The Weekly J

It is strange to be writing about loss again.  Death has always been on the periphery of my life.  It never impacted me directly.  We all know it is inevitable yet live our lives in denial. I met Ms. Gates when I was in college.  I lived two doors down from her and one day…

“Most of life is kicking the can down the road.” – Virginia

  I am working on a project to photograph and catalog a collection of matchbooks that I obtained from a friend.  Many are quite old and feature locations that are long gone from Memphis.  Above is an example from the Hotel Chisca.    

Last summer I was fortunate enough to take a vacation to Iceland.  It was a magical place and if you ever have a chance to see it you must.  One night we stayed at the Hotel Hellnar which is on the Snaefellsnes Peninsula.  In the lobby was a bookcase with instructions to “Take a Book,…

So, time slipped away from me and I never wrote my Part 2 post.  I’ll never be a professional blogger!  I will go ahead and share these two great restaurants with you.  If you ever happen to be in San Pedro Sula, you will not be disappointed with either. Enchante This French-themed restaurant is quite…

I’ve just spent a week in Honduras and have to say it was quite a wonderful trip.  Prior to going we had been warned of possible security concerns and found out that San Pedro Sula (our destination city) was just named the more dangerous city in Latin America.  After taking some security precautions we figured…

I’m drawn to the narrative and tradition of Easter Sunday.  It’s a time to think about new life and renewal and overcoming systems of oppression and despair.  If you’re looking for a great read and unique perspective I sincerely recommend this post: http://poserorprophet.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/on-redundancy-as-gift-a-resurrection-sunday-meditation/. We get wrapped up in the daily grind so easily and it’s…

An “eh?” joke…who can resist? I had the chance to go to Vancouver for the first time a few weeks ago.  I had great expectations as it’s been high on my list for quite awhile; however, the expectations were only met when the sun decided to reluctantly peak its head out.  I’ve been to the…

As the title suggests I’m off to Canada soon!  This time I’ll be hitting up two cities I’ve never seen before.  I’ll start in Vancouver and end in Winnipeg.  Vancouver excites me tremendously because it’s supposed to be insanely beautiful.  I’m also going to be a giant nerd and scout out sites from my favorite…

My 89 year old friend is in rehab after suffering a fall.  At the facility they have a happy hour every Friday.  I visited her at one and she was quite ecstatic to get her martini (a nightly treat she enjoys when at her own home).  Upon receiving the martini in an actual martini glass…