Arboretum and Beautiful Evidence

The results of mind mapping techniques depend largely on the nature of the mind doing the mapping. I take a moment to imagine myself an early mind cartographer. Now entering terra incognita. Measuring the latitude and longitude along the rocky coastline of my daily input and interaction with the sentient beings around me. Some people stand out as landmarks. I note in my parchment book with the leather cover that there are minds everywhere that have yet to be discovered, and some in which there be sea monsters. And, now, over there, what is that, exactly!? Looks... unusual.... and... yet, reminds me of something else I've seen lately... Peering through the polished brass telescope ...Aha! I draw a line between two dots, in scratchy goose quill ink, between David Byrne's book Arboretum and Edward Tufte's book, Beautiful Evidence. Art, Science Science, Art, Ping, Pong, Pong, Ping. I get out the GPS, note the way points.