What’s the thing you wish deeply to do well, but just can’t nail? When not dreaming of flying like Peter Pan, I dream of surfing. Not...

“You’re amazing. I loved it. Wouldn’t change a thing!” Unless you’re talking to Stevie Wonder, this is not legitimate feedback. It’s...

“Why is there no 13th floor on that building?” my 5-yr-old son asked, his head tilted back. Sure enough, spray-painted on the side of the...

“Life’s hard. It’s even harder when you’re stupid.”  John Wayne. As we crest a new year, it would do us all good to acknowledge we have...

“Hey, douchebag. There was a lot happening between Vietnam and Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom. Plenty of chances to...

I never went to war. Never killed a man. Never got shot at. Never watched a friend die mid-sentence. Why am I even going here? Because...

If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing. African Proverb The Class-5 hurricane called Art Basel just made land in...

The “step” in step-parent comes from the ancient latin word ástíeped meaning bereaved, as in one who marries a widow. My step-father, Al...

If you found 20-pounds of pot floating in the sea, what would you do? My stocky dad and his lanky boat partner, Dan, didn’t think a boat...

Demure Becomes You, acrylic, antique cookbook, cardboard on canvas, 60″x60″, 2007, Stuart Sheldon We all have ex lovers. Encountering...

My alter ego is bacon. I don’t even know what that means. I only know that it’s true. Bacon is like sex or surfing or a foot massage....

There are ways. Camping alone on Kauai with nothing but a surfboard and a backpack, I boiled water for ramen and huddled in a small...

My son’s now in kindergarten, so I’m keeping score. I DO believe we learn most of what we need at this age: sharing, being kind to one...

image from www.starpulse.com Imagine if you had video of your great-great-grandparents, dressed in their period garb and speaking to you...

Food is magic. We all have that special dish, the one that instantly activates the way-back machine and jumpstarts a potent emotion. What...

We all need to escape our lives and disconnect every now and then. Change the scenery and the pace. The color blue alone made it all...

We take ourselves waaaaay too seriously. Here’s a little secret – NOBODY really gives a shit what you look like or what you drive. The...

Small Steps in a Big World, acrylic and antique cookbooks on canvas, twelve 5″x5″ squares, 2007, from the collection of Peay Vineyards,...

“What’s fate, Daddy?” my 5-year-old asked last week. Whoah. I was still reeling from last month’s one-two punch: “Is God real?” followed...

Look Into Me, acrylic and oil crayon on canvas with original poetry, 48″x36″, 2001, Stuart Sheldon Life in three words. LEARN EARN RETURN...