The internet seems to be clogged with people telling each other what to do while they’re stuck at home. Some say “stay productive” while others say “entertain yourself to death.” I tend to take the middle way—some of this, some... Read More

Businesses and services that people don’t see as essential are prone to do poorly during economic downturns. If that’s your situation, my advice is to prepare for a worst-case scenario. I was recently contacted by a Hawaii client whose livelihood... Read More

This post is on the function of libraries—that’s the most important part of any library. I’m currently the head librarian at Daifukuji and prior to that, I founded Opening Books, a non-profit library (with gift shop) in Huntsville, Alabama. I... Read More

“Should I get a lava lamp?” The short answer is, “No.” The longer answer is, “Don’t do that.” The even longer answer is why. Light under liquid says conflict. It represents fire (light) under water (liquid). I discuss other fire-under-water... Read More

“The architects won.” That’s the phrase that librarians use when walking into their brand new, great big library and seeing the amount of wasted space that’s meant to be “awe inspiring”. The main libraries in Huntsville, Alabama (“Fort Book” as... Read More

The goals of the Republican party are at such odds with my morals that I would rather not work with their supporters. Their leader is vile and he is (figuratively speaking) naked, while the other Republicans are falling all over... Read More

Just because I finish reading a book does not mean that I’m through with it. Look at the amount of sticky notes that I’ve put in the last three books that I read. If it’s a library book, I’m often... Read More

Sometimes feng shui works quickly. A little over a month ago I was called to the house of a single woman. Her main focus for the consultation was her career, but we also worked on her Relationship Corner, since that... Read More

I don’t teach “beginner” classes and I don’t teach “advanced” classes. I put forth what I know and if someone doesn’t understand it, they raise their hand. I was in line at the bank yesterday, and someone said “Hi” to... Read More

One of the unique things about my feng shui rates is that I publicize them—I always have. I started at $20 per hour in San Francisco and $25 outside of the city. Two years later I was at $35 and... Read More