A Beginner’s Guide to Uncle Roger: How to make egg fried rice
Uncle Roger is basically All my Chinese Uncles. And my dad, who regularly berated me for not having the heat high enough when I cooked in front of him growing up. “Are you frying that, or stewing...
View ArticleCritical acclaim for Scott’s new EP — I’m so proud!
My God that record is just unbelievable, maybe even tune of the week… just amazing. Tom Ravenscroft (BBC Radio 6 Music) re Blue Soul’s On the Angel of History “It’s all unbelievably dramatic stuff”...
View ArticleScott’s on a roll with a new mix. “Listen!”
It’s been over 4 years since Scott (AKA DJ Blue Soul) has shared his mixing genius with anyone other than me. Until now! Listen! Listen! Hear us now! I’m willing to consider other perspectives but as...
View ArticleMy favorite money people, organizations, and resources
Here are some of the people and organizations that have inspired me most in my Right Livelihood journey: Vicki Robin‘s book, Your Money or Your Life, sparked the beginnings of my own Right Livelihood...
View ArticleWhat I believe about money
I believe: …that money was designed to work for human beings, rather than the other way around. And I mean that in terms of the actual historical context of money’s origins, not in the capitalist,...
View ArticleRover 90, and other pleasures of Pic’s peanut butter
I love Pic’s peanut butter. As a lover of jars, I love how easy it is to remove their labels. I love that so many of my homemade jams (etc) are now adorned with bright red stars on their reused-jar...
View ArticleI spoke about wings / You just flew
I find it so inspiring to see what happens when one commits 100% to something, and here’s an excellent example: Fiona Apple in the zone, without flashy lights, without makeup, without any of the...
View ArticleBrahma Viharas for Activists
A couple of years ago I wrote about the Brahma Viharas (aka the Four Divine Abodes, aka the Four Immeasurables) and their Near Enemies. If you’ve never heard of these concepts, I highly recommend that...
View ArticleSensible or Scaredy Cat?
Risk management is tricky business. To celebrate my mid-March birthday, Scott and I had planned to go to Hilma af Klint’s exhibit in Wellington, and finally visit Te Papa Museum. But when Omicron...
View ArticleWhat to read if you’re visiting Aotearoa (New Zealand)
I offered to put together a list of my favorite books from Aotearoa (New Zealand) for someone who is about to take a trip there… and then got quite distracted. If you are reading this paragraph, it is...
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