variations on a name
I’ve stayed at this hotel a couple of times now on my travels. Partially because it’s convenient to the airport and has a cool vibe, and partially because I get…
my role model, the swamp gum
This is possibly the tallest tree in Mt. Field National Park in Tasmania. Swamp gums are actually the tallest hardwoods in the world. (If you immediately think of the California…
jumping, but not the shark
“Sometimes you gotta trust the jump.” – Deray Mckesson As I write this, timetables for some big projects I’m working on for 2 of my companies have been blown completely…
a room for the curious
This room is found at the visitor center of Mount Field National Park in Tasmania. But I am going to invite myself and you to make this every room everywhere.
into the trees we go
From my seat on the airplane, I see this sign on the international airport in Hobart, Tasmania. I am perplexed. We’ll be flying above the trees, hopefully not into them.…
go jump in a lake
Not long ago, I was looking through some old photos that I had scanned into digital files before moving many years ago. This is a photo I’ve used before on…
coulda been a contender – scratch that – could BE a contender
"Step into the person that you could be." – Heather Thorkelson Full disclosure, Heather is my business coach, and a damn good one at that. But this is something I…
solo down under
A one-handed Han Solo just hanging out by the flower box, watching the passersby in a leafy Inner West suburb of Sydney. Sometimes you really just have to enjoy the…
hate to admiration – an arachno-story
I stood for a while and watched this garden orb weaver spider with their lunch. It occurred to me that my feelings for spiders have come a very, very long…
garden anemone
Every now and again, I see something along my path that seems to be visiting from another world. In those moments, I choose whether to disregard it and keep on…
