The Designer Myth
If you love to bake cakes, starting a bakery business is the worst thing you can do. The time available for mixing ingredients, pouring batter,… Read More »The Designer Myth
Zero to Full
Being back on a jobsite after a year and a half of couch-sitting is like going from zero to a hundred with zero timing. My… Read More »Zero to Full
Six Things I Won’t Take for Granted Again
After over a year of sitting at home, filing for support, looking under every rock, and biding our time, the doors are finally starting to… Read More »Six Things I Won’t Take for Granted Again
Five Additional Points of PPE
If you don’t read beyond this sentence, please take care of each other out there. We are in a fragile transition back to reopening. We… Read More »Five Additional Points of PPE
The Finer Things in Life
Is it possible to be a person who strives for perfection without succumbing to the perils of absolute perfectionism? Chris Lose ponders the question in an almost-perfectly written column.
The Seven Best Ways to Waste a Paycheck
If I have learned nothing else in the last year, it’s that saving up for a rainy day is not enough. A rainy-day fund may… Read More »The Seven Best Ways to Waste a Paycheck
All Aboard the Mentor-Ship
The myth of individualism is most prevalent in Western cultures. Many individuals like to believe, and even brag, that they pulled themselves up by their… Read More »All Aboard the Mentor-Ship
Be Prepared for the New Normal
I don’t have much to do these days but talk. I sit at my computer, daydreaming about the wonderful days of shows past. I let… Read More »Be Prepared for the New Normal
Chiaroscuro and the Power of Paradox
In classical painting (and other visual arts), Chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition.… Read More »Chiaroscuro and the Power of Paradox
Six Things that I Don’t Do Well
Since March, I have been out of my township one time. I have been at home more in 2020 than the previous five years combined.… Read More »Six Things that I Don’t Do Well
This Long and Lonesome Period
Rodney Crowell warned us that we would experience “Many a Long and Lonesome Highway.” We knew that when we signed up to be a roadie,… Read More »This Long and Lonesome Period
What Did Green Ever Do to You?
“Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.” —Pedro Calderón de la Barca As I’m in my bedroom… Read More »What Did Green Ever Do to You?