NotebookLM has been a game changer. Drop in a YouTube video or a dense PDF, and boom. Instant clarity. No more wasting 30 minutes on an explainer when I just …

We often confuse truth with meaning. But they aren’t the same. Truth, especially in science, is external. It’s measurable. Repeatable. It exists whether you believe in it or not. Meaning …

I’ve been diving into avant garde and Fluxus movements lately. Learning the names. Tracking the threads. A friend pointed me toward someone I hadn’t heard of before: Hannelore Baron. She’s …

Remember when (mostly) dads lugged around camcorders and filmed everything? Every picnic, every parade, every kid on a swing? That was me. I found the manual for my first camcorder …

I don’t want like-minded friends who agree with me on everything. That’s boring. I want friends who challenge me. But they’ve got to have heart. Not just opinions and ego. …

The German word unheimlich gets slapped with the English label uncanny, but that barely scratches the surface. In German, unheimlich hits harder. It’s not just about eerie feelings or creepy …

I’ve always been fascinated by bats darting through the evening sky, snatching insects mid-flight. Every time we go fishing in Northern California, they’re there, silent shadows against the fading light. …

Years ago, I started a practice I call Meditative Ideation. It’s a way to quiet the mind and let creative ideas flow. Ideas show up for art, music, sculptures, automata. …

Creative frustration is real. It sneaks in, makes everything feel pointless, and turns your once-exciting ideas into a chore. I’ve been there. Lately, I’ve struggled to start my daily art …

Resistance is sneaky. It shows up disguised as doubt, fear, and distraction. It whispers lies to keep you from creating. “If it’s not perfect, it’s not worth doing.”This voice demands …

Hobbies are strange things. They shape who we are, yet they also let us escape ourselves. I have plenty of interests, but a few hobbies always pull me back. Fishing, …

What I love about the Puttyverse is the freedom to experiment. Want to start a huddle around an interesting topic? Go for it. Have a question that sparks curiosity? Ask …

I’ve been thinking a lot about play, joy, and enthusiasm, especially as they relate to my multipotentiality. Then I came across a German term that hits home: Funktionslust. Loosely translated, …

Orchids have been in my life since childhood. My mom was an orchid grower, running two greenhouses in our backyard. She cultivated all kinds, mostly tropical, like you’d expect. But …

Not in the Hollywood way… more in the “every parasite in nature wants a piece of me” way. I had my annual physical today. It always gets me thinking about …

My mind is a wanderer. Discovery pulls me in every direction. I love that. But it also means focus is a constant battle, especially in the evenings when my energy …

I wasn’t sold on Bluesky. I quit Twitter the week Musk took over in 2022. Since then, I’ve bounced between Threads and Bluesky, following my usual mix. Bloggers, journalists, friends, …

Someone recently joked that my autistic bingo card was nearly full. Trains? Check. Fishing? Check. Mushrooms? Check. All I needed was dinosaurs. But I had to tell them that I …

Can you hear yourself over all the noise? Lately, I’ve been asking myself this a lot. For someone as easily distractible as me, doomscrolling is a trap. Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, …

Way back in the mid-’70s, I was fishing with my cousin at Loch Lomond in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The bite was slow, but the day was good. We kept …

I grew up with toy trains. My dad started his first layout when I was three, and by the time I had memories, trains were in my blood. His early …

I’ve had tinnitus for as long as I can remember. No idea why. Genetics? Inner ear damage? Too many fevers as a kid? Who knows. But it’s not the annoying …

I’ve always struggled with dense books, especially ones packed with personalities. My brain prefers a clear, focused thread, like how the British cracked Enigma or the science behind raising Rainbow …

I get to be creative every day in both my work and play and for whatever reason I sometimes lose that creative energy and get stuck. Being creative over many …

There always a first for everything. This morning I was fishing at Crissy Field for halibut, trying my best to get that bite which is ever so rare. It takes …