Brain Flotsam 6
Welcome to Brain Flotsam, the weekly digest of things I read, saw, or otherwise encountered that made my week more interesting. This week I saw five friends in person and got to interact with so many more in real time….
Brain Flotsam
Here are some things I read or saw this week that I really loved. First, some people playing Adéle’s “Hello” on a surfboard. (Thanks to Audrey for the tip-off.) I love so much about this: the way the guy on the…
Verbagram, the Grilled Cheese Edition: A Tall Tale*
Verbagram: (n.) A thingamajibber in which I make up for my crap food photography by telling you a story about the food in question. — A few months ago, this happened: Don’t quite understand it? It’s okay. It has taken…
Verbagram 2, the Raw Fish edition
Our good friend Tim came to visit. We had a packed weekend that somehow managed to include some downtime on our couch and four episodes of American Horror Story, before it jumped the shark. It was fantastic. It also gave…
Instagram Rebellion
…Okay, I have a confession. I’ve never used Instagram. And I’ve never had even the slightest urge to. Partly this is down to the fact that I know I take crap pictures. Also, I have no desire to make my…
On Narrative
Some days, a good story is all you need. But to tell a story that sticks, a narrative needs more. Two critical illustrations of this crossed my desk recently, and I thought I’d share them with you. First, let me…
Catching up!
I cannot think of anything worse for a blog than lying fallow. In fact, I cannot think of anything worse for a writer than not, um, writing. Anyway. Since I’ve let this go since December, perhaps best to effect a…
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…
‘sTrueth! A good time was had by all.
Jim and I spent the weekend at the Trues’. I had a ridiculously busy Friday that involved a ton of networking (which, it seems, could be a full-time job even if you’re not actually following up on any of the…
Florida, and what I found there
Almost exactly a week ago I began a long trip to Florida via Philadelphia. I met my friend Bill in Philly so we could catch a plane to Florida and ShelterBox USA’s winter workshop meeting. It was terrific to catch…
