Without Losers
Competition or Cooperation? In our current cultural climate it can be very challenging to think about cooperation. If we do, it’s often in terms of...
What We Don’t Know
One of the realest truths that your parents every told you when you were a kid is that life is not fair. This is brutally...
The Joy of Ribs
It’s not a difficult task to love food. It’s the most natural thing in the world. Humans are blessed with this amazing palette of flavors,...
Working Well with Others
I want to make sure that I express myself clearly. I love collaborations. They are important, and feedback is necessary to get something published with...
Being Kind Of
I love writing in this Starbucks. There’s something about the corporate feel of the place that brings out my creativity. An instinctive desire for balance...
Meditation Medication: Martina Lin
Meditation is so hot right now. Actually, it’s been pretty popular since sometime around the 6th century B.C.E. when Siddhartha Gautama used it to become...
Star Power: Portraits, Styling, and You
At the time of this writing, there are approximately 7.6 billion people living on this planet according to the Worldometers website. The United...
Gear Envy
There are a lot of great photographers in Santa Cruz. I think that it might be our strongest visual art. Santa Cruz County is such...
Hungry
Thinking about the #WaterProtectors on this day dedicated to love, during the Hunger Moon-the coldest month of the year in this hemisphere. Only through our...
Water Power
The Oroville dam is about to bust. Somewhere near 180,000 people had to be evacuated, but that is just the start of the problems. People...