by Jeffrey Scherer | Nov 24, 2024 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, social media, writing |
Starting November 1, 2024 I will be moving my writing to Substack. The emails of my SchererWorks subscribers have been migrated to my substack account. My “handle” on Substack is @ghosttraveller. The URL for Substack is: https://substack.com/home. There...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 4, 2024 | Art, Cultural, Health, People, Philanthropy, Philosphy, Social |
Last weekend, about 4,000 people attended the NW Marine Art Works Open Studio event in Portland. Oregon. I opened my studio (number 55) with a collection of paintings and drawings that I had finished over the past year or so. Each one was painted or drawn...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 23, 2022 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, writing |
A few times a week, on my walks, sitting alone or contemplating my next brush stroke, Â I think about my past transgressions over these +73 years. They range in consequences from minor to major. They involve friends, family and others that I barely knew. As I reflect...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 16, 2022 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, Work |
For nearly 50 years, I was active in business. It was both exhilarating and, at times, grueling. It was also rewarding—given that our work created a better place for people. Now that I have slipped through the gauze separating commerce and life, I can see more clearly...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 14, 2022 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, Teaching |
I was raised to not embrace hate. My mother was a fervent Southern Baptist who knew Bible verse by heart. Often her admonishments to me, for my pesky or bad behavior, was quoted scripture. She also was, I believe now in retrospect, always consistent with her actions...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jan 21, 2022 | Health, painting, People, Philosphy, Social, Work |
For most of my professional life, I spent every waking moment thinking about how to grow our company; make significant architecture; improve people’s lives; and avoid loss. It was never easy but was also not overly tortuous. It was fun and I had the energy,...
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