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“Reverence, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma, this is the best good luck” - Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)
A modern version of Buddha’s Luck List might also include passing a World War tour of duty traveling with an entourage of showgirls and arriving to work just as what’s left of your night shift counterpart is being mopped off the deck after a dock building accident. Local author and artist, Ted Puntillo, Sr., seems to bear the weight of his good fortune with a quiet resolve of perpetual creativity.
Mr. Puntillo is widely known for his community contributions in the form of the murals in the Davis Post Office, the environmentalist storybook, “The Toads of Davis,” and construction of the much-acclaimed amphibian resort, Toad Hollow. The word on the street is that Puntillo’s latest project is a large wooden Native American sculpture and, because of his international reputation as an amphibian activist, some have dubbed this new piece of art a “Toadem Pole”.
With a little investigation I feel that I can dispel the myth that the long and prolific career of Mr. Puntillo is bracketed within the thematic confines of a warty hopper who is sometimes licked for fun.
A modern version of Buddha’s Luck List might also include passing a World War tour of duty traveling with an entourage of showgirls and arriving to work just as what’s left of your night shift counterpart is being mopped off the deck after a dock building accident. Local author and artist, Ted Puntillo, Sr., seems to bear the weight of his good fortune with a quiet resolve of perpetual creativity.
Mr. Puntillo is widely known for his community contributions in the form of the murals in the Davis Post Office, the environmentalist storybook, “The Toads of Davis,” and construction of the much-acclaimed amphibian resort, Toad Hollow. The word on the street is that Puntillo’s latest project is a large wooden Native American sculpture and, because of his international reputation as an amphibian activist, some have dubbed this new piece of art a “Toadem Pole”.
With a little investigation I feel that I can dispel the myth that the long and prolific career of Mr. Puntillo is bracketed within the thematic confines of a warty hopper who is sometimes licked for fun.