Jaq Greenspon's Blog, page 12
December 23, 2020
P-n-P
Okay, look. I admit it. I’ve got a problem. Sure, in the grand scheme of things, it’s not a huge problem, but they say admitting it is the first step towards doing something about it. What’s my problem, you ask? Well, I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but I’ve become enamored of small print […]
December 22, 2020
What was your first big trip?
When I presented the question to her, stating that it could be any number of trips, from the Florida trip with the family just after 9/11 or my Alaska trip, or even backpacking through Europe by myself in 2008, she just stared at me. “Isn’t it your trip with AAron?” And she was right. Sure, […]
December 21, 2020
StoryWorth
The subscription lasts for a year, so there can be anywhere from a dozen to literally hundreds of these “stories” you’ve answered for them. And all of these questions are open ended, tell us about your life kinds of things. At the end of it all, they take all of the stories you sent, along […]
November 26, 2020
September 18, 2020
It Finally Happened…
It seems like I haven’t written anything here in a while. Part of me wants to say that’s because not much has been happening, that we’ve been trapped in the house due to the pandemic and life has just sort of…stopped. But that’s not true. Not in any sense, really. Yes, the pandemic has certainly […]
August 2, 2020
Do Something
“Do something.” Strangest words I ever heard from a professor regarding an assignment, but that was exactly what Dr. Felicia Campbell, who passed away July 27 from Covid-19 complications, announced as the details of a class project. “Just do … something,” she’d reiterate when questioned by a student who didn’t quite understand the freedom of […]
July 27, 2020
On Maps and Knowing Where Things Are
I really love maps. They’re great for showing all sorts of really cool data about any number of things. And doing it in a way which makes it easy to read and understand. Like this one here, next to what you’re reading, it’s a map of New York City, showing the homes/working areas of a […]
July 22, 2020
Sounds of the Disneyland Resort
It’s no secret I love going to Disneyland. Seriously, just click here and you’ll see various reports of various trips over the last several years, and that’s just since I started keeping track! I’ve even published pieces about taking Monki there for the first time. There’s just something about the place. Now, I get that […]
July 20, 2020
On the Search for the Silver Lining…
Just trying to parse some stuff here. In the past, a friend or two would contact me to tell me of something negative in their lives and I would respond by trying to trying to cheer them up. Then a few days ago, another friend was having a bad experience and I was responding the […]
July 17, 2020
Clowning around…
I have a number of good friends who are now or have been at one time professional clowns. I’ve spent a good deal of time the last several years traveling and hanging out with some amazingly funny people. In the past I’ve lived with clowns, worked with clowns, consulted with clowns, written about… you get […]
