For me, that equation and the breaking point was reading “Your money or your life“. I had a good job. I was well paid, I liked my colleagues, and really had no reason to complain. But I was also terribly unhappy. I had anxiety about going work everyday, frequently hoping …
I came across this subreddit called /r/antiwork. It consists of memes people have made about capitalism and work. They are all bitter/sweet. They’re funny but also sad since they ring true. The system is broken and unsustainable. We’re all aware of it, we just don’t know where to start to …
The Greek poet Hesiod once wrote, “Observe due measure; moderation is best in all things.” and the older I get the truer I find this. Too much of a good thing can ruin it, or at least make it less special. We see this in our daily lives all the time. …
Zuimei and I visited Taiwan this week. We went to the night market, the Yingge Pottery area and Din Tai Fung for soup filled dumplings (xiao lum bao). We got to see Tony and Phil and spent a wonderful day together.
I fired the kiln for the first time today. Zuimei had bought the kiln online for around $1200, and is a very large gas kiln. We had to get a crane to move it into place. Weighing in at 800 kg it was not easy to get into place and …
My brother and sister in law took me to Ashikaga Flower Park which was absolutely amazing. We arrived in the evening, around 6 but the park was completely lit up and still super busy. The first thing we thing we saw was the most amazing wisteria I have ever seen. …