The TikiKitchen Blog
How to Blaze Trails
I am always surprised by the number of self help books on how to be creative, how to find your…
Unicorn Syndrome: Or Shut Up and Make Something
Believe it or not, I didn’t start in design. I never studied computer science. I didn’t have any formal art…
On Gratitude and Making the Right Decisions
We don’t always get to choose when we make decisions. In fact, we rarely know if the decisions we make…
Television: the Internet Drug of the Nation
Newton Minow once called Television a “vast wasteland”. He would later revise his thought to describe Television as a “Toxic…
Being Reminded That This is Water
Recently my wife did a lecture on the writing of David Foster Wallace. I have read one or two things by…
A Finished Piece: Route 66.
A piece that I started a while ago, is finally finished. Now time to print and mount.
On Self-Promotion and Putting Myself Out There
Something that I am not good at is marketing myself. I always feel like I am overstepping my bounds somehow….
On Changing Habits and Moving Forward
To say we’ve had a rough couple of years would be an understatement. However, we have learned how strong we…
On Perspective
We’ve had so much going on. So many ups and downs. So many reasons to just throw in the towel,…
On Dreams, Life, and Doing the Right Thing
There is a time when all parents*, those of us who strive to do the right thing anyway, have to…
An open letter to my boys from Santa.
This is our new tradition. Every year, the boys will get a letter from Santa. Dear Will and Kai, Thank…
Merry Christmas and Don’t Mind the Mess
Sorry for the mess. I have been redesigning the site, and a couple of unforeseen events caused me to focus…