{"id":94,"date":"2009-08-17T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renando.com\/blog\/?p=94"},"modified":"2021-01-15T21:37:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T21:37:48","slug":"acting-on-creativity-puppy-poop-pumpkin-and-vodka-blackcurrant-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/acting-on-creativity-puppy-poop-pumpkin-and-vodka-blackcurrant-cupcakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting on creativity (Puppy poop pumpkin and Vodka Blackcurrant cupcakes)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I used the hacksaw to cut through the neck and legs of my giraffe and saw my hippopotamus in half, I had to ask myself if this was the time I went too far.\u00a0 The response to my Puppy poop pumpkin and Vodka Blackcurrant Don\u2019t-Drink-and-Drive Roadkill RSPCA cupcakes for work said \u201cno\u201d, but it does have me thinking about our creative \u201csweet spot\u201d.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>I am no Masterchef and this is not a recipe site, so I will omit the mixing details.\u00a0 The pictures and descriptions speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-94 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/zebra.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/zebra-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/zebra-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/zebra-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/zebra-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6071'>\n\t\t\t\tHorsing around\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/birds11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/birds11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/birds11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/birds11-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/birds11-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6073'>\n\t\t\t\tBird&#8217;s-eye view\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dogpoo1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dogpoo1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"puppy poo perfection\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dogpoo1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dogpoo1-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/dogpoo1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6074'>\n\t\t\t\tpuppy poo perfection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gorilla.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gorilla-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gorilla-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gorilla-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gorilla-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6075'>\n\t\t\t\tGorrilla in the cupcake mist\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/roadkill.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/roadkill-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/roadkill-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/roadkill-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/roadkill-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6072'>\n\t\t\t\tGiraffe sticking its neck out\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are fairly close to what came to mind as soon as I heard work was participating in the RSPCA cupcake day.\u00a0 Thankfully, there were other offerings that were more appetizing in aesthetics (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.koali.com.au\/life\/?cat=62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to see the posts from the studio&#8217;s resident baking guru<\/a>).\u00a0 Mind you, the puppy poop had good movement, even if the roadkills stayed on the proverbial road.\u00a0 I also can not take credit for much of the work.\u00a0 In typical fashion, I came up with the idea, my wonderful daughter mixed and mushed, and my beautiful wife helped with the toppings.\u00a0 I did cut up the animals, though.<\/p>\n<p>I find myself proverbial about my puppy poop as I ponder my cupcake creative direction and how you too can make your poop a reality:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The idea (What is your puppy poop?)<\/strong><br \/>\nI am aware that I think differently and have some quirky ideas.\u00a0 What really excites me is that there are so many perspectives out there, so many ideas, passions, loves, beliefs.\u00a0 What is your dream?\u00a0 Ponder it, dwell on it, let it move through you like\u2026 OK we\u2019ll stop the metaphor there.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communication (Share the poop)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tell a few people about it, see what happens.\u00a0 As you tell your story, it will get challenged, refined and clarified.\u00a0 If you are fortunate, someone will catch the vision and come along side to help.\u00a0 But if they do not, that does not mean it is a failure.\u00a0 It may mean you just need to expand your sphere of influence a bit.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Implementation (Team Poop)<br \/>\n<\/strong>The great frustration and yet opportunity of life is that those with the ideas are not always the best implementers.\u00a0 You are the one with the idea, but without the team to put it in place, your dream will die and take you with it in a sea of regret and lost opportunity. Serve that team with your life, because yours depends on it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In our life, you should also be aware that we move in and out of the role of idea-maker and idea-implementer.\u00a0 Be sure to give others their chance, and when their idea is hitting the ground, celebrate with them as you would want others to support and celebrate with you.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck with your poop, I will be praying for you to have good movement&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px;\"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal<\/w:View> <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning \/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas \/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables \/> <w:SnapToGridInCell \/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct \/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules \/> <w:DontGrowAutofit \/> <\/w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel> <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\"> <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--  \/* Style Definitions *\/  p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal \t{mso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmargin:0in; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tmso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:Arial; \tmso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} @page Section1 \t{size:8.5in 11.0in; \tmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; \tmso-header-margin:.5in; \tmso-footer-margin:.5in; \tmso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 \t{page:Section1;}  \/* List Definitions *\/  @list l0 \t{mso-list-id:1384866334; \tmso-list-type:hybrid; \tmso-list-template-ids:-1742468544 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;} @list l0:level1 \t{mso-level-tab-stop:.5in; \tmso-level-number-position:left; \ttext-indent:-.25in;} ol \t{margin-bottom:0in;} ul \t{margin-bottom:0in;} --><!--[if gte mso 10]> <mce:style><!   \/* Style Definitions *\/  table.MsoNormalTable \t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; \tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin:0in; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ansi-language:#0400; \tmso-fareast-language:#0400; \tmso-bidi-language:#0400;} --> <!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Acting on creativity (Puppy poop pumpkin and Vodka Blackcurrant Don\u2019t-Drink-and-Drive Roadkill RSPCA cupcakes)<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">As I used the hacksaw to cut through the neck and legs of my giraffe and saw my hippopotamus in half, I had to ask myself if this was the time I went too far.The response to my RSPCA cupcakes for work said \u201cno\u201d, but it does have me thinking about our creative \u201csweet spot\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I am no Masterchef and this is not a recipe site, so I will omit the mixing details.The pictures and descriptions speak for themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">These are fairly close to what came to mind as soon as I heard work was participating in the RSPCA cupcake day.Thankfully, there were other offerings that were more appetizing in aesthetics.Mind you, the puppy poop had good movement, even if the roadkills stayed on the proverbial road.I also can not take credit for much of the work.In typical fashion, I came up with the idea, my wonderful daughter mixed and mushed, and my beautiful wife helped with the toppings.I did cut up the animals, though.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">I find myself proverbial about my puppy poop as I ponder my cupcake creative direction and how you too can make your poop a reality:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>The idea (What is your puppy poop?)<\/strong><br \/>\nI am aware that I think differently and have some quirky ideas.What really excites me is that there are so many perspectives out there, so many ideas, passions, loves, beliefs.What is your dream?Ponder it, dwell on it, let it move through you like\u2026 OK we\u2019ll stop the metaphor there.<br \/>\n<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br \/>\n<!--[endif]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Communication (Share the poop)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Tell a few people about it, see what happens.As you tell your story, it will get challenged, refined and clarified.If you are fortunate, someone will catch the vision and come along side to help.But if they do not, that does not mean it is a failure.It may mean you just need to expand your sphere of influence a bit.<br \/>\n<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br \/>\n<!--[endif]--><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Implementation (Team Poop)<br \/>\n<\/strong>The great frustration and yet opportunity of life is that those with the ideas are not always the best implementers.You are the one with the idea, but without the team to put it in place, your dream will die and take you with it in a sea of regret and lost opportunity. Serve that team with your life, because yours depends on it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In our life, you should also be aware that we move in and out of the role of idea-maker and idea-implementer.Be sure to give others their chance, and when their idea is hitting the ground, celebrate with them as you would want others to support and celebrate with you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Good luck with your poop, I will be praying for you to have good movement\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I used the hacksaw to cut through the neck and legs of my giraffe and saw my hippopotamus in half, I had to ask&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/2009\/08\/acting-on-creativity-puppy-poop-pumpkin-and-vodka-blackcurrant-cupcakes\/\" class=\"bwp-excerpt-more-link\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[167],"ecosystem_role":[],"class_list":["post-94","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about-organisations","tag-rspca-cupcake-day","bwp-masonry-item","bwp-col-3"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7606,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94\/revisions\/7606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94"},{"taxonomy":"ecosystem_role","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sidewaysthoughts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ecosystem_role?post=94"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}