Category: The GJBeat
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The GJBeat Episode 12
Three only children sat down for a podcast. And through some mix of miracle and sheer force of will. They did not fight to be the center of attention. It probably helps that only one of us is a Leo. And also that the Leo is very clear on the rules. Because maybe the Leo…
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The GJBeat Episode 13
When you work with “at-risk youth.” Children. Kids. The ones with the hard stories. The ones that have already racked up more to overcome in their first ten years, than I will in an entire lifetime. You do what you can to find ways to help them. Support them. Walk them through the overcoming. You…
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The GJBeat Episode 10
I’m gonna skip over some folks again. And then circle back. To get this out there now. Because it’s important to me. And this is my blog. And in my blog we focus on what is important to me. The others that I’m circling back to are important, too. It’s just. This one contains some…
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The GJBeat Episode 5
“Do snakes have ears?” I don’t know anything about snakes. If we’re friends on social media, you’ve probably seen the video of my Tiny Brazilian trying to convince a North Mountain rattlesnake to move off trail so we could pass. Because we had a challenge to do. And she was impeding progress. We never finished…
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The GJBeat Episode 8
When you live in the Roanoke area. You are required to take a photo on the ledge of McAfee Knob. McAfee’s Knob. MacAfee Knob. However you say it. You have to take a pic. It’s the law. But then you don’t ever have to go back again. If you don’t want. I’ve been forced up…