Why should you read this blog? Jon Hillenbrand, November 1, 2006October 17, 2019 Great question! Well, there are a few things that people have to say in their lives, and often, those people choose to be writers. Sometimes the words come out better as fiction, sometimes better as stated fact. And some, well, they like to mix it up. Which am I? I guess I’m the second one because I work for the third one. And the first one is only good in bed, and the computer is too big for bed. Why should you care? Here are some reasons: Potentially just maybe you will like what I have to say Definite insight into what goes into the photos and videos and websites I produce Possible laughter opportunities So there you have it. In a nutshell, click back. Just kidding. Take a look around and hopefully you may learn something, enjoy something or hate something that will get you thinking. Photography Thoughts photography
Thoughts College Paper Redux July 2, 2010October 17, 2019 While recently poking through my ancient floppy disks, I found some college papers which were written on a vintage Canon Starwriter 30 electronic typewriter. Most of the disks are corrupted or unreadable, but mixed in among the Organic Chemistry and Ecology Lab papers were five or six philosophy papers that… Read More
Thoughts Jon Hillenbrand’s “Run for your Life 5K” August 2, 2015October 17, 2019 The culmination of a 12 week Couch to 5K running plan ends today. The training has been the most fun running I’ve ever done. It is a plan that I chose through Garmin Connect, the website that interfaces with my Garmin Fenix 3 watch and tracks my fitness. The plans were all… Read More
Thoughts A Thought of My Own Sourcing December 12, 2016October 17, 2019 All original thought is just randomness grabbed from an infinite database in our brains. And it’s all written down already in the Library of Babel. Did we create the language or did the language already exist and we created meaning? If all words and imagery exists independently of meaning, does… Read More