Denmarkguy (@denmarkguy)
Danish national living in the US Pacific Northwest; Writer, Artist, HSP, Husband, Entrepreneur, Cat Lover
Be Grateful for What You HAVE!
I sat out on the back patio before dinner, watching the last remnants of the sunset. My thoughts wandered — as they are prone to doing — towards this rather common human behavior of engaging in a t...
Don’t Make Any Noise!
One of my clearest memories of childhood has always been the eternal need to be quiet. Being quiet wasn't just about not running noisily through the house, and not shouting, and always remembering ...
Facebook is Nuts!
Lately, I've been spending more time on Facebook, mostly because I am increasing my promotional efforts for my artwork... and my "business page" is a significant part of that. Yes, I still have a F...
Anchor Points
I was sitting on our back patio a few hours ago, during those last few minutes of the day when the light is golden and you can see little insects flying in the sunshine in their small clouds. It re...
That Weird Kid in the Corner...
Childhood can be a bumpy ride... even at the best of times. To be honest, I don't actually have that many memories of it but I do know that I spent most of my school years generally being regarded ...
Tiny Homes? Really?
These days, there's a lot of talk about so-called "tiny houses." We actually have several tiny house colonies here in town, and I know quite a few people have put tiny houses in their backyards as ...
The Cult of Suffering
A few days ago, I asked the question of what informs our choices. For a moment, let's expand that to focus on what informs a person's deliberate — even if subconscious — choice to suffer? I'd like ...
Birthday Thoughts and Rambles...
It's my birthday, today. Somehow, I have managed to complete 66 circuits about the sun which is — in some ways — a bit of a surprise to me. Maybe it shouldn't be, since the men in my family typical...
Only Doing it for the Publicity!
One of the strange side effects of social media is the duality in people's personalities that seems to develop. Depending on who you are, you end up with these gaping chasms between the carefully c...
And Then the Rains Came...
One of the funny things about living in the Pacific Northwest, particularly here in western Washington on the coast, is that everybody automatically associates this part of the world with a phrase ...
What Informs Your Thinking?
I think one of the reasons I've always struggled to get substantially involved in mainstream social media is the overwhelming lack of original thought I encounter. Whenever I end up looking at Face...
Don't Forget the Creative Process!
Life has changed a lot in the almost 66 years I've been walking around on this planet. While many of these changes are undeniably good, there are also quite a few changes that are not so good, and ...
Just Too Damn Tired...
"I'm just too damn tired..." It's probably something we've all said at one time or another, although some people seem to say it quite often. In many cases it is accurate while at the same time bein...
Feeling Homesteady...
It was harvest time today, after a fashion. We fancy ourselves as small-scale urban homesteaders... in the sense that we grow a lot of our own food, at least in part because it's so damn expensive ...
Slow Day
I have had a really slow day today. As a matter of fact, I am still having a really slow day. Some people might call it lack of motivation, others might call it "having brain fog," and some might e...