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How to Savor: Exploring America's Top 5 Coffeeh...
James BonnerThe idea and engagement that coffeehouses provide for their community, beyond drinking coffee, is profound. I have a bittersweet relationship with coffee, I can’t drink...
How to Savor: Exploring America's Top 5 Coffeeh...
James BonnerThe idea and engagement that coffeehouses provide for their community, beyond drinking coffee, is profound. I have a bittersweet relationship with coffee, I can’t drink...
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Pioneering the Immersive Art Universe: My Time ...
James BonnerA few years after leaving Santa Fe for the first time, several friends of mine and I made a weekend trip to the city so that we could explore the House...
Pioneering the Immersive Art Universe: My Time ...
James BonnerA few years after leaving Santa Fe for the first time, several friends of mine and I made a weekend trip to the city so that we could explore the House...
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George & Me: Getting to Know George R. R. Martin
James Bonner…is a single screen movie theatre, called the Jean Cocteau. The cinema had been closed for some time, well before I even moved to Santa Fe, and while I was...
George & Me: Getting to Know George R. R. Martin
James Bonner…is a single screen movie theatre, called the Jean Cocteau. The cinema had been closed for some time, well before I even moved to Santa Fe, and while I was...
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A Depressive’s Guide to Not Letting Depression ...
James BonnerI am not vegan, a CrossFit junky, a freemason, or a yoga instructor, and I don’t sell supplements in a pyramid scheme (and it’s not really a pyramid scheme anyway…). I...
A Depressive’s Guide to Not Letting Depression ...
James BonnerI am not vegan, a CrossFit junky, a freemason, or a yoga instructor, and I don’t sell supplements in a pyramid scheme (and it’s not really a pyramid scheme anyway…). I...
Bonfire of the Vanities
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Embracing Change: My Experience Moving Across C...
James BonnerWhen I was 19, I was studying at the University of Texas at San Antonio, with a major in Psychology; I was working at Borders Books, Music, and Café, and...
Embracing Change: My Experience Moving Across C...
James BonnerWhen I was 19, I was studying at the University of Texas at San Antonio, with a major in Psychology; I was working at Borders Books, Music, and Café, and...
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Digital Transformation: How Social Media Reset ...
James BonnerI was getting breakfast at the Northern Pacific Beanery one morning—it’s really a cool spot, attached to the train depot in Livingston, the diner has served patrons since the early...
Digital Transformation: How Social Media Reset ...
James BonnerI was getting breakfast at the Northern Pacific Beanery one morning—it’s really a cool spot, attached to the train depot in Livingston, the diner has served patrons since the early...
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Unraveling Etiquette: Exploring the Decline of ...
James BonnerAmong the many, many things that I started to recognize was that certain traditions—my “cardinal prerequisites:” etiquette, self-respect, discipline, effort, accountability, and respect—act as a kind of an infrastructure for personal...
Unraveling Etiquette: Exploring the Decline of ...
James BonnerAmong the many, many things that I started to recognize was that certain traditions—my “cardinal prerequisites:” etiquette, self-respect, discipline, effort, accountability, and respect—act as a kind of an infrastructure for personal...
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Between Pages and Dreams: A Journey of Opening ...
James BonnerYou see although my passion is for writing I do love books. Books, for me, elicit a visceral response. The feel of-, the smell, even just being near books inspires...
Between Pages and Dreams: A Journey of Opening ...
James BonnerYou see although my passion is for writing I do love books. Books, for me, elicit a visceral response. The feel of-, the smell, even just being near books inspires...
Not All that Wander
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Santa Fe, New Mexico: A Southwestern Gem Unveil...
James BonnerFew people will ever move to a place sight unseen, without a job waiting for them, a place to stay, or someone they know; I’ve done it three times in...
Santa Fe, New Mexico: A Southwestern Gem Unveil...
James BonnerFew people will ever move to a place sight unseen, without a job waiting for them, a place to stay, or someone they know; I’ve done it three times in...
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A Day in Pagosa Springs, Colorado: A Travel Guide
James BonnerPagosa Springs, Colorado, is as much of a mountain town as a town can be, it was beautiful driving in from the south on highway 84, and then from 119,...
A Day in Pagosa Springs, Colorado: A Travel Guide
James BonnerPagosa Springs, Colorado, is as much of a mountain town as a town can be, it was beautiful driving in from the south on highway 84, and then from 119,...
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Uncovering Washington D.C.: History, Culture, a...
James BonnerI have always felt refreshed, rejuvenated when I’m walking around Washington, D.C., I don’t know what it is about the city, the downtown area especially. I can be giddy, like...
Uncovering Washington D.C.: History, Culture, a...
James BonnerI have always felt refreshed, rejuvenated when I’m walking around Washington, D.C., I don’t know what it is about the city, the downtown area especially. I can be giddy, like...
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New Orleans Weekend Getaway: the Unexpected, th...
James BonnerI don’t like to satiate drinking, I never have; not even in high school or college or while living in New York City when I was closing a bar down...
New Orleans Weekend Getaway: the Unexpected, th...
James BonnerI don’t like to satiate drinking, I never have; not even in high school or college or while living in New York City when I was closing a bar down...
I Will Admit, I Really Do Not Like To Cook
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Sip, Savor, and Soak in the Scenic Flavors of B...
James BonnerI didn’t know what to expect of Big Sky, Montana, I’ve heard only that it’s a resort town and that the entire town is more or less a private getaway...
Sip, Savor, and Soak in the Scenic Flavors of B...
James BonnerI didn’t know what to expect of Big Sky, Montana, I’ve heard only that it’s a resort town and that the entire town is more or less a private getaway...
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Saddle Up for this Experience: Dining at Santa ...
James BonnerI was sitting on the patio with my friends Dena and Stephanie, it was a gorgeous Santa Fe evening, the sun wasn’t quite setting but it wouldn’t be long; we...
Saddle Up for this Experience: Dining at Santa ...
James BonnerI was sitting on the patio with my friends Dena and Stephanie, it was a gorgeous Santa Fe evening, the sun wasn’t quite setting but it wouldn’t be long; we...
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Southern Comfort Food at its Finest: The Hungry...
James BonnerThe restaurant was dimly lit, tables were moved, beer was on ice—although I was much too young to be drinking—we always managed to sit front and center, the band, Morning,...
Southern Comfort Food at its Finest: The Hungry...
James BonnerThe restaurant was dimly lit, tables were moved, beer was on ice—although I was much too young to be drinking—we always managed to sit front and center, the band, Morning,...
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Savoring Bozeman's Hotel Baxter Gem: A Bacchus ...
James BonnerHotel Baxter, opened in 1929 on Bozeman, Montana’s now avant-garde Main Street, and is one of the most unmistakable buildings in Bozeman and, until the summer of 2020 the tallest...
Savoring Bozeman's Hotel Baxter Gem: A Bacchus ...
James BonnerHotel Baxter, opened in 1929 on Bozeman, Montana’s now avant-garde Main Street, and is one of the most unmistakable buildings in Bozeman and, until the summer of 2020 the tallest...
Musicophilia
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Harmonizing Histories: Unearthing My Journey w/...
James Bonner“That’s just the waves slamming against the topsides’ sound Don’t let the ever rolling motion go and get you down Don’t let it shake your steady thread cutting hand Keep...
Harmonizing Histories: Unearthing My Journey w/...
James Bonner“That’s just the waves slamming against the topsides’ sound Don’t let the ever rolling motion go and get you down Don’t let it shake your steady thread cutting hand Keep...
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Remembering the Musical Legacy: A Reflection on...
James BonnerThe last time that I was home, in the evening my family sat around the firepit outside, and my dad was playing Buffett’s newly released album, Songs You Don’t Know...
Remembering the Musical Legacy: A Reflection on...
James BonnerThe last time that I was home, in the evening my family sat around the firepit outside, and my dad was playing Buffett’s newly released album, Songs You Don’t Know...
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Andrew Bird's Sonic Symphony: A Deep Dive into ...
James BonnerHis shows seemed so artsy-fartsy, almost as if an artist had made life his medium, and then, in a stretch, pained himself to express his dissatisfaction through music. A musical...
Andrew Bird's Sonic Symphony: A Deep Dive into ...
James BonnerHis shows seemed so artsy-fartsy, almost as if an artist had made life his medium, and then, in a stretch, pained himself to express his dissatisfaction through music. A musical...
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Beirut Unleashed: A Harmonious Journey Through ...
James BonnerI first heard about the band, Beirut, by chance, and I can’t remember the circumstances exactly, but I never actually appreciated them until my sister, right after the Flying Club Cup album...
Beirut Unleashed: A Harmonious Journey Through ...
James BonnerI first heard about the band, Beirut, by chance, and I can’t remember the circumstances exactly, but I never actually appreciated them until my sister, right after the Flying Club Cup album...
Filmophilia
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Manifest: An NBC/Netflix Show That's Not Worth ...
James BonnerI watched every episode of every season. I was taken aback by how awful the Manifest was, and so I had to write about it, I originally posted this before...
Manifest: An NBC/Netflix Show That's Not Worth ...
James BonnerI watched every episode of every season. I was taken aback by how awful the Manifest was, and so I had to write about it, I originally posted this before...
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Jack Ryan: A Must Watch Amazon Original
James Bonner...still, the worse thing I can say about Jack Ryan on Amazon Video is, “Well Done!” Jack Ryan is a must watch. It’s a, “you must subscribe to Amazon Video...
Jack Ryan: A Must Watch Amazon Original
James Bonner...still, the worse thing I can say about Jack Ryan on Amazon Video is, “Well Done!” Jack Ryan is a must watch. It’s a, “you must subscribe to Amazon Video...
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Me Time: A Perfect Example of Why John Hamburg ...
James BonnerThere’s a movie that dropped on Netflix in August: Me Time. It stars Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg, and it really failed to please. The last few movies that Hart...
Me Time: A Perfect Example of Why John Hamburg ...
James BonnerThere’s a movie that dropped on Netflix in August: Me Time. It stars Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg, and it really failed to please. The last few movies that Hart...
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Solving the Mystery of 'Only Murders in the Bui...
James BonnerFor most of my life I have heard how great both Steve Martin and Martin Short are, and especially that of the global phenomena that is Steve Martin. I cannot...
Solving the Mystery of 'Only Murders in the Bui...
James BonnerFor most of my life I have heard how great both Steve Martin and Martin Short are, and especially that of the global phenomena that is Steve Martin. I cannot...
