January 2012
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Jan 21st
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I’ve been thinking a lot about promises lately. The most important promises are layered, sometimes invisibly. A seemingly complex promise can be filed down to a simple one. An insight. Too often, promises are processed in the reverse -  as a spanning web of smaller promises implied and enforced. XTMP began as a simple promise. Each of us made a commitment to independently add content to this...
Jan 19th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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Jan 8th
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365 Haikus
I’m embarking on a 365 Project this year. I’m writing a haiku a day for the whole year. Here is today’s : Artist statement Forced way of discussing art I just want to draw
Jan 8th
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Jan 7th
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While Others Play
It is Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve means something different to someone who works in a restaurant. It is often said of the restaurant industry that “We work while others play.” That statement reveals a lot about the person who makes it, particularly around the holidays. Yes, I work while a majority of people are on vacation, or simply don’t have to work. We serve the many happy gatherings of those...
Jan 6th
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Jan 6th
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Jan 2nd
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