I had a lovely chat with a friend and colleague today; our conversation ranged all over, from basketball to politics to theater. He and his work colleagues had a scare yesterday; someone brought a gun in his backpack to their office, and while showing it to another worker, it went off. The gun owner wasContinueContinue reading “Ramblings re: Guns, learning, politics and musicals”
Author Archives: JGB
I bought a journal…
…and I’m not sure why. I mean, seriously. Most of you know I’m a bit of an over-sharer when it comes to the interwebs; I try not to post what I eat for breakfast on facebook, and I try like hell not to get too cryptic and passive-aggressive on twitter (with varying degrees of success). ContinueContinue reading “I bought a journal…”
Keep Out: A writing challenge from Sethsnap
This blogging thing, y’all. It’s so random and awesome. Like, for example, how someone I’ve never met can like a blog post of mine, and then I go visit his blog, and I fall in love with his photos of Ohio that, weirdly, remind me of NH. Anyway, he does this little series called YourContinueContinue reading “Keep Out: A writing challenge from Sethsnap”
Grey day photos and musings
It’s another grey day in Arkansas. Over on my facebook page, I’ve been having fun sharing photos that make me feel calm and inspired. This seems to be a reaction to the tension in my work life these days; it helps to remember the peaceful and pretty places I’ve visited in the last few years,ContinueContinue reading “Grey day photos and musings”
Beyonce can do what she wants…
That seems to be the consensus of a little facebook conversation I initiated today when I learned that Beyonce had allegedly lip-synced the Star Spangled Banner at the Inauguration. To my surprise, many of my friends, who are staunch defenders of live performance, also staunchly defended Beyonce, indicating that the practice of lip syncing inContinueContinue reading “Beyonce can do what she wants…”
Everything and a Racehorse 