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Just a pretty picture

Just a pretty picture

From me and Sprocket’s morning walk. Magnolias never last long enough for me, so I take pictures of them almost every morning.wonder what the light is like on them in the afternoons? [Read More]

The Bi-Ped speaks about the Quadruped

My latest essay, “Bi-Pedal to Quadrupedal Communications, Key of ‘B’,” appears in the latest issue of Quick Lucks, the online offshoot of Big Lucks literary magazine. Take a look and share it with your friends, if you like. Readership is good! Thanks [Read More]

A Phone Conversation

Me: Hello? Mr. Gooddirt: Hi. I just thought I’d tell you that I qualify for extra life insurance. Me: That’s fantastic! Congratulations! They approved you even with the extra layer of pudge around your waist from our trip to Taiwan? Mr. Gooddirt: Yes. Especially [Read More]

A brief intermission and a public announcement

Aside from the basics off eating breathing, drinking water, I’ve never done anything for 30 days straight. Not in my recent memory, anyway, and not anything that I’ve known would be good for me. Maybe in my angsty college years I kept a daily diary for 30 days [Read More]

I think I have survived

I think I have survived

What is there to survive, you want to know? None of it was bad. It was all very good. But it was completely and totally draining. If I were the type to keep scrapbooks, I’d now be staring at a pile of ticket stubs, napkins, photos and things to paste into said [Read More]

We now return you to your regularly scheduled ‘blog

We now return you to your regularly scheduled ‘blog

Hi there. Coherency will now fly out the window as I update my life to my three followers. First, some photos and a small comment on friendship: I have known Kelsey since October 2008, when we went through our ShelterBox 3-day assessment together. Our paths diverged from [Read More]

An Open Letter, to Do-Gooders

No photos, no brain dump. Just a plea to those who want to help Hait. I know your hearts are in the right place. And while this note isn’t intended to reflect the views of the wonderful organization I volunteer for, I’d like for you to know that it comes from [Read More]

Oh, look, I’ve gone and disappeared again.

Oh, look, I’ve gone and disappeared again.

And now it’s almost the end of the January. It’s been a remarkably busy few weeks. While I’ve been gone from these pages, I’ve been very busy taking care of a little project I’m so proud of. Most of you have already heard me speak about this, but I’ll say it [Read More]

Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009: Startup

December 22 Startup. Whbat’s a business that you found this year that you love? Who thought it up? What makes it special? Hands-down, easy-peasy question: Braithwaite Wallets. This is a company that makes wallets like no other, and that’s nice, but it’s [Read More]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIM!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIM!!

Happy, happy birthday to the biggest-hearted person I know. [Read More]

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hodge-podge brain dump

hodge-podge brain dump

1. I just had a brainfart and tried to go to the blogger platform to add this post. As much as I love the flexibility [Read More]

The Deployment Diet: Lose Five Pounds! Fast!

The Deployment Diet: Lose Five Pounds! Fast!

You’d think two weeks in a foreign country would be a recipe for diet disaster. No more! I recently found myself [Read More]

April is the month of Nostalgia

April is the month of Nostalgia

We were watching Objectified the other night. It’s a documentary about the everyday things we use in life, and [Read More]

The avocado Audrey

The avocado Audrey

Feed me,  Seymour! It’a my first-ever avocado sprout! Cross your fingers for it! I hope it comes out of its husk [Read More]

This is Your Brain on a 5K

This is Your Brain on a 5K

On Saturday I did a “virtual 5k.” It was to raise money for the Dick Beardsley Foundation. It was called [Read More]

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