I used to think after each horrific shooting that now -finally – something would have to be done.
Each event seemed more terrible than the last. Surely murdering kindergarteners would bring people together to demand change. Surely cutting down teenagers in their classrooms would make people say enough is enough. Surely mowing down a crowd in a Las Vegas plaza would lead people to cry out for this senseless violence to stop. Continue reading “Time to admit owning 40% of the world’s guns is wrong”
An anniversary reissue, which includes remixes, reveals a band painstakingly working for an elusive perfection, running through songs again and again.
Relax. It’s going to be O.K.
I’ve never really thought of myself as being particularly artistic and I’m certainly not patient, but for some reason I enjoy doing mosaics. A number of years ago after seeing a demo at the Getty Villa, my wife and I went to the Bay Area (closest!) to take a mosaic class. We learned the basics such as how to cut the media and how to properly grout a project. I’ve since gone on to make a half dozen or so mosaics as gifts to family or to keep for myself. I’ve wanted to do some sort of outdoor mosaic and the opportunity finally presented itself when my daughter gave me a concrete bird bath that was sitting unused in her back yard. 