's Day, New Year's resolution, pre-war jazz and blues, Riverside Arts Center, The Bowling Green Massacre, Trevor Stone, unconference, Woody Guthrie, YPSI NOW | 31 Comments

New Year’s resolution… “Wake Up and Fight”

By Mark | December 27, 2011

I’m not much of one for New Year’s resolutions, but I really like number 33 on this list compiled by Woody Guthrie in 1942… “Wake Up and Fight.” There are a lot of great ideas on the list, but that’s the one that really resonates with me… to the point that I’m almost inclined to […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1942, fighting back, New Year's resolution, protests, taking democracy into his own hands, tattoo ideas, Woody Guthrie | 12 Comments

New Year’s Resolution

By Mark | December 30, 2010

I’m not much of one for New Year’s resolutions, as they more often than not don’t bear fruit, but I decided tonight that, before the end of 2011, I’d write and direct a short, 15-minute film. That’s all I’m willing to share at this point. Stay tuned for details, and opportunities to read for parts.

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Ypsilanti | Also tagged art films, film making, independent film, New Year's resolution | 16 Comments

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