Photos, musings, reflections, travel notes, creative thoughts, and everyday rantings.
I've been dealing with creative block for a while now. Writer's block, beat block, whatever you want to call it. The ideas were there somewhere, but getting them out was another story. Lately, though...
The past few weeks haven't left much room for creativity. Between paperwork, business, doctor appointments, and trying to keep life moving forward, it felt like I was spending more time filling out f...
I've been wondering lately why I feel guilty on lazy afternoons. You know the kind. Nothing urgent to do. No appointments. No deadlines. Just sitting on the couch watching a good mystery series or so...
Lately I've been thinking a lot about what it means to keep going. Living with illness, stress, anxiety, and the responsibilities of family can feel like carrying a backpack full of rocks that nobody...
Took the motorbike down the coast today with my grandson. We stopped at a little roadside spot near the water for lunch and ended up ordering both pizza and pad thai. Mosquitos everywhere. Plastic tab...
Spent part of the afternoon sitting by the pool reading Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins. I've really become a big fan of his writing lately. There's something about the way he blends humor, philosophy,...
Lately I've been taking the motorbike out at night with nowhere particular to go. Just riding through the city toward the beach listening to old reggae 45 mixes uploaded by Fonki Cheff. The roads feel...
Woke before dawn again, though dawn here doesn't arrive quietly. Bangkok stirs in fragments. Metal shutters rattling upward. Plastic stools scraping pavement. Someone arguing below the apartment in a ...
Been thinking a lot lately about having the right tools for the job. When I worked in engineering, the wrong tool usually meant wasted time, frustration, or fixing mistakes later. Landscaping taught ...