I know it’s been a while since I composed a post. So I can’t wait to tell you what I’ve been up to. It’s been the holidays of course but right before that Calvin and I went on a wonderful adventure courtesy of Scenic Luxury Cruises and Tours.  First let me say we’ve...

It's been quite a week. I now have the time and inclination to attend many more of the events I'm invited to, now that I'm no longer teaching. I've been coming home late which is unusual for me. I've also been tongue-tied and stammering when I'm asked how I came to be...

So as is my usual course of action, once I get my anger off my chest, usually through the vehicle of a rant (poor Calvin), I generally figure out a pragmatic or creative way to respond. What came to me is that we need to articulate and find ways to represent the inner...

I love clever designers, those who can keep secrets that you’ll discover later. Designers who don’t make me think about clothes as if they’re just something else to consume. Designers who when I look at their garments make me feel like I just walked into an art supply...

During the middle of New York Fashion Week, I happened to get a book I had pre-ordered downloaded to my Kindle. Ironically, it was a book about fast fashion. More than just a presentation of statistics which quite frankly after a while you stop paying attention to, it...

A very smart and creative person has an account on Instagram that I follow called Ambivalently Yours, @ambivalentlyyours. Anonymously this person explores the notion of ambivalence through various means including drawings, writing, video, notes left in public spaces,...

I know it's been a while but I've been deeply engaged in my "Whatnowness". Setting up a healthy routine, constructing a gentle work life and doing research and reading to help me understand what happened to me so it does not happen again.  If I look back at photos...

I know my posts have been sporadic lately and for those who like consistency, my apologies. I've actually been trying to figure out what to do with my summer and how that relates to the work I produce. I'm not sure if you know of a magazine called, Monocle, but if you...

I've been luxuriating in the delicious world of "What Nowness?". At times short bursts of anxiety come into my head like little meteor showers but I've been managing to let them pass and not get caught up in them. They are merely debris from the past I remind myself...

I read a very interesting article the other day on The Cut, A Guide to Intuitive Eating. I suppose I should state upfront what constitutes "an interesting article" for me. It's simply something written in a way that it makes me think of something I think I know in a...

There are still some things keeping me in the city, but I must say I am enjoying myself because of the simple gift of time. I/'ve been photographing, writing and otherwise documenting my process of "What Nowness?" Things that bothered me before have become merely a...

Part of my living in the state of "whatnowness?" is getting back into the world and moving through it at a slower pace. These days I will often have my phone or camera in hand taking photos of what inspires me or moves me in some way. When I look through Instagram now...

My new life after academia is beginning slowly. I am first doing some self-care using the occasion of receiving a new Apple Watch as a structure to do so. Capitalizing on my propensity to be competitive with myself I have now met my meditation, exercise and sleep...

As you know I have not been engaging as much as I was. Some of that is due to the end of the semester and closing one chapter for another. Some of it has been spending a great deal of time on something that has just proved to be frustrating and stressful. Perhaps that...

I have been thinking lately of what we might mean by the word style. I sometimes get comments on all my platforms saying that anyone can be stylish if they wear expensive clothes. In a comment like that style and monetary value is conflated and I suppose it might come...