Goldmines + Lost Treasures

Artifacts Found While Moving

CHANNELING MY INNER INDIANA JONES

The thing about moving—it’s exhausting, emotional, and often overwhelming.

But at times, it can feel like an archaeological dig. Beneath the layers of dust and long-forgotten receipts, hidden treasures lie: handwritten notes, ticket stubs, faded photos, and memories tucked away in random boxes and notebooks.

In the past week, I’ve stumbled across so much figurative and literal gold while sorting through the leftover ephemera in my old place, I’m actually kind of excited to get back to digging today.

I have uncovered things I didn’t even know I had saved—and things I didn’t realize I had missed. Old letters from friends I’ve lost touch with. Scribbled ideas for projects that never quite got off the ground. A necklace that vanished years ago. And even a small stash of actual gold—mostly jewelry, but a few coins too.

Some of it makes me laugh. Some makes me cringe. And some makes me cry.

These artifacts remind me of who I’ve been, what I’ve survived, and what I’ve carried with me, physically and emotionally, all this time.

The process can be messy and time-consuming. So I’m counting my lucky stars to have some help. Two dear friends have shown up, not just to sort through the stuff, but to keep me grounded and on track. I honestly don’t know how I’ll ever thank them enough for helping me figure out what’s worth bringing into my next chapter.

So today, I’ll put on some good music and we’ll keep on digging.

Because who knows what treasure might turn up next?

Keep calm and carry on!
Clint 🌈✌️

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ON THIS DAY = JULY 25

BIRTHDAYS

• 1844 = Thomas Eakins = American artist and photographer 🌈

• 1867 = Max Dauthendey = German author and painter

• 1870 = Maxfield Parrish = American painter and illustrator

• 1894 = Walter Brennan = American actor

• 1901 = Lila Lee = American actor and singer

• 1923 = Estelle Getty = American actor

• 1935 = Barbara Harris = American actor and singer

• 1936 = Al Carmines = American theologian and playwright 🌈

• 1946 = Rita Marley = Cuban-Jamaican singer

• 1948 = Steve Goodman = American singer-songwriter

• 1955 = Iman = Somalian-English model and actor

• 1955 = Patricia Todd = American politician 🌈

• 1965 = Illeana Douglas = American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1966 = Christine Quinn = American politician 🌈

• 1967 = Matt LeBlanc = American actor and producer

• 1982 = Brad Renfro = American actor and musician

• 1991 = Hasan Piker = American streamer and commentator

EVENTS

• 1788 = Mozart completes his Symphony No. 40 In G Minor (K550).

• 1837 = The first commercial use of an electrical telegraph is successfully demonstrated in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone.

• 1897 = American author Jack London embarks on a sailing trip to take part in the Klondike's gold rush, from which he wrote his first successful stories.

• 1965 = Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music. He’s booed by some of the crowd.

• 1975 = A Chorus Line opens at the Shubert Theatre.

• 1978 = Birth of Louise Joy Brown, the first human to have been born after conception by in vitro fertilisation, or IVF.

• 1980 = Caddyshack is released in theaters.

HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES

• National Merry-Go-Round Day

• National Talk In An Elevator Day

• National Thread The Needle Day

• National Wine And Cheese Day

• System Administrator Appreciation Day

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PORTRAIT + QUOTES OF THE DAY

“I have never discovered that the nude could be studied in any way except the way I have adopted. All the muscles must be pointed out. To do this all the drapery must be removed.”
Thomas Eakins

“The big artist...keeps a sharp eye on Nature and steals her tools.”
Thomas Eakins