by Brian Crawford | Dec 2, 2016 | personal
I’m thankful for many things, and since November is a popular month to recognize those things we’re thankful for, I thought I’d… wait, it’s December already? Oh. At any rate, I visited my parents over Thanksgiving, and while I was there I...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 20, 2016 | personal
by Brian Crawford | Sep 3, 2016 | personal, thoughts
I had to do it.
by Brian Crawford | Jul 27, 2016 | personal
People don’t blog as much as they did back in the day. Nowadays people rely more on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and the like to share their thoughts and experiences online. This is okay, but posting on social media sites is kind of like throwing...
by Brian Crawford | Apr 12, 2016 | personal
On the off chance I don’t make it through tomorrow (because hey – you never know), I wanted to mention that I’ve been pretty lucky, and for that, I am thankful. I’m thankful for the life I’ve lived so far. I was fortunate to have been...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 27, 2015 | personal
A few months ago I read through several books for kids about the Space Race. Now I’m reading about the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, preparing for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day next January. It is fascinating to me that all of this happened but fifty...
by Brian Crawford | Nov 23, 2015 | personal
A world in turmoil There’s a lot going on in the world today. Syrian refugees, ISIS, illegal immigrants, Donald Trump, Paris shootings, gay and transgender rights, red Starbucks coffee cups… everybody has his or her own opinion about what’s right,...
by Brian Crawford | Mar 23, 2015 | personal
The Gringotts dragon at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter never fails to turn heads! Here are some crowds getting their cellphones ready to take a picture of the impending fwoosh. Aaaaaand… fwoosh! And just for fun, here’s the giant Universal globe at...
by Brian Crawford | Oct 26, 2013 | personal
What’s your favorite number? Some people have a strange obsession with the number 23 (thee number ov Psychic TV). Some people favor lucky number 7. My friend Mike has a thing about the number 529. My favorite number is 76. You might wonder why I like the number...
by Brian Crawford | Feb 7, 2011 | personal
This evening I took a quick trip to the Carrefour, the local grocery store here in our (temporary) neighborhood in Versailles. While there I bought three things: a chocolate bar (with caramel), a box of Jaffa Cakes, and a small bottle of Chimay Blue. Okay, I’ll...
