Category: Play
Cycling, video games, movies, anything I consider play
7 Iconic Singer-Songwriters You Need to Hear Before You Die
Discover 7 legendary singer-songwriters who shaped modern music. From Bob Dylan’s wordplay to Joni Mitchell’s raw emotion, explore the artists and songs that define great songwriting.
Recent Artwork
Since I have been on leave the past little while, I have gotten back into painting. This time I have switched to acrylics as the space isn’t big enough for oils with all the fumes. Acrylics dry much faster so I have to move quickly! But I have produced a …
Cool websites you should look at
Here are some cool websites have collected and wanted to share. Enjoy. https://ncase.me/trust https://ncase.itch.io/wbwwb https://neal.fun/absurd-trolley-problems https://neal.fun/deep-sea
Songs about sunshine
I have no idea why but I have been thinking of making this list of songs for AGES! I am not sure why I think sunshine songs deserve their own category. It’s like songs about roses, or the color blue. There is just something universal I guess. Anyway, here are …
Differences in Western and Japanese Pottery Aesthetics
I recently had what I would consider a good firing. There were a few outstanding pieces of pottery, lots of okay ones, and a few duds. It was successful in part because of advice shared with me by Ikeda-san. I met Ikeda-san through one of my students and this is …
Strava just did the same thing
I just got an email from Strava informing me that that my subscription was going up $40/year. I’ve been a customer for over 10 years. Needless to say I promptly cancelled the subscription. I can abide an increase. The cost of everything goes up. But a 67% increase without explanation …
Crisis in the tank!
So I have a crisis in my two tanks. It seems some of my fire shrimp have a parasite called ellobiopsidae. It manifests itself as a green moss looking thing underneath their abdomen. The danger here is if it spreads it can kill all the shrimp in the tank. So the …
My office fish tank
Just a simple video of the planted fish tank in my office after it’s first trim.
More Favorite Art Movies
There are some more of my favorite art movies. or movies about artists. At Eternity’s Gate I love watching Van Gogh films; Loving Vincent, Lust for Life, The Yellow House, The Life of Vincent. Van Gogh is the archetype for the suffering artist and the more you learn about him, …