Summary: An alternative walking tour gives insight into the artistic, counter-cultural community that defines Berlin. Why I went to Berlin Last year I decided to host couch surfers as part of the couchsurfing.org community. My apartment was in a convenient location[…]
Category: Design
September
1
2018
August
12
2018
Summary: Hostels provide affordable lodging and a community space for travelers around the world. The idea behind hostels was conceived during the industrial revolution by a teacher who wanted his students to experience fresh air and nature. Vagabonding and hostels[…]
July
9
2018
Summary: Even a small delay can have noticable impacts on user experience. In the case of withdrawing money from an ATM, added time to receive your debit card can create the risk of forgetting to take the card out of[…]
March
16
2018
Several years ago, I learned that the beauty of Chinese calligraphy comes from the subtle balance of controlled brush strokes combined with unbridled spontaneity. I really like the idea behind that, as a way of creating art, and as a metaphor[…]
November
17
2017
About Helios and Eos, Tiny Titan Cats Helios and Eos are two snowshoe (part Siamese, part American short hair) cats. They are brother and sister, who love to cuddle and play. Eos is the calm, gentle soul who loves to[…]
November
17
2017
A couple of years ago a good friend and I attended a living room concert through the couchsurfing online community. The living room concert was spurred by Jim Tambofeet, a charismatic, traveling musician with an energetic style reflective of 1990’s[…]
January
20
2017
This past year (2016), my partner and I watched the TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. I remember seeing it on TV as a kid, but my family wasn’t big into Sci Fi. All I remember was seeing that[…]
October
1
2016
Whew! That’s all I can say right now. Tomorrow I’ll be launching Sleeping Volcano, a web comic that’s been brewing for about three years now. I still have a lot of plot and overall story to figure out, but as[…]
August
6
2016
Sleeping Volcano is a webcomic in the works. It’s inspired by adventures in Champaign, Illinois, skydiving stories from my Dad, and growing up on a farm 🙂 These are a few sketches of some of the characters. I’m also super[…]
April
1
2016
“He who asks is a fool for five minutes, he who remains silent is a fool forever…” – Old Chinese proverb That quote was on the wall of my Mom’s art classroom when she taught high school students. When I’d go to[…]
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