Who Picks the Colors?
Watching TV last night I was struck by one of the commercials. Yes, I watch TV, or it’s on in the background while I do things like read, write blog posts (the Science Channel is on right now), quote work, eat, even sleep sometimes. It’s sort of like... read more
Why Not Ready for Prime Time
There must be something in all of the stuff I do that would work as a TV show. After all, we have guys who catch crabs, guys who cut down trees, guys who buy junk, guys who work in a pawn shop, a guy on a horse who chases people, and now a guy who uses big power tools... read more
Proper Viewing Distance
As a sign painter I frequently have to remind myself to step back and look at what I’m doing from the proper distance. Since my nose is usually about 10 inches from the work (really must look into better glasses) I can see all the flaws, uneven color coverage... read more
Happy Feet
I love socks – crazy colors, mad stripes, mismatched patterns. Wild socks make my feet happy. In my bell bottomed youth it was a point of pride for me to be wearing the wildest socks I could find. In those bygone days light weight knee highs in psychedelic... read more
Thank You Mom
I am profoundly grateful to my mother. She relentlessly (or so it seemed) pounded into my head that I could do anything I set my mind to do.
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Playing in the Paint
Once a month I convert my sign shop into a play room and host an Art of Being Present play date. The 12-ft table is covered with dozens of bottles of paint and stacks of slick finger painting paper. The CD player is set up with an eclectic selection of music picked... read more
My Skin Doesn’t Fit Anymore
My skin doesn’t fit anymore. It still does its job, which is to keep my innards in and the outside world out, but there’s a lot more slack in the sack than there used to be. Other than surgery, there’s not a damn thing I can do about it. Things sag. Particularly my... read more
What’s it All About?
What does that mean; Creating Adventures? It must mean something, right? Don’t the blogosphere rules tell us that the title is supposed to provide a clue to the content? Creating Adventures means several things. Depending on how you accent the words it has to... read more