Book Review: How to Change Your Mind
I listened avidly to the audiobook version of Michael Pollan’s new book and finished it in two days ( I got it the day it came out). This book is […]
Flashback: Eating Bidodiversity
In this article, I describe a typical armadillo-hunting expedition and some of my personal reflections around what it means to eat “exotic” animals. It is an excerpt from my blog […]
Sketchers Learn Faster
There was once a ceramics teacher who did an experiment with his students. He told half the class to make as many pots as they could over the course of […]
Learning From Kids: Part 2: Taking Risks
The little feet are a blur of motion as the six year old boy runs down the treacherous, steep, gravel path. “No running down the hill!” calls a camp […]
Learning From Kids: Part One: Beginner’s Mind
If your mind is empty, it is ready for anything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few. Shunryu Suzuki The zen […]
Rigidity vs Fluidity
Bruce Lee’s philosophy on the rigidity of style and dogma is equally applicable to the visual arts, gardening, land management, and all other realms of human endeavor. Instead of […]
Paralysis by Analysis…(rant)
There is a terrible affliction among humans past and present, it does not kill but it cruelly cripples, and it wastes many lives of those who otherwise have all of […]
Eating Babies
Spring and early summer are surely one of the most delightful times of year to be outside. In this vibrant phase of the yearly cycle nature is overflowing with tender […]
Why learn primitive skills?
Your ancestors did not hop into their GPS-guided, climate controlled SUV’s and drive (while texting) to the nearest Wal-Mart to take care of their survival needs. They did not have […]
Knowledge as an obstacle to learning
With today’s omnipresent media it seems that the average person knows more than ever before in human history. Google searches, wikipedia articles, and countless online news sites make huge amounts […]