Notebook

My Notebook features over 500 posts across over twenty years, covering everything from movies to ethics to personal stories to random links. Browse recent Notebook entries below, or use the category buttons or search to go deeper. The “Clip File” category contains my favorite writing.

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  • Why the Bangor Daily News “ad frame” is bad for you, and what to do about it

    Links should be free- and users are worth more than a few cents each. Why “ad frames” are bad business for news. My local newspaper, the Bangor Daily News, has made some admirable improvements to its otherwise lackluster website over the past few months. To their credit, they’ve slowly integrated topic and people-based cross-links throughout their…


  • For sale: Pioneer car CD player

    Here’s the Craigslist post for my Pioneer car CD player for sale. The best feature is the front-facing aux jack for connecting your iPod or iPhone- no messy tuners or after-market wire kits. For sale: Pioneer car CD player, originally uploaded by jgclarke. Deh-1900-mp


  • Fall dinner

    Fall dinner, originally uploaded by jgclarke. Amazing carrot and apple (yep!) soup and turkey burger


  • Making homemade applesauce

    Making homemade applesauce, originally uploaded by jgclarke.


  • The two weeks between summer and fall

    The two weeks between summer and fall, originally uploaded by jgclarke.


  • Saying goodbye to an old friend

    Saying goodbye to an old friend, originally uploaded by jgclarke.  


  • Water tower walk

    Water tower walk, originally uploaded by jgclarke.


  • New desk

    New desk, originally uploaded by jgclarke.


  • Breakfast for lunch!

    Breakfast for lunch!, originally uploaded by jgclarke. Courtesy of Central St. Cafe in downtown Bangor


  • Columbo

    Columbo, originally uploaded by jgclarke.