While we usually take the “artist” to mean someone who makes their living, or occupies themselves most of the time making art, what does it really mean if we break it down a bit further? I would argue that an artist is someone who creates something unique based on the expression of their individual personality,… Continue reading I’m not an artist. What do you mean by “creative”?
Author: Bowen
Young People Need Our Help
Whether we have our own children or not, we must offer ourselves to our younger selves. Not to direct them, but to offer them companionship, reflection, and to share our experience. I got drunk for the first time at the age of nine. I was drinking alcohol regularly in junior high school, when I was… Continue reading Young People Need Our Help
How drinking cost me $20M
It can be tempting to add up what I’m saving by not buying cocktails, beer and wine—and I used to have cases and cases of wine in the garage—but if you really want to know what drinking cost me, and what not drinking is worth, I have to go back to my late twenties. In… Continue reading How drinking cost me $20M