If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
There's a common saying amongst people who promote focusing on the positive. It comes in many forms, but this is what it usually distills down to: Everything you don't like about yourself and your life can be changed. Every time I read this, I grind my teeth. It's a lovely idea, but it is not... Continue Reading →
Anyone who has ever seen the original Star Trek (and most people who haven't) knows that Vulcans are humanoids that value logic above everything else. Spock, who is half-human, half-Vulcan, constantly battles with his feelings, certain that they will only cloud his judgment and impair his ability to make a decision. While the writers of... Continue Reading →
I'm having a creative crisis. I want to be making things (I hesitate to say art because so much of what I do is based in craft) but I do not know what to make. I've made lots of fiber art over the years, much of it in the form of quilts. My current count... Continue Reading →
I just learned about the annual Extreme Mustang Makeover from the moving documentary Wild Horses, Wild Ride. Mustangs straight off the prairie are randomly assigned to participants, who have 100 days to train their horses before they must demonstrate their new abilities in public. The goal is to auction off the tamed mustangs to good... Continue Reading →
2014 is here. Time to start doing all those things I've been waiting for the new year to do. The temptation is to dive into everything, to make huge changes, to hurry up so I get the results I am longing for, whether they are weight loss, greater fitness, or more regular creative output. When... Continue Reading →
