“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

“You have sent me a Flanders mare…” Henry VIII One of the quaintest TV series I have encountered is the UK based Detectorists. It is funny, sad, empathetic, subtle, visually appealing, and extremely nerdy. A couple of blokes who spend their free time detectoring for potentially life changing ancient treasure in the fields of Britain.… Read more

“To simplify complications is the first essential of success…” George Earle Buckle The word complication comes from the Latin Complicare, to fold together. This makes sense, something with many folds is more complicated than a flat object. Most dictionary definitions take the obvious route of describing a complication as an action that makes something more… Read more