This is the final month of the Groundhog Day Resolution system for 2019. This was the 11th annual attempt at creating life-long habits for myself. I’ve discovered that because of the after the end-of-year holidays I am not mentally or…
As promised, I’ve been writing almost daily during National Novel Writing Month (NANOWRIMO). But to be honest, most of it seems to be for the website.
I do life in varying ways to keep from going stale. I’ll input as much as I can for a while by agreeing to everything, meet everyone, go everywhere. Then I’ll output for a while by saying no to everything,…
It is fast approaching that time of year again. November is designated as National Novel Writing Month with their stated goal being 50,000 words a month into a novel. I love the concept but it isn't practical for me so…
2019 was a great year for my portrait photography. There are so many creative, beautiful people out there and it was great to work with them but I need a break. I'm hanging up the camera for portrait photography to…
This past week I had an email from LinkedIn, the online professional networking website about a position I held. Someone was disputing my tenure there. Well, that prompted me to correct the mistake. Oops, I failed to update my last…
I don't know why I have this rebellious side of me, I really don't. I don't mean to be so contrarian but it happens. I want to be opposite of my surroundings some times. The strong-willed, overachievers bring out the…
I need to make personal growth a priority. This means I plan a life away from the safe zone and do it. And when I decide that creativity is a priority than I need to plan a peaceful place without…
I used to enjoy the internet. There was a time when it was something to be explored (Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser was aptly named but poorly executed, by the way.) Back then there were standards and protocols but still the…
In May 2019 I had the opportunity to explore the Art Institute of Chicago and Field Museum to research and analyze the ancient Khmer empire artifacts from Cambodia as research for an upcoming book. It was my delight to explore…
"Do not let what you do not have, prevent you from using what you do have"
FINALLY
This is my fourth month. How am I doing so far? Time to review my progress from this past month. This is the 11thannual attempt at creating life-long habits for myself. I’ve discoveredthat because of the after the end-of-year holidays…
In writing a novel or even a short story the concept is there but the execution is not. Maybe I should follow along with the above quote? The quote is attributed to Ernest Hemingway as his inspiration for cranking out…
Here are a few masterpieces of art I enjoyed while visiting the Art Institute of Chicago recently. As evidenced in my photo portraiture, I have a love for faces. We find portraits fascinating because we are fascinated by people like…
