The Middle Givers Shall Inherit the Earth

by | May 19, 2021 | Blog

The middle weeks of a Kickstarter are always slow. The people who were excited to pledge at the beginning have already done so and most everyone else looks at the “days left” counter and thinks, “I have loads of time, I’ll get around to it.” It takes a special,...

Electrical fires and crowdfunding do not mix.

by | May 17, 2021 | Blog

I had a whole weekend of fun Kickstarter posts and musical performances planned. But instead of that, I spent much of the past several days cleaning up after an electrical fire in my studio. When I’m on my deathbed – hopefully in a better time, many years...

Such a little oddball…

by | May 5, 2021 | Blog

I got an autism diagnosis this spring – which offered me some much-needed clarity into many questions I’ve lived with my whole life. Why was I so sensitive and easily overstimulated? Why did so many conversations with peers go badly when I was a kid? Why...

Be Resilient. Be Ready. Be Brave.

by | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog

I spent the first five weeks of 2020 in Washington, DC trying to get any Republican who would listen to understand that Donald Trump is a danger to us all. Only one (Mitt Romney of Utah) listened. On February 5, 52 Republicans voted to let Trump off the hook, and look...