The Jason Journals blog survived its first year, so now it’s time to review the past, preview the future, and do an overview of blogging in between. Why did I start this blog and why keep it going? Because…blogging! I published my first post on March 31, 2017. And a few months later, my blog went silent due to “life happening”—anxiety. I got back to … Continue reading Celebrating The Blog
Billions of people are going about their lives every day, oblivious to the truth: just like The Matrix, Social Media has them. We live in an online world of mindless scrolling, hooked on ‘likes’. Impulsively, we go to Facebook or Instagram to check our notifications. The ‘feeds’ beckon our minds to…keep checking–but for what? It seems Social Media Addiction is a thing, and it seems … Continue reading The Matrix Of Social Media
You don’t always know where your next good book is going to come from. You may search for one, but sometimes it will just appear in your life with surprise and delight. That happened to me on Valentine’s Day this year. An email sales ad graced my inbox that morning. Among the many books, there was one that caught my attention. Moments later, I knew … Continue reading Rest Review
When it comes to photos: snap it, edit it, share it, repeat. But where do you share it online? If you’re a fickle photo shooter like me, you may bounce between multiple sites. Wouldn’t it be simpler to settle on just one? A few months ago, I wrote a post about re-finding Flickr to be one of my favorite places, but I just don’t share … Continue reading The Online Photosphere
In my house, seven people share a bathroom. My wife and I, with our five sons, made a big move last year, going from two bathrooms to just one. We had been accustomed to the higher standard of two with all its convenience. At first, my brain wouldn’t consider it feasible or even possible to lower our standard. How could we live with just one … Continue reading One Bathroom Is Enough
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