I am writing this under “Half Baked”, but truth be told, it’s more like “Quarter Baked”. Maybe even “Mostly Raw”. Usually when I sit to write, I have a sense of clarity and purpose. I feel solid and collected. This isn’t the case for me this week. The last few weeks have been hard. I feel a little beat up, if I’m being honest with you. And so it is hard to get it together, to piece together my thoughts in a way that feels meaningful.Continue Reading
Half Baked no. 2 — Let People Surprise You
Half Baked is a phrase I use to describe an idea, or sometimes a constellation of ideas that may hang out together but don’t fully form a cohesive concept or, in this case, blog post. It will appear every now and again, when I’ve got something to share that doesn’t quite fit anywhere else.
When I was a kid, I loved taking things apart. Anything that I could find that had been discarded or that was no longer working would end up in pieces on the floor of my small bedroom. I would look at all the parts, interconnected, and try to understand how the object had worked. Toasters and toys (who knew Continue Reading
Half Baked no. 1
This week I’m introducing Half Baked. This is a phrase I use to describe an idea, or sometimes a constellation of ideas that may hang out together but don’t fully form a cohesive concept or in this case, blog post. It will appear every now and again, when I’ve got something to share that doesn’t quite fit anywhere else.Continue Reading