I feel like I’ve grown more this year than I have in the last ten. I’ve written about many topics, read a few books, and feel like I’ve...

I’ll be honest. I started writing today’s post about another topic entirely. About halfway through the post, I felt something overtake my...

First place. The Best. Number One. Growing up in America taught me that being on the top is important. We celebrate our heroes in sports....

In the first week of car design school, we were told that design is, in essence, manipulating materials to cause emotional impact. With...

In the last month, I have hiked the colorful forests of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in east Tennessee and climbed up rivers in...

I often write my posts outdoors in my small yard in Eagle Rock. Mosquitos love to nip at my ankles as I tap away at the keyboard with a...

In that last two weeks, I’ve traveled to East Tennessee, back to LA for a few days, then to Puerto Rico. While Puerto Ricans may fly...

Last week, my older sister and I ventured into Great Smoky Mountains National Park in an attempt to capture the changing colors of...

I attended Catholic school from Grades 1-12 and grew up in a very conservative household. Smoking cigarettes was a rung below engaging in...

I don’t like meat. It’s always chewy and dry. I don’t like vegetarian food. It’s bland and has no flavor. I don’t like sushi. It smells...

“How much do you think I should sell this thing for?” Richard asked. I took a break from sanding the full-bodied sculpture he had...

“What do you want to be when you grow up THIS TIME?” I stared in the mirror and thought about how long my severance pay would last me. “I...

I was a sprinter in high school. During that same period, I was also enrolled in martial arts with my younger sister and two of my...

“Are you tired, Mr. Ko?” “No, sir!” “Are you sure? Do you think you are going to die?” “No, sir!” “That’s right. We're just getting...

My 30-pound backpack grew heavy after the few hours it took to cross the rainy Og Pass. I was near Lake Magog in Alberta, Canada on the...

One of my very first jobs out of school was an on-site freelance job at an advertising agency. My art lead was a cool Argentine, never...

I was escorted into a small conference room with a massive 11” x 17” hardback leather portfolio tucked into my side. A small conference...

When I was in high school, I had the pleasure of being in Mr. McKenna’s philosophy and AP U.S. History classes. I didn’t learn much of...

I didn’t even remember falling asleep. As I woke up, I realized a tightness in my face. I couldn’t open my mouth. I was experiencing so...

The walls are creeping in. Sounds begin to turn muffled as your heart begins to pound. You feel your breathing shorten to quick shallow...