Winter 2020
Hey there – I’m Jason Clarke, and you’ve found my website. I’m a writer and family guy interested in technology, movies, travel, and more.
More about me • Selected / highlighted posts from 15 years of writing
Latest Posts
Vote Yes on Orono School Bond
You may have heard that Orono is holding a vote on this coming Tuesday, June 11th to pass a bond in support of some long-overdue upgrades to our crumbling schools. As a proud Orono resident with two children in our schools, I was fortunate to have a role as one of the community representatives in…
Pitching in the Shirtsleeves
On my first Mother’s Day without my Mom, I try to find something to hold onto.
Movies 2018
In 2018, I watched 49 movies, two more than in 2017, and slightly less than the average of 51 movies per year that I’ve averaged over the past 10 years. Yes, I track my movie-watching (and my book-reading, calories, sleep, travel, and other things), I enjoy doing it, and I refer back to it often.…
Not one of the finer moments in Bond history
I get that they want to show he’s wearing 3D glasses, but this will go down as a fully 90’s fashion choice nonetheless.
Catherine Campbell, 1957-2018
My mother, Cathi Campbell, passed away Monday June 11th 2018. Her obituary will appear in the Bangor Daily News (Maine) and Hartford Courant (Connecticut) on June 13th and 14th 2018, and is also reprinted below. Catherine Marie Dowd Campbell went to be with the Lord on Monday June 11, 2018, held by her son Jason…
Open Letters I wish Taylor Swift would write to Apple
After the rousing success of Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple last week, it made me think of several other open letters I wish she’d write to Apple: Dear Apple, Please Let Us Uninstall Weather, Watch, and most of your other default apps;Dear Apple, Can We Please Have OS-level integrations With Third-Party Apps Like Chrome…
