Life or Bucket List Exercise
What do you want to do or accomplish in your lifetime? This is sometimes called “The Bucket List.” I’m a birder so I prefer “Life List.” Besides, I’d rather focus on life and living it to the fullest than “kicking the...The Why Exercise: What’s My Motivation?
The Why Exercise examines your automatic assumptions, bias, and programming. If you aren’t getting really annoyed or uncomfortable, it’s a good sign you need to keep digging. Knowing why you believe something or are pursuing a goal is increases your...
Do You Believe In Raku?
I believe in raku, too! A brief explanation (and photo gallery) of the firing technique and results of raku ceramics, with some background on the pieces in my pottery gallery.

Prophetic Subversive Science Fiction/Fantasy Ceramics
It actually began with raku sheep. I wanted to develop a project that made raku firing, and the properties of raku firing, necessary. Hence, the blackface sheep flock. But then came the election and my frustration with being unable to escape screens blaring...Do This One Thing to Change and Protect Your Brain For Life
Discover the one simple thing you can do 3-4 times a week to elevate your mood, improve your focus, and protect your brain from age-related degeneration.
Why You Need Enough Sleep (In 18 Minutes or Less)
You probably aren’t getting enough sleep, or getting enough good sleep. I know I wasn’t — and still struggle at times to get enough. In my twenties and early thirties, I bragged about sleeping only 5 hours a night and about the times I’d abuse my...Isolation Is the Dream-killer, Not Your Rotten Attitude
If you can’t take the 18 minutes to watch Barbara Sher’s TedxPrague talk, at least take 2-3 minutes to read the summary of her Success Team concept and learn how to make your dreams come true. (Not kidding. Not metaphysical hooey. Based on the value of connections.)
