That time I tried to compete with the pros; The Big Picture 2019

One day, in a bold attempt to ‘pull it together’ , I found myself venturing into the online world of Photography contests. I allowed myself to somewhat naively abandon all self-judgement that might have prevented me from putting it out there, y’know, in front of the real pros. I submitted at little cost to the…

The Bucket- Hustle; Mid-life to-do lists and a lot of unanswered questions about un-lived potential.

‘Side-Hustle’, the household term for making the dream-ends meet, is a paradox of both embracing the necessity to survive and rejecting the constraints of depending solely on one’s job to do it. The implication that you need more money for shelter and booze and stuff, but also need some fulfillment ‘damnit’, coupled with a strong overtone that…

For Bob: On what would be our 6 year anniversary.

When I was younger, I wished only to be in love. I searched for love down many curvy turvy roads, thick and woodsy, pushing my way through thorny unknown terrain with only a dim lantern, wondering if I would recognize it in the dark. Illusive for so long, an apparition, and a ghost, I thought…

Getting started; unprisoning my think rhino.

How do I get started with my promising new career as a money making super-blogger?  Why I must first unprison my think rhino! I went on FB to look at ideas and see what Kelly Slater was up to (PS. its nothing)  and now all I can think about is channeling my yesness into a prism…