How to Live Free

Exploring the idea of how to live a life of freedom. Where do we start? How are we supposed to think? It all comes down to asking yourself one question. Recently, a close friend of mine remarked that I’m one of the freest people he knows. It surprised me. No one’s ever said that about…

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Life Transitions and New Chapters

Rich discusses his recent life transition of moving from the neighborhood of North Center, where he spent the last seven years and his twenties, to Uptown. He reflects on the idea of life chapters and the feeling of having a blank slate. The individual choices you make in each chapter determine what it will look…

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Future of Learning with Remington Tonar

Remington Tonar stops by to discuss the future of learning. The two cover COVID-19 accelerating the digitalization of higher education, campus industrial complex, access to broadband, technology disrupting learning, self-education, quantum computing, and the importance of philosophy and learning how learn.   You can follow Remington here.    

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The Beatles and Their Impact on My Life Philosophy

A summary of The Beatles career and their impact on culture. The personal lessons I’ve gained from listening to the group and studying the history of the phenomenon and sixties decade. After doing a deep dive the last six weeks and reading “Revolution in the Head: The Beatles’ Records and the Sixties” by Ian MacDonald,…

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PRIMARY PONDERINGS and Using Art to Reflect on Life

The meaning behind my new art book, PRIMARY PONDERINGS. Finding new life after a near-death experience using art. By exploring curiosity and taking small, meaningful steps each day, a rich life awaits.   What a special day today! We can use some special days these days. My third book, PRIMARY PONDERINGS, was released. It’s available…

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