i’m often accused of being anti-tradition. i’m not. i’m just anti-useless-tradition. if we’re going to do something the way it was done in the past, it has to still be relevant for the future. for example, it’s not a useful treatment for the flu to cut open your body and… Read More »epistolary verse
actually, let’s talk about a very specific hole — the hallowed mortise. we can talk about tenons at some point but those are really easy. and i always thought digging holes in (or through) pieces of wood was something rather basic. but i have, after years of being a teacher,… Read More »let’s talk about your hole
i’ve loved reading woodworking magazines since i was a kid. actually, i’ve loved reading instructional magazines in general — fine woodworking, popular mechanics, national geographic, popular science, pc magazine… you name it, i was always excited when a new issue came out. now the rise of the internet has turned… Read More »words and wood
candles shatterthe momentary silenceof my self-reflectionand wake meto the press of a reset buttonon another year in my lifeas i shelter from the stormof the outside worldpressing in on my secondsof dreamsnot yet turned to truth or lies i starethrough the glass of a window on memoriesno more solidthan the… Read More »departure
meditation is a solid path to peace. if you meditate every day, you will feel better. life won’t necessarily be easy or even objectively less difficult. but you won’t mind it as much. you’ll find yourself less controlled and obsessed by your emotions. they’ll stop really being issues in the… Read More »meditation in outer space
there are words and phrases that tell you, regardless of the subject, you’re talking to someone who makes furniture. we don’t talk about “portable” — it’s “knockdown”. we don’t “trim” when we can “pare” or “resurface” when we can “finish”. nothing’s “sharp” until it’s “screaming-sharp”, “scary-sharp” or even “sharp-sharp”. but… Read More »rings within rings