A blog, a journal, a lab notebook, whatever comes to mind and sticks, you’ll find here. Find written ruminations from the quiet margins of life….
Belonging
It started with a firepit, a half-smoked cigarillo, and an ugly comment thread about AI. It ended somewhere closer to the truth about belonging.
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The Real Price of a Hobby Is Never Just the Money
I’m older (again), and on this quiet afternoon, I’ve been thinking about a few operating guidelines for how I spend my time and money. There’s only so much you can do, think, and buy. I’m also learning to let go…
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Miniature Painting and the Art of Human Relationships
All of the world is connected. Some connections form easily. Others are strained, broken, or misaligned—and we emerge changed as a result. As I paint—building a finished miniature step by step, layer by layer—I’ve come to realize that the practice…
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Anxiety is the Future, and It is Bright
“The other shoe is about to drop,” they say—and I often feel. As you get older, it seems that life’s burdens accumulate, building up toward a critical mass, crossing a threshold into a state-of-being that becomes your everyday. Is this…
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Why I Enjoy Tabletop Miniature Wargaming (Editorial)
Do you enjoy playing tabletop wargames? I have a personal take on why I love playing these miniature battles. One of the goals of this site is to help the community grow. A challenge, of course, is that not everyone…
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Feeling Exhausted by Your Hobbies? Rekindle the Mission
In the quiet of the night, when the world seems to slow down, I often find myself reflecting on the day’s rush, the unending tasks, and the pervasive feeling of tiredness that seems to cloud my mind. It’s not the…
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A Morning Walk Through The Landscapes of Human Resilience
Every weekday morning, my walk from the parking lot to my lab takes me past the entrance of a military hospital. On the surface, it’s an ordinary stroll, but the people I pass every day are far from ordinary. They…
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It’s Okay to Be Like a Child
I got lost for a while back there. Not lost in the sense of not knowing where I am, but lost in the sense of feeling disoriented and confused. And, it is often “stopping” to smell the roses that helped…
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The Benefits of Low Expectations (10 Creative Tips)
Ever have a problem with getting started with a project? I find that as I get better at doing something, the harder it is to continue. After a bit of introspection, I realized that this is a key symptom of…
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How to Build Emotional Resilience Against Judgement (Editorial)
I work in a job that requires high emotional resilience against judgement. And, I also engage in a creative hobby that often requires that I share my work in the public domain, open to harsh criticism. I wish I could…
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