the root of the matter
What does it mean to have roots? Or, conversely, to be rootless? My first thought goes to a relationship with a particular place — a geographical home base. And yet,…
What does it mean to have roots? Or, conversely, to be rootless? My first thought goes to a relationship with a particular place — a geographical home base. And yet,…
The first time I stepped foot in the Pacific Ocean was on the shore of Nicaragua when I was fifteen. It was a deep, deep blue, and there were red…
“The future can no longer beWhat is going to happen?It isWhat are we going to do?” – Henri Bergson This is at the entrance of Zealandia, a conservation project in…
“The voyage of a lifetime starts at the windowsill.” – Khang Kijarro Nguyen On a family vacation, I took this photo while looking out a window as I adjusted to…
This was the setting for a conference I attended for business founders in Sep 2019. As a business founder, I wear many hats. Sometimes too many. And sometimes, I get…
I recently had the opportunity of walking a wild, urban labyrinth. It's located between two buildings in Los Angeles and is essentially a community garden, with various vegetables and herbs…
Some planes, instead of having window shades, have a type of glass that can be electronically dimmed & lightened. Which, in this case, makes the whole world look purple. I…
"Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.”– Buzz Aldrin When we have extraordinary experiences (or, rather, not-at-all-ordinary experiences), we often want to…
I can’t recall if I’ve experienced being above a rainbow and looking down on it before. It kind of looks like a protective bubble over the Earth, like you’d see…
When I was a kid, I’d ride on the Louisville city bus with my grandmother. She absolutely loved it. She’d give a piece of candy to the driver and sit…