No art, no life! Artistic process is a potent means of enhancing everyday life. Join "Usual Pets" Richard Gilbert & Jeff Cairns, twice monthly as they share original music and art, discuss art-process, practice, and artistic life lived day by day in a usual way. Come here to listen to tales of shakuhachi, meditation, haiku, philosophy, and more, from the slopes of a volcano on the island of Kyushu, Japan.