Exist Kind

Upcoming show episode: A perspective from someone other than the Democrats or Republicans.

2012-03-01T19:45:00.000-07:00

I'm excited about the next episode of my show and how it seems to be coming together. Over the years, I've felt that a major third political party would really benefit American politics. In various aspects of life, I've concluded that when there are only two strongly competing sides to an issue, they tend to lock horns and end up in a stagnant stalemate, and this carries over to America's political system that is dominated by two big parties. Adding a third or even fourth element can break up this impasse because if two parties lock and fail to make progress, the external elements will gain ground right under their noses. This negative stalemate thus becomes too costly for those engaged because the external forces will just outperform them.

The idea of a strong third political party, such as the Green Party, has had its ups and downs over the years and people have doubted its success, including myself at times. However, nowadays, our two-party system has become what many would consider to be dysfunctional to the point at which we would do well to give more merit to third parties and those that do not necessarily closely resemble the dominant parties. My own thinking on this led me to invite Green Party member Beryl Baker back to the show, along with a couple of other local members. I consider myself largely independent, as opposed to partisan, so it's my pleasure to present a variety of perspectives. In addition to Beryl, I'll be joined by former Arizona House of Representatives candidate Kent Solberg and former state legislator John Kromko. We'll take a look at the current state of things from a reasoned, critical point of view and review Beryl and Kent's achievements as they put themselves out there in their respective runs for office.

I'm excited for this show and I'll post more updates as it takes shape. You can bet you'll be watching this promising show on YouTube after the fact. Catch you later!

Final wrap-up of the Philippines charity effort.

2012-02-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

It looks like we've done what we can for now with our efforts to aid survivors of the floods in the Philippines that occurred last year. If you're new to the story, I'll sum it up here for you and you might look through this blog for detailed entries.
In December, I received word of a new subscriber to my YouTube channel--Senator Richard Gordon from the Philippines, who is also the chairman of the Philippines Red Cross. Just a few days later, I learned of the disastrous and deadly flooding happening there. These two events inspired me to launch an effort with the Exist Kind name on it to help survivors. An acquaintance of mine is from the Philippines and I decided I should contact him for input and perhaps assistance with this idea. Since he and I met while we were working for an Episcopal church, I then realized that a fundraising effort might do very well if it had the support and endorsement of the Episcopal Church. During a New Year's visit to Phoenix, I stopped by the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona to see if the bishop might consider endorsing the project. I was not able to meet with him personally, but my visit to the cathedral reminded me of the time years ago when I contacted another bishop to ask for a monetary donation to the organization I was volunteering with. I realized that perhaps I should just take a direct approach and contact the bishops from all fifty United States. I sent letters to one bishop from each state to request that they send a donation straight to the Philippines Red Cross for the flood effort and I requested that they simply mention that they were sent by Exist Kind. I received a few responses in the subsequent couple of weeks, and that is where the project has left off.

I'm planning on bringing in a local Episcopal minister to broker the donations for a future effort. I'd like to take this approach for any humanitarian crisis that may arise. We don't yet have a way to keep track of donations and where they're coming from, but the idea is more to tap the bishops on the shoulder and urge them to donate to these causes. Because of this shift towards a broader focus, I of course will not be referring to it as the Philippines flood effort but rather, something else that we generate in the future. Whatever it gets named, it will refer to Exist Kind, the Episcopal Church, and relief efforts. It will occur approximately once per year and only seek out modest donations from each diocese.

So that's the story of this project to date. Thanks for reading and following along, and I'm looking forward to sharing upcoming Exist Kind projects along these lines.

List of pet PSA video links.

2012-02-24T13:56:00.000-07:00

Hello, my friends, I'd like to introduce you to the dogs and cats who are featured on my YouTube channel thanks to the efforts of FAIR. We are just starting to promote these videos through flyers and social media and I invite you to be among the first people to see them. Here are the links:

Meet beautiful Bluebell

Ma Petite Chienne! (My little dog!)

Iyonna and Izzie

Carlton, a Great Dog at FAIR

"Boo-Boo", a Bait Dog Fostered by FAIR

Meet FAIR's "Tinkerbell"

Help to Sponsor FAIR's "Charlie"

Revisiting FAIR.

2012-02-22T21:10:00.001-07:00

Another thing I'm working on as I return to business is promoting those PSAs I shot in Studio A with the help of FAIR. Beth and I designed a couple of initial drafts of flyers that I want to distribute to call attention to the organization and once we get the approval from FAIR, I'll post digital versions of them. They include pictures of the dogs and cats from the taping and contact information. Stand by for these.

(Remember Bluebell, the husky mix with one blue eye?)

Emerging from the uproar, and other updates.

2012-02-22T21:01:00.001-07:00

If you didn't see this on Facebook, here's why I've been out of the loop this month:

"Hello, supporters of Exist Kind: I want to acknowledge all delays and lack of communication on my part and apologize sincerely for it. In the last few weeks, my role of caregiver has been brought to the forefront. Recently, I was given some real property in exchange for supervising my very elderly parents (ages 82 and 97). My mother recently fell very ill and I have had to tend to her in addition to my usual duties to my father. I've been running her around to the emergency room and calling ambulances as she deals with both recovery from a blood clot and working her way through pneumonia. All of this has led to a significant transition in the household and my assuming of greater permanent responsibility for all household functions. So, my outreach and video production efforts have been on hold as I figuratively put out many different fires. I expect the bulk of this transitioning to be done by the end of the month, so I'll be at full power by then. Thanks so much for your time and energy towards Exist Kind!"

So that's why I've been away from the blog and staying low-key on everything else. However, by the time you're reading this, progress is slowly but surely underway. I'm currently balancing the life transitions with my usual Exist Kind work. As a result, I can share some new things with you.

I've decided to actively look for an Episcopal minister who would be willing to act as a liaison between donating dioceses and beneficiaries for upcoming charitable efforts. I have someone in mind with whom I'd like to talk first, and I'll look to others if necessary.

This Saturday the 25th is the annual Peace Fair here in Tucson, if you're not familiar with it, which is sponsored by the Tucson Peace Center. Beth and I always look forward to attending and we always get to talk with interesting people, pick up good literature, and hear good music. We're planning to attend Saturday if no more emergencies or problems prevent us. Look for me in my yellow Exist Kind t-shirt with a redhead at my side.

I have more to tell you, but I'd like to put it in a separate post, so stand by. Thanks for reading!

Responses are coming in!

2012-02-05T12:04:00.000-07:00

We've gotten our first couple of letters back from our big mailing! Pictured here is the one from Albuquerque. The process appears to involve an executive assistant who screens requests like ours and then passes them along to the bishop at their discretion. We saw this in action in a slightly different manner when we visited the Diocese of Arizona, as I mentioned in that previous blog entry. Keep your fingers crossed so that we pass muster with the other bishops, and stay tuned. I hadn't planned on posting updates because we didn't design a system for tracking donations this time, since they're supposed to go directly from the dioceses to the Red Cross. But, recall that I did ask the bishops to mention Exist Kind to the Red Cross if they donated, so I hope to get wind of a few donations to share with you here.

Letters to Episcopal bishops are in the mail!

2012-01-24T21:53:00.001-07:00

The photo above shows our stack of letters that we sent to Episcopal bishops in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. Thank goodness for mail merge tools in word processing software! After a few obstacles, we now are ready to launch the campaign in earnest and see if we can't do something for the flooding survivors in the Philippines. Now we have a plan and a template to work from for future similar projects. It feels good to say we've done our part in another project for the greater good. As time goes on, we plan to occasionally do the same thing for other humanitarian causes--not overly tapping the bishops for a lot of money, but calling on them about once a year or so for a modest donation when we identify a cause such as a natural disaster. We really want to include a church minister to act as a liaison between the bishops and the beneficiary to reinforce the legitimacy of the cause. For now, stay tuned for updates on future mailings like this.

PSA taping at Access Tucson with FAIR.

2012-01-15T21:31:00.001-07:00

Last night I had the great pleasure of working with FAIR to tape some PSAs in Studio A to publicize FAIR's work, their need for support, and the need to adopt their special-needs pets. The star of the evening was the famous Boo-boo, the dog rescued from the dogfighting ring. The taping went well and we got to feature eight different animals, including two cats from the same litter. We didn't get a chance to feature Chewy on-camera, but we look forward to finishing his story. These PSAs will end up on YouTube and Access Tucson and I'll of course link them here. I want to extend a big "thank you" to FAIR for collaborating with me. Below are some stills captured from the footage we taped.

This is Bluebell, a Husky/German Shepherd mix named for her one blue eye. She survived valley fever and serious weight loss.

This is Charlie, a sweet Chihuahua.

These two sisters, Iyonna and Izzie, are part of a litter of four--all sisters. All of them are available for adoption.

Progress on the Philippines relief project.

2012-01-10T22:42:00.000-07:00

I've just completed a draft of a letter that I've decided to send to Episcopal bishops around the country, in addition to our own in Arizona. This will total fifty letters, one for each bishop, who represent one state each. Once some years ago, I sent a similar letter to the bishop of Mississippi requesting donations for another project and he actually sent a check for about $800. I expect to have these in the mail by the end of this week.

Exciting taping this weekend with FAIR and the Jim Rose project folks.

2012-01-10T21:25:00.001-07:00

(Me almost a year ago on February 13, 2011, not long after I gave my hair a fresh start.)

I'm really looking forward to my next project in the TV studio this Saturday. I've arranged to host FAIR, the Foundation for Animals In Risk, who of course had a huge role in rescuing Chewy and his being nursed back to health. We'll have a few animals from FAIR right on the set to tape some PSAs calling for support of this great organization. I don't know yet if Chewy will be there, but another famous dog, Boo-boo, will be there. Boo-boo was found right around the same time as Chewy by a Good Samaritan who brought him into touch with FAIR. He had been horribly hurt and abused as dogfighting bait and shot with a pellet gun, and apparently left for dead. He's been recovering from serious injuries but he's plugging away and has a great personality. His story even made it into newspapers and onto TV newscasts around the state.

Also happening in Studio A that day is a follow-up to the Jim Rose project for which I coordinated the crew and equipment back in April of last year. Two of the documentarians behind the project will stop by to work with me on one last aspect of the film. This was a real feather in my cap and I'm thankful to have had this opportunity to connect with more people, participate in a documentary, and put this responsibility on my resume.

Efforts to Send Help to Philippines Flood Survivors

2012-01-05T22:49:00.003-07:00

In order to expedite our implementation of our plan for humanitarian aid, I decided to go out on a limb and approach people in high places while we were on vacation in Scottsdale for New Year's weekend. On Tuesday the 3^rd, we took a ride down to downtown Phoenix and visited the Episcopal Church's diocesan office at Trinity Cathedral. The goal was to meet briefly with Bishop Kirk Smith, the bishop of the Diocese of Arizona, and obtain his endorsement of the charity drive idea. I would later present this support to the folks I spoke with already in Tucson and we'd ideally be on our way to launching the plan.

Once we found the diocesan office, the bishop was actually engaged in a conference call, so his assistant met with us for a few minutes. I introduced myself, gave her my business card, explained the Exist Kind concept and TV show origins, and summarized the charity plan. She had some valuable information for us: Apparently, many, many people come to their office seeking endorsement along the same lines as us. Bishop Smith is very reluctant to endorse anyone's project for what I think are obvious reasons, and we may well not receive the assistance that we're seeking. However, she is willing to look over my portfolio, as long as I put it together concisely and cleanly for the bishop's ease of reading. She'll then turn it over to him for his review.

At first, I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to actually speak to the bishop in person and that the odds aren't good for getting his support. However, I then realized that this was all valuable information and may possibly change the plan for the better. At this point, I think what I'll do is contact my old acquaintance, the retired Reverend Allen Breckenridge of St. Philip's In the Hills, and review the project with him. Another point that Bishop Smith's assistant made was that I need to demonstrate my connection to the Episcopal Church. I grew up in the church and I worked as a sexton for one church, so the connection is there, but I need someone to vouch for my character and involvement. If my contacts at St. Philip's and St. Francis can do that, I'll return to the diocesan office and be in that much better a position.

Another alternative I'm toying with is a variation on a project I carried out years ago in Mississippi. I might send letters to several Episcopal bishops containing a short grant proposal of sorts. I'd be requesting donations from the church to send to the Philippines Red Cross and the money would be sent on behalf of congregation members from around the country.

So that's the latest on the flood relief project and I'll keep posting as I make progress. I still plan to tape a video clip discussing the situation and my ideas if any of them are reasonably successful.

Emergency: Deadly Floods in the Philippines

2011-12-27T19:31:00.001-07:00

I have an associate who is Filipino-American and the last I knew, he was writing for a Filipino newspaper. Several years ago, we collaborated on a successful project and I have since followed his progress and have been pleased to see him do well. I had a chance to visit with him today to talk about a project I have in mind to benefit the survivors of the floods going on in the Philippines. I looked to him for input or assistance in implementing this. Here's what I have in mind.

As well as facilitate and promote people's good causes and efforts, we at Exist Kind of course like to coordinate efforts with the Exist Kind name on them. We want to arrange a donation drive to benefit relief efforts in the Philippines and involve the Filipino-American community in Southern Arizona, as well as anyone else who would like to help. One approach we want to take is to speak with the staff of local Filipino-American businesses and members of cultural organizations to promote a donation drive, passively solicit monetary donations, and direct people in their networks to this blog to get money to organizations such as the Red Cross and Global Giving (most likely those two in particular). We're specifying monetary donations because so many relief efforts nowadays prefer cash over goods, unless a donor is an entity who can provide large quantities of bulk items. The second possibility for this plan is to solicit donations of goods to sell on eBay, the proceeds from which would be diverted (via eBay's tools) to one of these organizations. We'd be looking to donate 85 to 90 percent, with the remainder paying for the operating costs of packaging, shipping, and any fuel expended to pick up donations around town. Either way, we will provide receipts and proof of donations being given to the organizations to assure donors of our intentions.

I'll tape a short video to promote this and post it here and on YouTube shortly.

Breaking from dog rescue for a moment to return to humanitarian concerns.

2011-12-21T22:55:00.001-07:00

Not too long ago, I volunteered with the Samaritans, who I hope to return to in a couple of weeks. I'd like to volunteer in blocks of time of about a few weeks so that I have time in between to work on my usual tasks of editing and publicity.

Something that surprised me about the Samaritans was how mainstream and positive they are. They seem conservative but with an open-minded, tolerant edge. I want to assure you that they do not break any laws in performing their work. Following the law is very important to them. My prior work with No More Deaths made these traits more obvious. Both groups are great and serve a good purpose, but their differences are noticeable and they have different strengths and weaknesses. I'd have to say that I like the Samaritans' more cooperative attitude and philosophy, though it's a subtle difference from No More Deaths. NMD's strength is in how cutting-edge it is in terms of tactics. In the end, I decided to write about the Samaritans--their very name tells me that they're more my style.

The blog-style webpage I made was delayed due to some losses of data that I needed to fill it out, but I've decided to move forward with it anyway and take my lumps. With each block of time I devote to the Samaritans, I look forward to learning more and bringing more to their table, and then reporting on the latest progress and happenings. Click on the word "link" to open the webpage, which I'll continue adding to like a blog. (link)

2011-12-21T17:23:00.009-07:00

“Chewy's” rescue story, continued.

The folks at Acacia Animal Hospital gave the name Chewy to the dog I brought in. After talking with them and FAIR a couple of times, I visited him this afternoon with my significant other. While we waited to see him, we encountered a nice woman who volunteers her time to animal rescue efforts. It turns out that she was at Acacia the day that Lisa and I brought Chewy in. Even niftier, she works with the Shelter Pet Project and expressed interest in helping him find a permanent home. What a great chance meeting!

Since we brought Chewy in, his ruined eye was removed and he has turned out to be blind in the remaining eye, but his other senses are doing fine in compensating for his lack of sight. He's clean and cuddly, calm and friendly—he just needs a couple of days to get used to new people. We chatted with a technician for a while we petted him and took some photos and video footage throughout our visit. The following is a rough draft of a video telling Chewy's story and some of it will later end up in a more polished package that I'll upload to YouTube and submit to cable access channels. Thank you FAIR for helping Chewy!

Stand by for more updates.

Follow-up on the little dog's rescue.

2011-12-07T23:10:00.001-07:00

The first thing I want to say is that the dog is being cared for at Acacia Animal Hospital and I continued to receive a lot of helpful phone calls from all kinds of good, kind-hearted people.

It was very important to me to bring the dog to a rescue organization and not Pima Animal Care Center so that he would have a better chance of survival. In order for him to be taken in by a rescue group, though, he had to be evaluated by a veterinarian. Jennifer from the Foundation for Animals in Risk (FAIR) saw my ad on Craig's List and called me to offer assistance. She ended up arranging for him to be seen at Acacia and stay in their care until she could find a home for him. I also heard from a lady named Lisa, who offered to help me bring the dog to Acacia and even wants to help raise money towards his medical expenses. She's an animal lover who likes to help out where she can with rescue efforts. Overall, I received a very strong response from quite a few people who were concerned for the plight of this little dog, and I'm very thankful for all of the suggestions and offers of help.

Below are some pictures I took so that you can see what the little guy looked like.

This is him inside the lean-to I set up in the front yard.

Outside in the sun of the front yard.

Nestled into a tote in preparation for transport to the hospital.

Relaxing in the veterinarian's office because help is on the way!

Later I'll post some reference information in case you ever find yourself faced with an unwell pet who still has a chance for survival but needs urgent help.

Dog rescue is always somewhere in the background of my everyday life.

2011-12-04T19:48:00.001-07:00

After all, my girls, Velvet and Jane Doe, were troubled dogs who I rescued and have had the pleasure of calling my pets for years now. They're a constant reminder of the value of taking in stray or unwanted pets.

The other day, another dog in need came my way. He's blind and angry, and I'm not even sure if he's a he or a she. Something happened to his eye, perhaps both eyes, and I found him running around in the middle of four-lane, forty-mile-per-hour Swan Road. Cars were screeching to a halt to avoid hitting him and when they stopped, he would run around and bump into them. I tried to steer him away from the road but hesitated at first because he growled and got rather nasty with me when I tried to get close to him. After watching the traffic cycle repeat itself a couple of times, I knew I couldn't in good conscience leave him out there either to get killed or cause a motorist or two to get killed.

I went back to my house, grapped a soft tarp, and went back to the road, where I corralled the dog inside the tarp. Back at the house, I brought out an old folding door that had been removed from a closet and put it in the front yard, on top of the tarp, folded to make a lean-to for the dog. An old window screen on the end made for a screen door of sorts and I took a small space heater out to the other end and plugged it into an outdoor outlet. I've been feeding him and giving him some water to hold him until I take him to the pet emergency room for treatment.

I'd like to share with you a couple of great resources that I found for getting rescued pets the triage they need while they await foster care or adoption. I haven't yet chosen which one I'll go to, but here's what I've found so far:

Southern Arizona Veterinary
141 E. Fort Lowell Rd. (24-hour emergency room)
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 888-3177
www.southernazvets.com

Pima Pet Clinic
4832 E. Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 327-5624
www.tucsonveterinaryhospital.com

I'll be deciding on one of these tonight and I'll post another blog entry with the conclusion of this story.

Elect Beryl Baker for Ward 1

2011-10-17T18:23:00.000-07:00

My fellow Tucsonans: I've had the pleasure these last few days of helping generate some publicity for City Council Ward 1 candidate Beryl Baker. She is affiliated with the Green Party and she has some real common-sense ideas for improving our Old Pueblo. I shot and edited a short interview video that's on YouTube at this address:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAxSJqKR21Q

Read about her background, experience, and ideas at her own website:

http://www.berylbaker.comli.com/

Consider giving Beryl your vote on November 8th.

Exist Kind is now live from behind the scenes!

2011-08-18T21:38:00.001-07:00

I now have an account with LiveStream, which you can find at www.livestream.com/existkind. I won't be online 24/7 and it won't exactly be "all-access", but you can now tune in and either watch previously-recorded material, or if you time it right, catch me either pounding the pavement or at home, doing work behind the scenes. I have a portable G4 connection that will generate a high-quality live stream from wherever I am, including your event, if you so choose. So tune in and see where I am at any given time. I could be broadcasting from the desert, a yoga class, the Peace Fair, or what have you. Thanks for watching and reading!

Give your testimonial on behalf of Access Tucson on July 9th.

2011-06-30T19:22:00.002-07:00

I am collaborating with Dan Harrigan of the show Harrigan After Hours to spearhead a great event in which Access Tucson members can come to Studio A and for a minute and a half on camera, give your testimonial of support for Access Tucson. Tell viewers why and talk about what contribution your particular program makes to the community. Emphasize what Access Tucson means to you and how it's helped you make an impact on the community. When you're finished, the whole reel of clips will be turned over to staff on your behalf and edited for broadcasting between programming throughout the week.

*Note: Please reserve your valued ideas and plans for how to save Access Tucson for later campaigns; this is just a series of testimonials of support. Also, please DO remind the viewers to help with monetary support because that's what's most needed now. Without money, Access Tucson is finished. Thank you!

When: Saturday, July 9th, 2011

2:30 to 6 pm

Where: Studio A

Access Tucson

124 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson

Damage Control!

2011-05-07T20:19:00.001-07:00

The show that I mentioned that was supposed to be a great package about mountaintop removal coal mining turned out to be a debacle when it was time to go live. Everything that could go wrong with the technology did go wrong and I sincerely apologize to anyone out there who was watching. We'll redeem ourselves, though, by editing all of the material that we'd originally brought with us into a nice package that we'll upload to YouTube, share on this blog, and send to cable access TV stations around the country. Thanks so much for bearing with us.

Show Episode Announcement and Short Project Update

2011-05-07T09:46:00.002-07:00

Hot Topic on Exist Kind Tonight: Appalachian Treasures and Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

Saturday, May 7th, at 6 pm MST/PDT

Broadcasting live from Access Tucson on Cox channel 120, Comcast 72; and streaming live at http://www.accesstucson.org/.

From the Appalachian organization ILoveMountains.org:

"One of America's most heartbreaking environmental and human rights tragedies, mountaintop removal coal mining is destroying [Appalachia's] rich culture and heritage, as well as the ancient, beautiful mountains and diverse forests of the Appalachian range."

This isn't just another radical environmentalist movement to preserve scenery and impede progress. This is a matter of ordinary citizens in coal country dealing with illness, contaminated water and air, and the risk of disastrous and disgusting flooding and avalanches when tailings impoundments break loose. This process also hurts the local economy because of its efficiency, which costs jobs, and the out-of-town employees that the companies bring in to do the jobs that locals could do. Not to mention, this process takes a toll on citizens' emotional ties to the cultural and historical values of the mountains.

MTR, as it's abbreviated, is no longer limited to Appalachia, either. Take a look at this picture from British Columbia that appeared on the National Geographic website at the end of 2009:

Photo by Garth Lenz, ILCP.

And we think we have problems with mining out here in Arizona. I have to keep it brief today, so tune in if you like and acquaint yourself with this incredible environmental injustice happening to ordinary, down-to-earth citizens who just want to live on the land they've always known and not have it poison them.

I also promised a short project update: The bicycle project is coming along nicely and I've been documenting each step with my video camera. I apologize for not having more follow-up, but that's just because I want to be sure that there's some substantial footage worth showing. I expect to get some material online this week. Thanks for reading!

Bike Project Update at Last

2011-04-10T22:21:00.001-07:00

Hello all, I apologize for taking so long between blog posts. I had a couple of big and exciting TV and video production projects come up at the very end of March up through yesterday, and somewhat continuing this week. I created a video tutorial about how to reclaim old batteries for an electric bicycle. Behold:

Big Event at Access Tucson on March 31st

2011-03-18T21:28:00.002-07:00

Studio Refresher Training on March 31st from 6:30 to 9:30 pm, Sponsored by Access Tucson's Own Exist Kind.

Any interested certified volunteers are welcome to attend a free refresher training session organized by me and facilitated by Kevin, Jeff, and Rob. I'm going to stage an interview with entertainment interludes and record it, and the idea is for crew members to have a low-pressure opportunity to experiment with production techniques. You'll get to try out zany things that you may not have time to play with during a live show or that may ruffle the feathers of a producer who already has a successful formula. You'll also be able to review tried-and-true interview production techniques and really tighten up your skills to make a polished show. Please RSVP to existkind@aim.com or call 225-0027. I look forward to seeing you there!

Bike Project Beginnings

2011-02-23T22:40:00.001-07:00

Today I began the earliest stages of the solar-powered bike project by gathering some of the necessary parts and testing them for function. I'm also working on choosing one of the many possible evolving designs. The goal is to construct vehicles of different generations, each one more advanced than the previous, and to produce as many as possible over time. Once I'm further along and have something more substantial to document here, I'll start posting pictures with explanations.

Welcome to the Exist Kind blog!

2011-01-25T10:22:00.001-07:00

Hi, everybody! We've decided that a blog was an inevitable next step in the evolution of Exist Kind, so here we are. We're about to launch a couple of significant projects and thought this was the best medium through which to let people know. Shortly, our show will be submitted to several cable access stations around the country, and we have a creative project on the horizon: constructing a solar-powered electric bicycle. Stay tuned for our first entries chronicling these efforts. Thanks for stopping by!