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  • Brutalist Keep -The Guardian of Knowledge

    Brutalist Keep -The Guardian of Knowledge

    Where it all began While attending university I spent a significant amount of time in the library. The building was designed in the brutalist style of the 50’s, and loomed over the campus much like a medieval tower keep. Monolithic by design I believe it was meant to convey a certain sentiment to those approaching Read more

  • Creating

    Creating. Cool clay in my hands, or clean styrene under my knife. Ambient beats pulling me deeper into the world of sleepers. Building, iterating, one small piece at a time. Laboriously bringing vision to reality. Ambient on heavy rotation now: Peace Read more

  • Bird House Fire

    Bird House Fire

    In life there are certain lessons that keep coming back. Although I have learned this many times, there is one particular analogy that stuck with me. In this case, the instructor was an unusual gentleman, who happened to be selling bird houses. The event in question took place during a road trip. It was a Read more

  • Cacao and Xylitol

    Cacao and Xylitol

    TLDR Cacao is good. Xylitol… not so much? The Backstory In March of 2025 I engaged in some medical tourism, and had a full suite of tests done in a very nice medical facility in Colombia. The treatment I received was top notch – other than the results. Borderline diabetes, sub-clinical hypothyroidism, terrible cholesterol, and Read more

  • Embracing the Night: A Creative’s Perspective

    Embracing the Night: A Creative’s Perspective

    In my youth I would have said that I was a night person. Even now, with my understanding of circadian rhythms, and the need for good deep sleep, there are still things about the evening that I enjoy. It is hard to say whether my appreciation of the night is a genetic echo, carried foreword Read more

  • Meat me!

    Meat me!

    After that realization it was a slow spiral away from the lofty goals of plant based diets. I went vegan, but found that I could not tolerate many of the staples which made the diet manageable. Then I went to vegetarian for a few years, and finally back to a variety of omnivorous diets. Read more