Bob Gowerfeeling blueI grew up on a blue Schwinn with a banana seat, monkey bar and a shifter at the crotch. So cool. I think this is true but it may have been…·4 min read·Oct 4, 2022----
Bob Gowerwhen wounds healWhen it comes to birthdays the sevens and eights are worse than the aughts. This is a fancy way of saying that I’ve found it harder to turn…·4 min read·Sep 2, 2022--1--1
Bob GowerThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to LaosI was asleep when she screamed. It pulled me up an out and into consciousness, instinctively grabbing for my bag the way travelers do —…·5 min read·Jul 8, 2022----
Bob GowerSplinters & CallusesSlate is difficult to work with. It falls into thin, sharp, sheet-like shards under pressure. So you need to take care.·3 min read·Jun 23, 2022----
Bob GowerHalf naked and alone (but not really).There I was. Half naked and dusty; tired and burnt. The thump of distant baselines grating on my spine. Why wasn’t I happy?·3 min read·Jun 17, 2022--1--1
Bob Gowerthe value of youthful confusion“Y’all are crazy” she said. “I’d only travel like that with two six guns strapped to my hips” slapping her hips for emphasis.·4 min read·Jun 13, 2022----
Bob GowerinBe YourselfHow To Be Wrong Like a ManLast week my friend Rebekah posted that she’d experienced something shocking on social media — that a man “took correction, admitted his…·4 min read·Nov 14, 2020----
Bob GowerIn the Company of a Group (part 1)Groups are an essential and important feature of being human. From a tribe, to a village, city, or corporation, it’s our ability to…3 min read·Sep 12, 2018----
Bob GowerDon’t try to create a positive workplace. Do this instead.There are few things more infuriating than being told to smile — or worse — to “lighten up.”3 min read·Oct 10, 2017----
Bob GowerJust getting better at your job won’t get you promoted — here’s what will.You don’t need more technical skill to get ahead. Here’s what you actually need.3 min read·Sep 13, 2017--1--1