When you go on vacation from Orlando it is time to get away from theme parks. My merry little band is in Costa Rica, on an “adventure tour” and it’s nice and more than a little jarring to be reminded that the Jungle Ride at the Magic Kingdom isn’t real …

Sometimes, it is a good idea to pay attention. They told me we were going to have a day of zip lines, a day of white water rafting and a day of something called canyoneering. That was today. Now, I know what a canyon is, how hard could walking around …

I got an interesting E Mail from Scott Horwitz this weekend, a very funny guy. Like me, after a career in finance, he set out to release his creative side. Scott chose to find his through stand up comedy, a medium of which I am a big fan. As a …

I’m reading a new book this weekend called “Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” and it is really speaking to me. Despite an epically busy week I am finding myself reading it at every free moment I can muster (bathroom breaks, red lights etc.). …

There are trained, professional artists out there. And then there are the rest of us. My life’s mission is that of encouraging people who have forgotten they were born creative to remember their natural state. Have you uttered the dooming phrase, “I am not creative”? Shame on you. You are …

You wouldn’t think we could out do Christmas as a consumer orgy, but, OMG, did you see the Super Bowl last night? I’m beginning to think the Amish might be on to something. Yes, the commercials were amazing, creative, technically brilliant, especially the girl in the Fiat ad. (wow). Do …

What is it about art that forces us to put impossible pressure on it? “Yea, I’d like to quit my job and paint, but that won’t pay the bills.” You know what, it probably won’t. You have two courses of action then, get rid of your bills and then quit …

In the seventies I used to play a unique form of chess with a friend. I was a good player and he was a relative beginner, so I would talk him though his moves; and mine. We looked at all the possibilities each move created and we were often discussing …

You wouldn’t expect a commercial about an American truck to capture the simplicity of a Zen master or teach us about living a life of creativity, but it does. (No, Middle Aged Crazy is not sponsored by Chevrolet now, I did embed the commercial, in case you haven’t seen it:) …