‘Uncategorized’ Archives
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
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
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.
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]
A brief word before exiting the building
Tomorrow, early in the morning, I leave for Taiwan. Obviously, this trip is a Shelterbox effort; I’ll be on the ground looking for suitable places to donate our boxes. It’s not going to be easy. The mountainsides have literally slid all the way down, [Read More]
