[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair read more

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair and it caused an under-the-nail blood blister. The injury occurred in the post-Photoshop era, but even so, the resulting lag in work could have cost him trusted clients.] I thought Photoshop was the end of my career, ... I thought they'd be able to get any ol' pair of hands in there. But what most people don't realize is there's a brain that comes connected to these hands. You need to know the tricks of the trade. It's just like fashion modeling: You can get a pretty woman to put on an outfit, but once you send her down the runway, does she know what to do?

If you're using the Internet today, you're using open source software; you're using Linux.

If you're using the Internet today, you're using open source software; you're using Linux.

Nobody sees when you are lying in your bed
and I want to crawl in with you
but I cry instead

Nobody sees when you are lying in your bed
and I want to crawl in with you
but I cry instead

His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time read more

His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation remains extremely foreign to this day.

This is like a pre-state event. It really shows the girls what and who is out there. It lets them read more

This is like a pre-state event. It really shows the girls what and who is out there. It lets them know who their competition will be from around the state. The Jefferson City will also do the same only it includes the St. Louis contenders.

I got things like the lotus position long before anybody else did, or at least in the mainstream. But I read more

I got things like the lotus position long before anybody else did, or at least in the mainstream. But I had fun. I guess my legs are pretty flexible, so I used to get a kick out of doing things like that. I would get into a full lotus with my legs and then roll around.

They were clearly a better team with our injuries. With three weight classes out - you have a problem.

They were clearly a better team with our injuries. With three weight classes out - you have a problem.

I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.

I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.

Oh what people of God we ought to be; and grace can make us so!

Oh what people of God we ought to be; and grace can make us so!