Nathan Branson
Blogging is an inventory of ideas, beliefs and stories. I prefer a meaningful face to face conversation over reading/writing. Whatever you read here is a way to hash out ideas until I can talk about them in real-time with whoever is willing to join in. Contemporary American life doesn’t allow for much room for conversation. Until then I will blog waiting on the day I can argue, discuss, reflect, figure out, story swap or ask questions with strangers and friends in person over a meal.
David Foster Wallace Biopic "The End of the Tour" Captures a Long-Winded Road Trip Conversation on Film
A Movie About One of America's Great Contemporary Writers
I've waited 7 months to see the movie "The End of the Tour." The movie came out on DVD two weeks ago and I immediately bought it, got it in the mail and watched it on November 12th. The trailer for the movie came out in May of 2015 then came out in "select" theatres on July 31st. When it came out in "select" . . .
Why It is Easy to Be Impersonal to the Grocery Store Cashier
On Thinking of Yourself as a Servant
My interactions with the cashier at the grocery store can be awkward. When I use the word awkward I mean "socially uncomfortable and possibly confusing." When I walk up to the cashier's desk at the grocery store, I am normally excited about whatever food I am buying before hearing a perfunctory greeting by the cashier. At this . . .
