Crudités Face • Smartphone Photography My wife makes faces for me because its the only way to get me to eat my veggies... "I won't eat anything without a face!" A carnivore friend once told me

From my first day on Steemit, @danieldyemusic was my favorite musician on the platform. We have since collaborated on an interview video and 2 #openmic collabs , but April 29 was a bit historic as we met

"Nevermore" • Mojave Desert I photographed a giant raven flying overhead in the Mojave Desert a couple of weeks ago. When it was coming towards me I thought it might be a hawk or an eagle but

On Nature, Specifically Birds I'm determined to be more connected to nature, both in a wandering-around-on-random-walks sort of way and a I'm-going-to-learn-about-flora-and-fauna sort of way. Even though

An amazing week my friends, it was leaps harder than last week for me to make this list. I kept on finding song after song that deserved in my view to get so much more love than it did, that I struggled

I've been reading a bit of Jacques Barzun lately. This lecture in his Forgotten Thinkers series by Wes Cecil is a nice summary of Barzun's work. You have to overlook Wes Cecil's weird habit of pronouncing

This is the Q&A given at the Northwest Catholic Family Education Conference on October 27-28, 2017. The speakers in this Q&A are Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, Dr John Patrick, Dr. Lynne

Underground Art • Architectural Photography I photographed this eye mosaic at a subway station yesterday. The station is scattered with hundreds of eye mosaics all the same size (2 by 3 tiles) but the

For the last few years I have been releasing a new song once a month, and this song comes from my 2017 song-of-the-month project. It's about the idea that sometimes when we want to make a big change, we

What will be written for your epitaph? Have you thought about your death, your funeral, who'll be there, how they'll remember you and what they'll read on your tombstone? My mother is a Tibetan Buddhist

This is an appropriate song for this Saturday. The day before the light returns, in Christian tradition. Indeed, the light is returning in the northern hemisphere. Amazing to see how people change, smile

Above is a crop of my mural photo for an interesting thumbnail. I captured a really cool street art mural today. It looks like bikers versus birds... and the birds are winning! I like the way they wedged

Living off grid, we try to not use electric appliances, especially when there are wonderful old fashioned tools that work flawlessly. If you'd like an affordable and quick way to cut pasta, you might enjoy

On Nature Last Saturday our (last) local farm celebrated the Spring Equinox by holding a Greenhouse Openhouse here in our seaside village. My family and I helped with the event, and had a good time observing

On the Topic of Nature The storm in this case isn't metaphorical. It's in reference to a legitimate series of storms that ripped up the coastline of the town where I live. The beach near our house was

Time for a Little Music Once every couple of years @danieldyemusic comes up to Massachusetts from Ohio for a House Show (and so that his kids can hang out with my kids too). Tonight's the night. Right

Hello from Massachusetts! Earlier this week I mentioned that I was a guest performer at the Yellow Cab Tavern for a podcast called Roadside Attraction. It's a great podcast, full of comedy, live music,

A few weeks ago I met a young fellow from Iraq who is currently living in Ohio. He described how difficult it is to find a place somewhere between two worlds, the traditions of his culture back home, and

Raw apple cider vinegar is one of nature’s miracle foods. In addition to it's many culinary uses, there are also countless health and skincare benefits. ACV is often used for things like: heartburn, digestive

This pigeon was perched overlooking a grand vista on Barcelona's Montjuic, hoping for some food. After a few photos, the pigeon spotted me, and stared me down with an evil glare. For context, below is