I love Burger King fast food as much as the next person, but with every bite, I know I’m killing myself just a bit faster.
tags: fast food, death, Burger King, McDonald’s, KFC, excess, saturated fat, calories, diabetes, cardio, exercise, health, concerns, Inkscape, design, creative commons, open source, adbusting, fear
My mother believed in having the lights on. She would seem to revel in the presence of television and radio background noise, several lamps on at once, and fans and air conditioners working together in the summer. She was not an environmentalist, but she did like being comfortable and illuminated. Despite my green views, I find it hard to fault her when it gave her such pleasure but I cringe a little at her former carbon footprint.
tags: mom, lights, electricity, light switch, environment, environmentalism, conservation, sustainability, drawing, wacom, Inkscape, open source, creative commons
Lately I’ve been remembering my mother by sketching objects in Inkscape that remind me of her. My mom worked on a heavy duty sewing machine quite a lot when I was a kid. She always had a fine set of scissors that I would use from time to time for really horrible-for-scissors tasks, like cutting wires, and she would get really upset. Now that I have fine tools of my own, it makes perfect sense why she was so upset. In this and many other ways she taught me to appreciate delicate instruments of creation and work. Thanks, Mom!
tags: mom, memory, scissors, cutting, respect, tools, Inkscape, drawing, 365, wacom, open source, creative commons, freedom
So later today (this is yesterday’s sketch) we’re going to say our final goodbyes to mom. She was a beautiful woman in lots of different ways.
Mom always had coffee brewed and waiting on the counter, often cold. It sometimes sat for hours and hours, but she would just put about 8 ounces in a cup, microwave it for a minute and 11 seconds, and set it up with an entire scoop of hot cocoa mix, a packet of sugar substitute, and an entire scoop of non dairy creamer. I was at least 17 before I knew what coffee actually tasted like, but I drank her concoction from the age of about 10 on. Hers tastes far better, but it makes everything else in the world taste a little plain.
tags: mom, coffee, kitchen, recipe, overdoing, extremes, memory, design, inkscape, drawing. wacom, 365, open source, creative commons, sharism
My son Jack turned 6 today. It’s funny how things happen, cosidering that my mom passed away yesterday, on Halloween, and now today, Jack turns six. He’s just old enough to know what’s going on in our family, and I’m very sad for him, but also, quite proud. He’s doing as well as any of us, and I think he’ll be just fine. The only piece of advice I can think of to give him for the next year of his life is the same thing that he has already been doing: giving his best. I love you Jack, and happy birthday wishes to you.
tags: birthday, Jack, best, effort, wisdom, knowledge, awareness, Inkscape, design, creative commons, open source, sharing, 365
The Beginner’s Guide to Inkscape
