Michael R. Barrick's blog

You make coffee in the morning to help wake up. Let me tell you: having your espresso machine explode *will* help you wake up *quickly* (No harm, no foul. It was old. Replacement ordered.) via Instagram

Just in the moment I feel like I might be a better painter than I was thirty years ago. I still have no idea what I am doing or what I am doing it for—but that's generally applicable to my whole life. #WIP via Instagram

She only has one eye, but she has seen things that cannot be unseen. via Instagram

I recently referred to this exact problem as my handicap. It's why I like working at a university with genuinely brilliant coworkers. I'm happier when I'm not the smartest person in the room. Unless everyone else in the room is a cat. That's fine. https://ift.tt/qv1ep5F via Instagram

Enjoying the five minutes in the morning when the sun shines in and I can pretend there is nothing I need to get done. via Instagram

Vidma embodying today's rainy day vibe via Instagram

In case you need to know. via Instagram

Some things from the "What do you do at work?" file. via Instagram

WTF is an Instagram broadcast channel and how exactly is it different than posting reels or live video? via Instagram

Baroque frame attempt number one: total failure. This how we learn. via Instagram