Hit and run at the intersection of Art, Technology, and Existence
Picture this. I’ve just found something I like to do – maybe that’s drawing, or collecting rocks that are a specific shade of blue, or collecting sixteenth century rag dolls. Doesn’t matter, this is it, this is the new hot thing and it’s got my attention and by golly, I’m going to die with the … Read more
Have you ever had a ‘eureka’ moment, only to find out later that your groundbreaking, earth-shattering idea is centuries old? Yea – I’ve been there – from philosophy to science I’ve ‘discovered’ concepts that great minds have pondered for ages – here’s what this humbling experience has taught me. I’d like to introduce you to … Read more
I have this feeling that i call “Monkey fog” – and I’ve decided that there’s really no better name for the experience. What happens is this: i get this feeling of extreme brain fog, where there are a hundred productive things i could be doing, but I don’t want to do literally any of them … Read more
Get up. Shower. Make Breakfast. Go to work. Grind. Lunch. Grind some more. Go home. Make dinner. Get the kids to bed. Clean the kitchen. Do some housework, maybe. Well, hell, it’s 10PM, I guess I’ll veg for a bit and then go to bed, ‘cause tomorrow will just be the same. And if you … Read more
What side of the question are you on? Do you find yourself drifting toward an attitude of general positivity, or are you more of a “glass-half-empty kind of optimist?” Do you fluctuate between the two depending on the day of the week? For a while now, I’ve found myself gravitating toward the less sunny side … Read more
I was recently having a conversation with a friend, about one of their friends, who is going through a lot right now. The meat of the conversation often focused on how difficult it can be to be in a relationship with someone who is going through a difficult time or who is working through challenging mental health or similar issues. One of the common themes in this discussion was how the other person’s “stuff” affects, well, other people.
For what it’s worth, my context here is “the world at large” and not a specific incident or issue in my own life. I mean, other than the fact that the world is, well, you know, insane. Also, to be clear, I live in the US, so I don’t (currently) deal with roving bands of … Read more
I’ve been listening to a lot of Great Courses lectures on Audible lately, mostly with a preference on history, physics, metaphysics, psychology, and the human condition in general, and it’s been a real mind trip. I’ve been considering (and reconsidering… and re-re-considering….) the absurdity of existence, and I’ve had a lot of “young” philosophical thoughts … Read more
What would it mean to you to keep it weird? I don’t mean like “being weird” – mooing like a deranged cow every time someone says “hour” is certainly weird and if that’s your thing, well, you do you. No I mean what’s weird to you? To me – it’s deciding to have a color … Read more
Here’s something I like to tell myself every time i draw something “Oh that’s not good you’re not an artist no one will like what you are doing who do you think you are anyway?” I mean I don’t like to tell myself that but my self likes to tell myself that if you know … Read more