The End of Rose Colored Glasses (in work and romance)
No more rose colored glasses. I canโt.ย Itโs not that itโs whatโs best and I refuse.ย I literally canโt.ย Fish canโt breath air.ย Humans canโt breath water. But I can be romantic.ย I feel and care for...
View ArticleSuperheroes: Myths, Religions and Comic Books
โMan looks for a superman in the fantastic reality of heaven [but finds] nothing there but the reflection of himself.โ โ Karl Marx โ Superheroes. Theyโve been around for millennia. For thousands of...
View ArticleArt and Tech in the Bay Area: Bigger Pie Thinking for Mutual Benefit
In 2002, I co-founded Frey Norris Gallery, an international art gallery in San Francisco that I helped run for ten years.ย In one sense, my partner and I accomplished something great:ย we created an...
View ArticleVertical Jungle: From Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng, Laos
Seven hours today up and down mountains, making our starting point in Luang Prabang, ringed with peaks, look flat. We rode in a giant bus up onto their shoulders, thousands of feet above sharp valleys...
View ArticleMorning Alms in Luang Prabang
Itโs 6:00am.ย Iโve been up since 5:00.ย Unseasonably cold and damp, with out of monsoon rains just past, Luang Prabang has fully woken, onโฆwhat is this?โฆMonday?ย The night began with coughing fits,...
View Article8 Things
I grew up on whatโs best described as a hippy commune called the Temple of Yoga in Coconut Grove, Florida (where I happen to be right now). This broke up when I was about 6 or 7, when my parents split....
View ArticleSock Bonds Broken
In most cases, socks live in pairs, beautifully matched if unevenly worn. ย In our home, they live alone. My toddlerโs socks may be strangely stained, found strewn behind the piano or next to the toilet...
View ArticleThe Best Second Option
What makes a relationship successful? For just about every kind of relationship married couple, parent and child, co-worker, volunteers, dear friends, or a combinations of several of these, we have the...
View ArticleItโs Raining Dandruff: On the Flake Epidemic
May I make a request? Itโs a simple thing. When someone presents an invitation, itโs a kindness. And to repay this kindness, this โhey, I want to include you in my dinner party or an important...
View ArticleFacebook is my Hippy Commune
I post a lot.ย In real life, I also share a lot.ย Itโs a little like food โ for my grandmother, food was tangible love, a wonderful thing to give and receive. Facebook is the cocktail or dinner party...
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