We tend to think of philosophy as something that belongs in a library, but it is possible to put philosophical ideas to work to enhance our everyday lives: to make us feel happy and fulfilled. This is what the course in Practical Philosophy for Everyday Living is all about. To find out more about it, […]

I just recently started a new blog titled “My Quest to Make a Living as an Artist“. This will chronicle efforts to make a living as an artist using my two stlyes of art, surrealism and comic book superhero painting. This week a commission auction I had up on Ebay for a superhero painting was […]

Here it is and I know that it is a really big file (next time I’m going to reduce the audio recording quality). But please have a listen and let us know what you think. In this first podcast I talk about how I produced the fake poster for the Ewok Massacre.  To listen you […]

On Saturday, I recieved my first ever google adsense cheque for the princely sum of £59.18 (curse the strong pound and the weak dollar!). I recently posted on my blog a very important question: what the bloody hell should I do with it? I feel I should do something something more constructive than spending it […]

On his money-making mission, Mike has made plenty of insightful posts, and no exception was his recent observation on just how global the internet is. Good one, mate, and then when you highlighted my ban in China, it really got me thinking. For the 65% of non English-speaking surfers out there, plus a couple of […]

I have often heard of mothers teaching their infants sign language so that the baby has more power to communicate before he/she is able to speak. I always thought it was a great idea and wanted to try it out with my own children. Of course when I had my baby real life got in […]

I woke up this morning, pleased to find we received our first review in the blog competition from Esplanade. The review is nice, and sets a good tone for the competition. After about 10 or so reviews, the competition will be closed and the voting will begin. The winners will receive 10$ for first and […]