DIY dragon costume: make a dragon mask out of cardboard!
This is the Chinese zodiac year of the Azure Dragon (青龍), and I was born in a dragon year. It […]
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Resurrecting childhood dreams: watering the garden of my soul
Lately my 12 year old child has had questions about his purpose in life. I asked him about his dreams
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Psychedelic octopus orgasms in the Great Barrier Reef
Something pulled me out of bed at the crack of dawn. Normally I like to get up sloooooowly, but on
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being > doing
I could tell things were different Down Under as soon as I emerged from the Brisbane airport arrivals door. I
Unexpected delights: stumbling upon an old friend’s bug-eaten tea shop
This is the third post in my Unexpected Delights series, featuring a surprise reunion and bug-eaten “eastern beauty” oolong tea.
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Moving at the speed of life
In the fall of 2020, my hands were on fire. Big, angry-red welts covered my fingers. My joints burned. It
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Unexpected Delights: Taiwan by train and railway bentos
Updated April 2025 This is the second post in my Unexpected Delights series, highlighting how delightful it is to travel
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Make your own giant Venus flytrap costume and stuffy
When I asked my kid what he wanted to be for Halloween this year, he spontaneously yelled out “Venus flytrap!”
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DIY Supa Fly: make a house fly costume
For Halloween this year, my kid wants to be a Venus flytrap. So, I decided to be a house fly
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