Inspiration Through Information
I live in San Francisco where there is currently a culture war in full swing between those who have been labeled economically “wealthy” and “privileged” and those who have been labeled economically challenged. This has come about due to quickly escalating housing prices, neighborhood demographic changes, and other factors. My more left or progressive friends, […]
I suffer from overactive achievement focus. I think many people do. Many people spend virtually all of their waking hours focused on achieving and accomplishing things. I know that I have for much of my life, and while it has resulted in some great things, it has also resulted in a steady and persistent internal […]
Recently I was watching a recording of the brilliant musical Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. What an amazing work of theater it is. If you like musical theater and haven’t seen it, I recommend it. One of the lines in the show struck me as quite beautiful in its clear summation of why our […]
I ran across this quote by one of my favorite playwrights, David Mamet, as I was reading Seth Godin’s book, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? The quote applies to much of life, and it most certainly applies to self-education. If you wholeheartedly embrace the industrial model, including the industrial model of education that our current formal system […]
Recently I decided to download a great drawing app to my Kindle Fire (Kindle Fire, Full Color 7″ Multi-touch Display, Wi-Fi). It’s called Sketchbook by Autodesk. For many years I’ve toyed with the idea of trying to draw or do art of some kind, but all attempts ended up fizzling rather quickly. I’d go to the […]
Today I visited an artist collective gallery show because my friend, Mark Garrett, has a studio there and I wanted to see his latest work, which is wonderful. Unfortunately, Mark doesn’t have a website where I can show you his great art. As I was visiting the various studios within the collective I stumbled upon […]
Every now and then you meet someone and instantly know “wow, this is a really cool person.” That happened to me today as I was strolling through Union Square Plaza here in San Francisco on my way to a doctor’s appointment. Artists regularly display their art in the plaza and I ran across some art […]