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Sage Grandma
My grandmother always told me that I could catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. She was telling me to be nice; I would get farther. I always wondered why anybody would want to catch flies. I realized she got the quote wrong, a little bit. The saying goes, you can catch more bees… Continue reading
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Classical Answer
Christmas has always been my best holiday. Everybody is in a good mood; Christmas lights are pretty; I decorate the tree with my daughter; I like to buy presents for people; I eat treats without guilt. Thanksgiving used to be a front runner, memories of watching my uncle carve the turkey, flaming plum pudding and… Continue reading
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Avoid Bears
I did a lot of camping when I was younger. My favorite part was waking up to the over powering sound of bird song. It reminded me there was a entirely different natural world before the human world woke up. Once when I didn’t have a tent, I slept in my jeep. I was in… Continue reading
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Any Time
After my morning coffee, until about 3 pm, I get the most done. Artistically, I can be productive anytime. I go in phases. When I’m working a big project, like a book, that takes most of my energy. But when I’m idle, I get bursts of inspiration. Sometimes I wake in the night and so… Continue reading
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Old School
I know as much about emoji’s as I do social media. I was 43 when they first came out? Although I was a systems manager then, I thought it was cool to use the 🙂 to show I was happy, or thought something was funny, or I was trying to be funny, or somebody made… Continue reading
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Ideas
I grew up in the Golden Age of television. Every generation says they grew up in the good old days, but I remember early television programming packed with ideas and serious introspection. Maybe my memory is selective. I am a big fan of Rod Serling’s writing. I still choke up when I think about “In… Continue reading
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Geico
Humor in advertising isn’t new, but Geico took it to a new level. It must have been popular and successful, because so many other companies have copied the approach. Most of them fall flat. Most of them are not funny. Why, because so many advertisers are trying too hard to be funny. The actors know… Continue reading
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Getting Closer
My Escape From Desolation manuscript has been proofread and is ready to develop into a book. It’s exciting but terrifying. I’m breaking a lot of family rules about taking risks, so my mind is a chorus of ancestral voices telling me I’m crazy for trying this. Somehow, I keep moving despite the resistance. Looks like… Continue reading
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Certainty
When someone is absolutely certain they know the answer, I get nervous. Politicians tell us that they can solve problems, so vote for them. Their over confidence and dismissal of the challenges makes me nervous. When doctors tell me not to worry about my aches and pains, it’s just old age, I get nervous. When… Continue reading
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Water Pressure
I’m thinking about my art in terms of water pressure because we had a water leak in our front yard. Water was bubbling out of the ground and running down the street for a block. We loss a little bit of pressure, but if the leak was worse we might have lost all our pressure.… Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
