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Notes From The GratiDude

An Inquiry Into A Gratitude-Inspired Life

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Apr 1, 2021

Thumbs Up For Our Rite To Bare Arms

“It’s about solidarity,” we agreed , while waiting the requisite fifteen minutes after my second…

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Mar 29, 2021

Lessons From an Octopus’s Garden

The other night, we were clicking through Netflix movie offerings, trying to figure out which one we…

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Mar 25, 2021

Yay, Me and Yay, You For Showing Up Today

Today I’m sick of this journal, of publishing the blog, of being The GratiDUDE, of…

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Mar 22, 2021

Meditation On the Ghost in My Machine

Sitting here, I can feel the bass beat of my heart, the constant percussion, solid and…

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Mar 18, 2021

When You See Nothing But Taillights

Writing in Medium, where Susan Orlean also publishes regular pieces, is a bit like milling around…

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Mar 15, 2021

A Terrible Beauty Has Been Born

Nineteen frosty outside, according to my mobile device, and not likely to go much higher than that.

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Mar 11, 2021

Years That Ask Questions and Years That Answer

One year ago yesterday the governor declared a state of emergency here in the…

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Mar 8, 2021

A Storm Is Threatening My Very Life Today

I must have watched it a dozen times the last two days. Maybe fifteen. Maybe more…

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Mar 4, 2021

These Last Minutes of Winter All Count, Too

There’s not usually much alignment or coherence between what I write in my daily…

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Mar 1, 2021

We Are Participants and Witness All At Once

A baby was found alive in a trashcan in Dorchester, the largest neighborhood in…

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Craig "The GratiDude" Jones
Feb 25, 2021

A Chance To Live to the Point of Tears

I’m getting my first dose of vaccination later today. My wife’s first is next week and many…

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