• Grizzly country

    Grizzly country

    I came across the following accounts about grizzly bears while reading Coming Into the Country by John McPhee. In the cozy confines of working remotely in my cushy desk job, the thought of encountering a bear on a mountain doesn’t cross my mind very often. Even in the most remote places I’ve been in Scotland,…

  • What I learned last week (#168): thinking in color

    What I learned last week (#168): thinking in color

    A weekly selection of what I was reading, drawing, writing, and doing.

  • Losing vs gaining

    Losing vs gaining

    When you are relying on others to get something done, and it isn’t getting done, or it isn’t what you wanted, it’s easy to feel like you are losing something. Nobody wants to be a loser. How can you turn your loss into a gain?

  • Our house renovation is nearly done

    Our house renovation is nearly done

    We’re really excited now as the house is nearly done and we can’t wait to move back in!

  • My favorite albums of March 2022

    My favorite albums of March 2022

    March was a challenging month for me and my music selections below seemed to flow from that starting point. Maybe I was using music to process things or to escape things. Either way, music heals and this month didn’t disappoint. Here are my favorite albums from March 2022, featuring Raw Poetic, Elzhi, Koffee + more…

  • The genius of saying sorry with your hazards

    I entered the roundabout at a very, how should I say, “deliberate” speed. Ok, it was bordering on too fast. To anyone watching, I was clearly on the move through the roundabout and had the right-of-way. However, a truck pulling out just ahead didn’t see it that way, or didn’t see me until it was…

  • What I learned last week (#167): the unsayable experience

    What I learned last week (#167): the unsayable experience

    A weekly selection of what I was reading, drawing, writing, and doing.

  • What I learned last week (#166): Odessa, slow productivity, lugubrious, and more!

    What I learned last week (#166): Odessa, slow productivity, lugubrious, and more!

    A weekly selection of what I was reading, drawing, writing, and doing.