Jessie Newburn – Page 6 – Jessie Newburn Writer

Maps!

Little BitsMarch 25, 20254KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Truly, I was never into paper maps. Local, national, global -- didn't matter, not my thing. Couldn't read 'em. Couldn't follow 'em. Couldn't understand 'em. But these rendered versions? This dimensional stuff? Fascinates me endlessly! I think it's easy (well, it has been for me) to just be like, "Oh, I'm an American. We live on this piece of land.…

Resident, Alien

CultchaMarch 24, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I adore -- adore, adore, adore -- the show Resident Alien. While the whole show is great, the cast is well-cast, the writing is fab and the show is funny, Alan Tudyk plays the alien in a most brilliant, adorable and enjoyable way. Totally recommend the show. Netflix. iykyk A tidbit I'd have never ever guessed: Dude is…

Generations and technology

GenerationsMarch 21, 20252KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Societal mood shifts and moves over time and in (obvious later) eras. Generations, and which one is in young adulthood, midlife or elderhood impact these shifts everywhere, including technology. Here's a look at generational archetypes and technology. Mind you: generations (at least those in the U.S.) encompass tens of millions of people, span 17-23 years and…

The Gaslighter in Chief

Cultcha, PoliticsMarch 18, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

For every R running around, trying to defend Trump, calling him great, calling him a leader, calling him whatever version of presidential-ness, really? I mean, really? He's a narcissist. Period. And narcissists gaslight -- ALL THE TIME. They don't know anything but gaslighting and saying the most contradictory, unbelievable BS and presenting it as reality ... because…

Thank you, KJ

Burning Man, ExperiencesMarch 17, 20252KViews 0Likes 0Comments

When I attended my first The Love Burn (and likely last, as it was not my favorite burn -- at all) I wasn't camping with The Sky Bar, but KJ Donoghue -- the visioner, builder and maker-of things-happening dude behind the five-story scaffold structure with an open bar on top -- had told me The…

Scram scam

Little BitsMarch 7, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I almost fell for it. I really almost did. I love-love-love the OOFOS sandal/flip-flop thing-y. It / they have changed my world for the better. Profoundly. I went from owning one pair to owning many, very quickly. I have them everywhere: in my clothes closet, in the basement by the gardening tools, in my car (if I…

Young Xers

Cultcha, GenerationsMarch 7, 20252KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Generations are, I find, quite fascinating to note. I never watched Northern Exposure when it was on. (I was on a many-years no-TV jaunt through the entire '90s.) But when I started watching the show on Amazon, it was instantly clear to me that all the young actors were Gen Xers, with most born in the…

They cannot not lie

Politics, Things I PonderMarch 7, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Do remember: a narcissist cannot not lie. Always. Every day and every night. Evenings and weekends. Personally and publicly. Small things, big things, all the things. They must lie to protect The False Self -- the fabricated image-world they've been building since their 3-ish-year-old selves decided they couldn't handle the real world. It's a thing. Some people have narcissist…

In honor of my dad Jim Newburn (on his birthday and his endless curiosities at the edge of the Universe, I share this video with you. A rather fascinating that the skies of the ancients and mythology are not the skies of today.

Dream or nightmare? Musk’s baby-making machinations

Things I PonderMarch 2, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Whoa! I just had a moment of daydreaming and feeling into a rather disturbingly dystopian vision of a possible future. Yeah, lots of vagueness in that sentence above. But plenty of visceral sensations. What I saw just now was our nation some time in the not too distant future -- say, a decade or two from now,…

HoCo Gardening Resources Galore

NatureFebruary 21, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

I know it’s crazy cold out now and being outside gardening probably isn’t high on your list. Still, spring is but a month away, and now is the time many a gardener start laying out plans for the gardening season coming up. I’ve put together a Local Gardening, Plant, Eco & Farm-to-Table Resource of Events, Organizations…

God Save Mike Pence!

Politics, Things I PonderFebruary 20, 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

"God Save Mike Pence!" Words I never thought I would hear my mind speak -- and mean it. Well, at least in one sliver of life. But here I am, grateful beyond measure for the pair Pence has grown in speaking up and in calling "Mr. President," in essence, a liar--oh, and with facts to back…