I was going to write a long piece on an explanation of the Law of Expressed Emotion, but in keeping what I have been learning about helping others and myself, I think it is best to not try and offer advice I am in no way qualified to give. Which is pretty much what the […]
The main photo for this post is of my grandfather Lorin Hansen. It was one of those days when everything seemed to be right. We went up to his land in the hills of Southeastern Idaho, the flowers were in bloom like no one could remember for a long time, it was warm but not […]
The danger of empathy — if you THINK you know what another person is thinking or feeling you are much less likely to ask them how they actually are feeling. I wish I could take credit for that idea, it is from my new favorite podcast Invisibilia The subject was a person who has Mirror-Touch Synesthesia […]
I was never a great student, I was very curious and worked hard when I was interested, but got pretty low grades in high school and really struggled in college. Somehow my kids must have gotten their mother’s work habits, they finished high school taking mostly AP classes and had impressive enough grades, test scores […]
Can you see them? They are wearing the red (or is it crimson? scarlet? auburn? bright maroon? carmine? carnelian? cinnabar? or if you prefer RGB r251 g57 b22, or HEX color codes, fa4727 or fe3313 or fe2d16 depending on where I place the color picker, isn’t color theory fun!) Ok, lets just agree to red. […]
Leif and a few fellow students had to make something for their physics final project. I can not really say how they came up with the idea to make an electric guitar, but I do know it was mostly Leif’s idea. When I first heard of his idea to make an electric guitar I thought […]
We took a tour of UC Santa Cruz this past weekend with Aurelia, she will be attending the school in the Fall. I must say it seems like a perfect fit for her, the campus is more like a very expensive summer camp in some places, or a tech campus in the middle of a […]
Yes, that photo is of me, I am probably eight or nine in that photo, most likely it was taken by my father, it is somewhere in Yosemite. I always have hated this photo, and did not understand why people always thought it was soooooo cute. To me, I can only see the mussed up […]
I imagine I am in some never-ending situation comedy, my character is the semi-eccentric artist type and flawed, but loving father who has crazy capers every day. Things do not always turn out as I would like, but they do always turn out as they should.
My daughter made these Easter Eggs or Eggmojis. I think they are great. Sometimes it is best for me to just be quiet and let the work of others shine. So, Aurelia, this post is where I tell you how awesome you are and how proud I am that you are my daughter. I especially […]
