Have you been Kondofied? Originating from writer Marie Kondo, a career organizer, it means to purge everything in your life that does not spark joy in you. I’m about ready to surrender. But it sure is hard to let go. ANGST What is it I’m clutching? Paper. I’ve got a huge file cabinet filed with […]
Why I’ve Gone Missing
It’s been a different kind of year so far but I promise I’ve not gone missing. While my blog posts have been fewer, my focus on technical skill development has been greater. “Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.” Morihei Ueshiba Although I think the orange […]
Vermeer or Veneer…Where Does Truth Lie?
Where does truth lie? If I were Seth Godin, I’d write a clever title about the nexus of truth and artifice… but I’m no such mastermind, so I’ll traverse more plebeian paths instead. I love art. I grew up going on archaeological digs with my family; back in the day when you could dig something […]
Bucket List Beauty
Iceland. Iceland. The land of fire and ice. Volcanos and glaciers. Geysers and ice caves. Geothermal pools and ice cold spring water. I’ve returned from that majestic land with a zen-like calm, a renewed perspective of how wonderful this planet is, and how fortunate we are to behold its beauty. It is a world apart […]
I Didn’t Expect Nuggets
It began with a train ride from Grand Central Station in New York to Yale University in New Haven. My mission: to speak to a group of pre-Med and pre-Health students; members of a national organization called MedX, whose mission is to explore the healthcare field from an array of interdisciplinary, holistic perspectives. Objective: to pose the question: is medical narration just icing on the cake?
What do Nicole Kidman and I Have in Common?
I’m sad to say that for all my world adventures (Japan, Yugoslavia, Italy, Greece, Turkey, France, Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize, Germany, Austria, England, Wales, Scotland, Israel, Jordan), I’m not as cuisine curious as I ought to be.