Sunshocked

Metaphors allow us to give meaning to the ever increasing amounts of information in our lives while maintaining sanity and—hopefully—dignity. But what happens when our metaphors are wrong?

My mother was in town this weekend and can never leave without feeding my inner domesticated beast. In the past it’s been bookshelves and cheese-graters, this time it was eensy weensy measuring spoons.

To be completely honest, there are some concepts in here that could likely go back into the oven for some more baking… but I think I may be on to something.

Mmm… this Easter treatise on vlogging tastes sacrilicious!

Excuse me if it seems disingenuous to me to spend decades producing bland, cheaply made products and then complain that your corporate branding has been subverted by your customers to describe something bland and cheap.

The new movie Black Snake Moan lays the groundwork for a very important (and useful) meme. Let’s all try to nurture it, because the world needs it.

Dropping by a bookstore to pick up a copy of Tao Te Ching seemed liked a simple task. But like many simple things, this one held great complexity within. Over 2000 years old, it’s been translated often—and each version is a little bit different.

Well, I’m finally ready-for-business after an extended Christmas break. All things considered, it was thoroughly Usonian. What’s that? You don’t know what “Usonian” means? Well let me enlighten you; it’s the word you’ve been looking for.

Yep, I’m in Japan. Watch the video podcast for the full details.

Yep, I’m in Japan. Watch the video podcast for the full details.