Thought Row Blog

  The Curious Case for Orange and Green: Do you believe, as I do, that colors talk to each other? How they verbalize is a mystery, but they somehow manage to impact all those that they colorfully engage with. In the curious case of orange and green, nature is boastfully proud to provide these two visually valuable colors in beaucoup creations. For fun sake, I'm going to mention only one of nature's masterpieces, and that would be the pumpkin. Often seen as primarily orange. Many proudly display stripes of various hues of the alluring and ever present in nature color...

  You Should Be The Best Person You Know: A boatload of years ago, a very good buddy of mine named Roy Robinson told me that every morning when he shaves, he looks in the mirror and, with confidence, says to himself, "you handsome devil you." He then follows that up with, "you're going to have a very successful day Roy." I have to say that Roy was one of the most happiest people I've ever known. Roy's attitude toward life was always positive, and he always had kind words to share with those he met.   Going back another...

Me on Writing: I write my way in… and I write my way out, gallivanting all about with pedantic prose. Or at least that's what I would like you and everyone to think. The undercurrent of truth starts with me being saddled with a condition that's not all that uncommon these days. But back when I was in my most informative years, my learning disability was simply diagnosed as "this poor child is dumb." At the time, not too many people were kind enough to use the phrase, "the child has an addled brain." Which I probably would not have...

Universe of Discourse: If you stare into this oil painting of mine for any length of time, you may discover the meaning behind the phrase "Universe of Discourse." Many of the elements in an abstract work of art gives the viewer an opportunity to travel within their own mindscape. What does it all this mean? And why should you care? All too often, you and I never fully appreciate the creative journeys our minds are capable of taking. Something always gets in the way. Most often, it's our own self-talk. It's very trendy to learn the powerful practice of meditation....