Growing up during the Cold War, I was ever mindful that at any time, our President could authorize someone to press a red button somewhere and effectively start Armageddon.  Not that it was a constant worry, but it was there, looming, in the back of my “panic brain”, that there were maybe only a few [...]

The Getty Museum in L.A. is showing an exhibit of Rembrandt’s sketches called “Telling the Difference” . It is a study in understanding the difference between a master and his students.  Between confidence and tentative, careful attention to detail. Some are true Rembrandts, the others, works of his students. The way to discern the difference is [...]

Have you ever meet a teenage boy who was willing to put aside his pride for the sake of art?  These three boys were willing to skip in slow motion down the school hallway to the tune of an old Broadway Classic. Did they retain their coolness?  Yes they most definitely did! Watch This! There [...]

One of my good friends, MJ Schrader of Rockstar Guide Books, has followed her inner voice and created a truly inspired project that I am proud to be a part of. At  http://365OnlineTips.com , MJ provides a success related article and includes a quote and inspirational note for every day. The articles are written by [...]

As a fan and follower of Seth Godin, I had the opportunity to preview his new book Linchpin, coming out January 26th.  As a longtime student of Sociology and Culture, I was thrilled to find out that while he does address the reader personally, the linchpin theory is really more about how we view our [...]

Tempus fugit landscapeOriginally uploaded by alancleaver_2000 Tomorrow morning, the Doomsday Clock will be reset. Currently it sits at 5 minutes till midnight. We will not find out until tomorrow if it is being set forward or back. Let us take today to think good thoughts about our Earth, our lives, our planet. Let us be [...]

So this is kinda eerie, in an interesting and “wow” sort of way.  Boing Boing’s Mark Frauenfelder puts a photo of a brain next to Michelangelo’s “Creation of Adam” – the God side.  It is really a convincing argument that the two are quite similar!  I’ve reversed the colors for the Michelangelo side only for a [...]

Andy Dooley is one of my favorite online personalities.  He sends out fun artwork with spiffy poems and sayings, and is an all around positive guy.  Every now and then he really opens himself up and allows us to see his vulnerable side.  This is what makes him so human and so good at what he [...]

Shirt available from Zazzle Y2k didn’t happen, but 9.11 did. All that worrying had to go someplace I guess. Perhaps this is a good point as we move into the next decade. Out of the “oughts”. My Pawpaw used to refer to the first decade of the 20th century with “oughts”. “Back in ought 8” [...]

Here is a fun project to start off the New Year. Find a spot somewhere in your home, inside or out, that gets a lot of sunlight. Choose some plants and vegetation, (just two or three is plenty) that create a sense of wellbeing in you. Think about how they look, smell, feel. Take a [...]