The Weekly J

Holocene – Bon Iver

This morning I found out that my coworker friend died.  It was completely unexpected.  We had observed she was not 100% on our last trip in November, but nobody (including her) thought it would be anything this serious. I’m at a loss for words and the emotions are still raw and overwhelming.  Jane was one…

The main theme of this year has been travel.  It felt like I was gone all the time, but it only worked out to about 3 months for work trips and another month for vacations and extended weekend trips.  Below are all the places I traveled, though I probably forgot a couple. Montreal Greensboro Houston…

It’s that time of year when we reflect on all our failings throughout the previous 12 months and then draft a plan to repent, and sin no more.  I set resolutions every year and of course I find I’ve not made the progress I’ve wanted come every December 31st.  I could use this post to…

Love Long Distance – The Gossip Cold December – Matt Costa Because We Are – The Autumn Film Losing My Mind – Dorothy Collins Make You Feel My Love – Adele (Dylan Cover) It’s Too Late – Carole King Helena – Nickel Creek One – Harry Nilsson Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours – Stevie Wonder…

Well, I’ve decided to move this site to a new host where I hope to have more control and security.  So far things have gone quite well, and I hope that’s a sign of good things to come.  Once more I’ve got more tweaking to make the site what I want it to be, but…

If you are Memphis native, or happen to be a resident for any extended period of time, you can’t help but notice a lot of people talk shit about Memphis.  It’s true it has its fair share of problems, but overall it’s a pretty cool place with a lot of potential.  Luckily, people are continually…

I’ve been a bit of a funk lately.  I feel like I was somehow thrown out of my usual routine and it’s taken weeks to get back to normal.  I think I’ve cleaned up the blog okay and implemented some security options that should stop the stupid spam links.  I will know in a few…

Sadly I’ve been hacked again.  This is getting old.

Words can’t adequately express the joy I have for the coming of autumn.  I begin to lose hope in August that the heat will ever abate.  I forget it will eventually break and I will enjoy the outdoors again. I just got back from the Dominican Republic and it’s wonderful to be home.  I enjoyed…