Contemplating things.
Not too long ago I finished Michael Pollan’s How to Change your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. And it was awesome. I don’t have a better word for it. It really was great, fun to read, full of interesting info and stories. It was just…
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I’ve experimented with a lot of mediums for creating art over the years. Check out my gallery below for some samples of a bunch of junk! From drawing with pen and ink, pencil, pastels and chalk, to painting with watercolors, acrylics, oils, and encaustics, to printmaking, blacksmithing (iron), ceramics, and woodworking, you’d be hard pressed…
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I’ve been a bit of documentary kick with Netflix recently. I generally only watch things when I’m walking on the treadmill or leave something on when I’m cooking a meal. For some reason, walking on the treadmill and watching a documentary makes the time go by faster for me opposed to some fiction show. The…
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On July 12, 2017, websites, Internet users, and online communities will come together to sound the alarm about the FCC’s attack on net neutrality. Learn how you can join the protest and spread the word at https://www.battleforthenet.com/july12/. Right now, new FCC Chairman and former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai has a plan to destroy net neutrality…
Read MoreI don’t actually think it was that great of read. I read it because my dad liked it and said it would freak me out. And to some extent he was right. The part of the book that actually stood out to me the most was the end where Mr. Crichton outlined his conclusions about…
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In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone. ~ Rollo May Why did this quote stand out to me? Why share it here? I guess I think about solitude a lot. I do my best work (or so…
Read MoreKeep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that, you, too, can become great. ~ Mark Twain
The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed. ~ Ernest Hemingway Why share this quote? Why did it have an impact on me? The last words hit me…
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