Why in the world would I want to publish a post on my website about a Spanish glass porron wine pitcher? Because if you have the skills they are so much fun, both to use and to make! And I do, I have the skills, but barely, on both accounts. A porron is (was, not […]
Nutrisense CGM Two Week Review
Why did I purchase the Nutrisense CGM? Am I diabetic? No. Am I pre-diabetic? I don’t think so. But I am always curious about what is happening inside my human. If I have any conditions that might cut me down or greatly reduce my quality of life, then I’d like to know. So when I […]
Merletto Glass Vase Demo
This past summer (2019) I was fortunate enough to advance my glassblowing hobbyist skills by attending a class at the Corning Museum of Glass in NY. Each summer they offer loads and loads of classes, each tackling glass from a different angle, such as torch work, flat glass, sculpture, beginning glassblowing as well as a […]
10 Steps To Making Glass Optic Cup
In my late 20’s and 30’s I pursued a glassblowing career, creating, marketing, selling and shipping hand made glass vases and bowls to shops and galleries across the country. But there was a lot that I never learned, even skills and techniques that I probably should have picked up in college and definitely when I […]
My Personalized Peg Memory System
For some number of years, probably after first stumbling across the existence of “memory champions” as a result of listening to all sorts of podcasts, I have been curious about, but have never attempted to learn, how to improve my memory. As best I can tell there are a few main methods of how memory […]
My Atlanta Glassblowing Experience
My Atlanta glassblowing rebirth has been many years in the making, almost 30 years after I was first introduced to glassblowing way back in my college years. That is when I saw a professor creating his huge colorful signature pieces on the roof of the art house at Centre College in 1988. I was hooked, […]
