If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you must find the courage to live it. Thursday, January 23, 2014. A one of a kind dog. Godspeed and thank you, Hobo. Monday, November 04, 2013. We said goodbye to another pack member this weekend. His spine started to degenerate several years ago. He occasionally had difficultly getting his legs to do what he told them! .

Or, how to bake a four-tiered chocolate cake in one small oven, fit it into an overhead bin and then drive it over a mountain range. Fried dough as the universal expression of love. The transformation of fresh Copper River salmon into edible silk. The secret to crushing cinnamon and pulverizing lemongrass. As heard on KQED May 07.

Bitter is most definitely Better. Git gitting, hyah! .

Wanderings and wonderings of stan james. 2014 Year in Webcam and Screetshots. I spend most of my waking life sitting in front of a computer. There, I said it. My Ignite Talk about Letters, Calligraffiti, and High School Yearbook. In December I gave a 5 minute talk about my renewed love of handmade letters. Here is the video, finally posted. Rediscovering my love of letters. Does openness mean boringness? Please .

And so now at another stage in my life, I find myself interested in the same things, with a more mature perspective on them. I love writing, I love alcohol, and I love sex. Omg This is so you. Art by Blair J Campbell.