Author: Greg
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Bookshelves Lined With Your Personality
I don’t get to read much fiction these days. As an academic, I read more non-fiction than most people (yet somewhat less than I’d like to read). Unfortunately, I can only read so much in any given day before I hit a point of diminishing returns in regard to my ability to engage with and […]
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Welcome To The Party, Pal
Hello. It’s been a while, hey? The holiday season afforded me time and headspace for some long-overdue personal reflection, and this post is one result of that reflection. This site – Toward Vandalia – has been around for nearly nine years. In that same time, my life has seen some major transitions and changes: […]
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The Final of Many Endings
Today was the ceremonial end of a very long journey. My son was not yet born when my PhD was conferred last year, but the delayed nature of graduation ceremonies in the pandemic meant that he was able to join in on the fun (as a 15 month old!) along with my wife. I was […]
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Cliffs of the Pacific Coast Highway
November 2016 // One of many beautiful sunsets The Girl and I caught along the Pacific Coast Highway in 2016. Follow me on: 500px // Instagram
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Moody View
November 2016 // The Girl and I climbed to the top of Sentinel Dome, which gave us this moody view of Half Dome. Follow me on: 500px // Instagram
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Around And Around
July 2019 // Another semester begins in earnest today. Around and around we go. Follow me on: 500px // Instagram
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Spot The Photographer
July 2019 // Spot the photographer… [widget id=”text-9″]
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Under The Bean
June 2017 // Under the bean. [widget id=”text-9″]
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Sometimes I Forget
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Greg (@jimmygoodwords) July 2019 // Sometimes I forget to look up when I’m in New York. [widget id=”text-9″]
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2020 WISPAA Entry
I’m making only a single entry to the 2020 WISPAA Awards, but it’s one of my favourite sport photos I’ve ever taken. It is, in fact, two photos stacked on top of each other. The two locations of the touch judge in the foreground illustrate the moment of time that passed between the two exposures, […]