Author Archives: JGB

I’m not sure why I always feel so sunny and virtuous when I recycle. Today, when I volunteered to take my neighbor’s cardboard and newspapers with me to ye olde recycling center, it just about made my day.Now, I don’t pretend that recycling is the answer to the world’s problems, but I do have aContinueContinue reading “Recycling makes you (read: me) feel good”

I’ve had a good week, both at work, personally and with my family (scattered and far away though they are). Which is why I feed especially glad to have stumbled upon some old emails, written in 2003, by a friend of mine who was killed more than 4 years ago. The emails are vintage “her”;ContinueContinue reading “Missing an old friend”

I find it interesting that so many people whom I would assume consider themselves above something as corny as a chain letter have embraced the “25 things about myself” trend that is zipping around facebook. So in that spirit, I created my own version. I’m sure someone else thought of it before I did, butContinueContinue reading “the new chain letter – but on facebook”

You know how some people never look up? Never tilt those neck muscles back and take in the world from a much smaller vantage point? I’m not one of those. I love looking at the sky. It’s far more interesting than my normal perspective.Tonight was a little gift as I got out of my car.ContinueContinue reading “Moon & Sky as art”

I used to be a checkout clerk. For more years than I’d care to admit. Despite claims to the contrary, I did have a sense of humor about it. Honestly it would often get to the point where I’d laugh at the painfully un-funny just to relieve the boredom. So I was a little disappointedContinueContinue reading “Paradoxical grocery shopping”