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My Last 20 Summers In The Sierra: aka Happy Anniversary To Me
Just a few thoughts on defending my doctoral dissertation twenty years ago today.Dedicated to the memory of Michael T. "Timo" Gilmore
Walk The Earth
A bit of news about my decision to walk the Earth--at least while I heal from shoulder surgery.
OBP Update and Wayne Thiebaud
Hey! Hope you are well. Here's a little update on the state of the Otis Brown Podcast!
Otis Brown Classic: Woodscrewed Two
This week on Otis Brown Podcast, I rerun an (unfortunately) still relevant Podcast from July 15, 2020 on the state of the pandemic and some of the ways our response to it continues to be cultural rather than medical or epidemiological.Hope you enjoy. If y
I'm Going Through Changes: the future of the Otis Brown Podcast
Some news on the podcast along with my apologies for (finally and inevitably) missing my (self-imposed) deadline.Thanks!
The Memory of the Memory: an old friend makes a surprise visit
In this week's Otis Brown Podcast, I recount a chance meeting with an old friend and explore the complex feelings we have when new information does violence to old memories.Key words:J.D. Salinger. The Catcher in the Rye, Seymour: An IntroductionEug
Take Me In Your Lifeboat: or, put on the lifejacket
Wear your lifejacket! In this week's Otis Brown Podcast, I tell only the latest story of having to help pluck someone out of a would-be watery grave. I also talk about a bunch of old dead New England writers and painters, just because I always do . .
Bezos Buys Moon: Let's All Eat Cake
Hey, what do you do if you get a tax break? Pay down your credit card? Go out to eat? Bezos and Branson build cool rockets that the rest of us can look at on our phone! What fun! In this week's Otis Brown Podcast, I offer some thoughts on the centibi
Don't Be Fooled, It Really Is a Wonderful World
Just a little coda to the Wonderful World podcast. Image is Joe Everson's amazing "Louis Armstrong."