Monday Morning Mojo

I love to read. Several years ago I decided to learn to read much faster so that I could take in more books. Of course, there are some books that I read at a leisurely pace because I enjoy them so much. I also read multiple books simultaneously. Right now I’m reading about seven books […]

A dictionary defines going down the rabbit hole as a metaphor for something that transports someone into a surreal state or situation. That’s exactly what immersive technology can do. I first started experimenting with this almost twenty years when the early technology became widely available in 2003. I lost my enthusiasm because of my errant

I love music, but I don’t play. However, I am extremely fortunate to have married a true artist who writes, composes, and produces beautiful music: Laura Baron! On Feb 28, she releases her next album, Breakfast with Buddha. And, COVID-19 notwithstanding, there will be a concert! This time it will be on YouTube. Click here

I have been looking for a new brain stretch. I have wanted to learn something that takes me in new directions, requires new kinds of physical skills, new ways of thinking, and new neural growth. So, this last summer I chose three areas to pursue: drawing, playing an instrument, and Hindi. I will add them

All over the world, people sweep. It’s ancient. It is the ritual of preparing, clearing, and cleaning our space. When we sweep we put things in order, arranging our world. When I used to perform street theater I would sometimes begin by sweeping the “stage,” the place where the performance was about to take place.

How many colors can we see? Around 4 million, but all of them are combinations of just three colors that our eyes are designed to see: red, blue, and green. There are three kinds of color-detecting cells in our retinas, and the precision of each is known. All those millions of colors come from combinations

When Martin Luther King, Jr, prepared his remarks for his speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington he originally planned to make it short and low-key. He was thinking about the broad audience that he would be addressing. The original printed version of his speech does not even have one

My mother, Diana Weaver Kahan, was a poet. Not a published poet, but a lover of poetry who read to me regularly and occasionally wrote her own. Above is her picture on her honeymoon with my father. I was particularly fond of this poem she wrote in 2004: Because I have children I eat strawberries,

The key for me in all areas where I either want to improve my life or must admit I have fallen short: self-compassion. It doesn’t always come easy, but when I feel the most out of balance or wanting, self-compassion is my go-to intent. As a consequence, I have read a good deal on it

After I graduated with a BA in mathematics I started graduate school. At the same time, at the age of 20, I started an experimental theater company, Waggo Makes Connexxions. We performed in vacant lots, parks, and the county library. That’s me above, taking a bow with my troupe after our second performance. The picture