I recently was gifted some Lion’s Mane Coffee from Haashrooms in Goochland County for my 50th...
Author - Brian Freer
Ready for Heady Smells and Animal Activity?
April is special. This is the month that my daughter arrived. A tiny bundle of all that is good in...
Have We Forgotten How to be Americans?
I LOVE AMERICA. But, things are a mess right now; no question. We’ve been on this ride too long...
Ahh, January
The ball has dropped and it’s time once again to hop on the hamster wheel of self-improvement—or...
The Art of Fighting Without Fighting
There is a scene in the 1973 kung fu classic “Enter the Dragon” where a man walks around a boat...
Understanding Traditions is Part of the American Experience
As a child spending summers at my grandparents’ house, I would watch as they prayed before a shrine...
Babies are Chock-full of Potential, and They are Damned Cute Too
Babies are chock-full of potential, and they are damned cute too. I used to have a baby. Now I have...
Time is Moving Us All Toward the Same Conclusion
Ten years ago, a bowhead whale washed ashore on the Alaskan coast with a harpoon dating back to the...
Dreaming of Becoming an American
My grandparents immigrated here from India. Muthu, my grandfather, was on a train in India when he...
Humans are Hardwired for Humor
When’s the last time you had a good laugh? I’m not talking about a little chuckle, but a full...
Paint It Casio White
My grandparents loved gadgets. The favorites around their house had to do with music. My aunts and...
The World is My Wabi-Sabi Artisan
My daughter enjoys taking pictures with her little red camera. Recently, we met a couple of famous...
The Light is the Truth and the Truth can be Bent
A friend recently inspired me to photograph sunsets. She’d run out of her house chasing...
Your Heart is the Inspiration for Creativity
My late grandfather had a fingertip pulse oximeter. He’d slip it over his finger, and it would...