Could I have predicted the shape of my life 20 years ago? Surely not. And just to remind all of us how unpredictable life can be, here is a picture of me and a dear friend singing and performing puppets to a small but packed venue.
Remember the weird beautiful things as we struggle with the ugly.

Working on a new sword of Korean style. I seldom do engraving, and I am well aware of people who do it better than I do, but I think this came out pretty well.

After having smoke-free air for two days straight, I felt comfortable making swords again. Not this one specifically, but swords.