About Me

  • What’s your favorite thing about yourself? What’s your favorite thing about yourself? …My favorite thing about myself is how I can make the grotesque funny. I have this weird talent for taking absolutely disgusting, disturbing, or uncomfortable things and somehow finding the humor in them that makes everyone laugh instead of gag.Β Β Β  Dead possum on… Read more

  • How I Want to Retire

    How do you want to retire? How do you want to retire?    I’m already working on retirement, planning on early – in 13 years I’ll be 62. I’ve got house plans for a 1900s build in the woods. Small 1 bedroom, dining room living room combination, 1 bathroom and a kitchen. Small garden spot,… Read more

  • Describe one of your favorite moments. Describe one of my favorite moments???… I have too many favorite moments to only list just one. Sometimes it’s discovering something unexpected in a book … or having a creative idea hit at the most random time. Memories that just pop up without thinking. Mundane moments become favorites –… Read more

  • What notable things happened today? What notable things happened today?    Today hasn’t even happened yet – it’s 5:43am and I’m sitting in the parking lot at work. But honestly? This moment right here feels pretty notable. There’s something about these early morning hours before the world wakes up that always feels significant, even when… Read more

  • Everything is Material

    What are you passionate about? What am I passionate about? It’s an easy answer, easy to find … I’m passionate about everything! Yes, everything!  Because I find inspiration in everything. I know that sounds like a cop-out answer, but it’s true. Whether it’s a random conversation overheard at a convenience store, a book about birds,… Read more

  • What are the most important things needed to live a good life? What are the most important things needed to live a good life? To me … A good life is monotonous, it’s drama free, it’s a form of solitude, it’s comforting, it’s scheduled, it’s paced… Has nothing to do with what we drive, what… Read more

  • Seriously??

    Describe your dream chocolate bar. πŸ˜‚ What???? That’s such a specific prompt! I’m sitting here staring at this like “seriously, a chocolate bar?” Β Β  πŸ€” … I could totally subvert it though,Β  maybe describe my dream “chocolate bar” as like… a granola bar I eat during my 2am coffee sessions, or make it about something… Read more

  • Why Monotonous People Often Have More Goals and Traditions A counterintuitive pattern emerges when examining the relationship between personality types and life structure: individuals who appear monotonous or predictable in their daily behaviors often demonstrate stronger commitment to long-term goals and cultural traditions than their more spontaneous counterparts. This phenomenon challenges common assumptions about creativity… Read more

  • List three books that have had an impact on you. Why? 😁 … I’ve been diving back into Austin Kleon’s books again, Steal Like an Artist & Show Your Work. I’ve probably read these several times over the last few years, but they keep having an impact each time I come back to them. Austin’s… Read more

  • My Fire, Not Yours

    What fears have you overcome and how? 😁 … For many years I’ve worried about what others thought, and I installed dampers on my “art” projects because for some reason I offend people very easily. It’s kind of been that way all my life … it’s either I offend them or I, care too much… Read more