By jcoyne on August 5, 2014
Love, let’s get that word out of the way. Life proves to us all how cruel it can be time and time again. Loss so unexpected points out the preciousness of today. This circle of understanding spins endlessly. Relationships bring hope of betterment. Mountains are climbed and valleys are explored. But we can still fall […]
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By jcoyne on July 24, 2014
Some call it empathy or emotional intelligence. Ah, but that is beyond the point. The one fella who hesitantly put out a story that was reluctantly a redacted experience really didn’t understand the point of putting out the truth until a few characters went beyond their story to inspire what really has been desired to […]
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By jcoyne on December 18, 2013
We awake infinite milliseconds apart wondering why we missed the same view of the sunrise. Angles of perspective and interpretation separate our understanding of the beginning of a day. If one day can be so misconstrued, how then do we look back on a year that is not yet finished? We’ll come back to that […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged paper campfire, Wild Harmony |
By jcoyne on September 11, 2013
Construction workers pulled up a spire that will take the height of One World Trade Center in New York City to 1,776 feet. Maybe this move will allow the world to find closure in the loss of the previous twin towers. We all know people or of people who will never be the same after […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged 2013, Live today |
By jcoyne on February 4, 2013
We learn from mistakes and grow from experience. A friend of the Open Door Rapport reiterated the importance of keeping this thing going. What is this and why spend time writing and talking on the internet? Because, it’s possible. Since its founding, some twelve months ago, people have come together to share conversation, song, and […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged America, cleveland, expectations, freedom, inspiration, life, love, open door rapport, paper campfire |
By jcoyne on December 19, 2012
Whether it be a mission statement or something along another category lines that explains what something is and more importantly, what it can be. Paper Campfire is going to be a printed magazine newspaper to be released in 2013 that will cover topics outlined in various blogs, http://PaperCampfire.com, and other authors who feel that they […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged america is not the greatest country anymore, civic journalism, ideas, inspiration, newsroom, now, paper campfire, scent of a woman, the future |
By jcoyne on December 17, 2012
Not quite, That’s what I believe, but the sentiment is the same when it comes to discussion on zombies, social media, and Paper Campfire magazine. Check out the details on http://PaperCampfire.com
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Posted in Thoughts, Uncategorized | Tagged joe rogan, paper campfire, podcast, social media, that's what i believe, zombies |
By jcoyne on December 12, 2012
Jim sits down with Jerry Gaff and Tom Hitt at the Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse for some conversation on music, documentaries, social media, and play some songs against the sounds of cappuccino and espresso makers. Gaff leads at the beginning, followed by Hitt about midway into the recording after discussing live performances and “off the […]
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged 2012 election, Automatic groove, Erie music, Frank Marzano, japan while i'm sleeping, Jerry Gaff, Lincoln, paper campfire, Presque Isle Gallery Coffeehouse, Team of Rivals, that's what i believe podcast, Tom Hitt, Tom Weber, Troubadour Blues |
By jcoyne on November 26, 2012
“Have you ever shot a charging lion?” This tour guide I once met while driving from an olive plantation in the country-side of South Africa talked of encounters with lions. Of course the quote is from Midnight in Paris by the actor portraying Ernest Hemingway. There are many animal rehabilitation facilities in South Africa, as well […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged Ernest Hemingway, hemp protein, kale shake, lions, South Africa |
By jcoyne on November 14, 2012
Jim sits down with Jeff the biologist to discuss some travel along with communicating science after dissecting streaking as a general experience along with other uncomfortable situations. Also covered: anecdotes from South Africa, optioning the podcast into a major motion picture, and the fallacy of bear management in Yellowstone. Link to Will Smith talk referenced in […]
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged bears, conversation, elk, learning, lions, science, South Africa, streaking, that's what i believe podcast, wolves, Yellowstone |
By jcoyne on November 10, 2012
The projected cost from all the 2012 elections according to opensecrets.org is $5,803,829,964. Of that, approximately $2 billion went into the presidential race. Yea, it’s a lot. These people who so desperately fought for their seats said whatever it took to get elected regardless of whether it was something they believed in. The government in […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged 2012 election results |
By jcoyne on September 5, 2012
The tops of distant mountains were beginning to catch reddish orange light of the dusk sun that still illuminated the arid landscape between the two-lane highway and the rocks that were unexpectedly huge compared to the salt flats of northwestern Utah. The road finally was free of any traffic and for hundreds of miles there […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged Big Dome, El Capitan, Nevada, systems, Yosemite, Yosemite Valley |
By jcoyne on August 30, 2012
Democrat James Carville and Republican Mary Matalin have chosen to drink through the 2012 election. The married couple satirically state there is not much more to do. The disillusionment with politics is nothing new in America. This year is far worse than the previous six elections. The President’s quote on government spending for the national […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged election 2012, open door rapport, that's what i believe podcast |
By jcoyne on August 25, 2012
The rental car’s tires melted outside of Houston. Bats swarmed under a bridge and over treelines in Austin. A Texan prison guard warned of imminent danger in New Orleans. Hundreds of new border patrol vehicles sit collecting dust in parking lots along the highway while 1991 Chevys rush across interstate ten with hunched over Mexicans […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged Alamo, Arizona, Austin, Deming, El Paso, Houston, Interstate-10, Louisiana, Moon, Neil Armstrong, New Mexico, New Orleans, Texas |
By jcoyne on August 10, 2012
Ambition to succeed. “The global playground is vast and full of opportunity. Every second of every day has something new for each one of us. The capitalistic system is great for some people. The problem is that many of us do not know what we want. Joy cometh to those who do know. All walks […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged book tour, jim a. coyne, Wild Harmony |
By jcoyne on August 5, 2012
On the Road is Jack Kerouac’s story. At least the original scroll is. Written under duress in a three week period on one sheet of continuous paper, On the Road soon met the publishing companies and lawyers who felt certain words and names were too much for the public to handle. Walter Salles, the billionaire […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged city lights, francis ford coppola, Jack Kerouac, On the road, san francisco, the beat museum, the beats, walter salles |
By jcoyne on July 30, 2012
Sugar gliders, 7 breeds of small dogs, attacked by another dog and then finally relieved to learn that the neighbors own a howling beagle in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Wild Harmony in Steamboat Springs for a short while. The on the road book tour continues to Salt Lake City in a few days then San Francisco to get […]
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By jcoyne on July 22, 2012
A writer used to write and be picked up by those people who knew how to get books to people who enjoy to read. Now, everyone’s a writer, everyone’s a critic. The world learns news through 160 character messages and pixilated photos that circulate through the internet. Great events still unfold day in and day […]
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged Ernest Hemingway, fight club, freedom, Jack Kerouac, On the road, progress, success, that's what i believe, the american dream, the purple land, the sun also rises, Wild Harmony |
By jcoyne on July 20, 2012
I misspelled Christopher McCandless’ name. His name often came to mind when ever I would be walking down the center of roads in Yellowstone keeping cars moving while people struggled to capture the wild beasts from their point and shoot cameras. Chris changed his name. He became something else. A disguise? An alter ego? Someone […]
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By jcoyne on July 18, 2012
Almost thirty states await some story telling and bookstores with frequently visiting readers. Phenomenal capacity to make it happen if everyone works together.
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By jcoyne on July 16, 2012
The boys enjoy a visit to Presque Isle beach with JoEllen Marsh, returning guest from the documentary film “Donor Unknown,” to talk masculinity and gender stereotypes. We’re surrounded by them from cradle to grave—we debate the best ways to deal with them.
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged aggressiveness, athleticism, brutishness, burliness, chest pounding, dominance, flamboyance, gender, hormonal pills, hormones, Joe Ehrmann, manliness, masculinity, peer pressure, pressure, self-esteem, sports, steroids, strong and silent type |
By jcoyne on July 12, 2012
Jim talks on the book tour, reads an excerpt of Wild Harmony and discusses with Kevin and Nate a series of systems thinking that could further define Wild Harmony. Where can podcasts and conversations take us in these coming years when ideas are many and actionable plans are few? Reminder: Sunday, December 16th at Presque […]
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged 2012, avon lake power plant, college atmosphere, college spending, incarnates, On the road, road trip, scams, systems thinking, that's what i believe, Wild Harmony |
By jcoyne on July 9, 2012
Jim and Tom sit down with Rahul to discuss uncertainty. From the streets of India to Erie, PA, Rahul tells of those who have made it, those who tried and failed, and those who just do not know where they are or where they are going.
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged American Dream, appreciation, Bangalore, brain drain, con artists, global playground, India, opportunity, uncertainty |
By jcoyne on July 2, 2012
Jim and Tom sit down with Max for a conversation about patriotism today. How can we best serve our country? Probably not by filling up the interweb with our hot air. But is it much different to write our congressmen? *Please dismiss the comment at the end about Rahul coming on in two weeks. He’s […]
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged armed forces, Benjamin Franklin, bumper stickers, Captain America, George Washington, ID4, Independence Day, military, OWS, Pat Tillman, patriotism, Ralph Nader, Support the Troops, The Avengers, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. foreign policy, USA |
By jcoyne on June 24, 2012
Jim and Tom sit down with a returning guest (Richard) and a first-timer (Whitney) to discuss the wilderness. What can we learn from the Great Wide Open? Is Yellowstone Park a preserve or a performance? Does a cost/benefit analysis favor strip malls over wooded areas? We flirt with answers.
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged 9 to 5, adventure, adventure tourism, Allegheny National Forest, camping, Captain Ron, city planning, community, control, convenience, curiosity, death, dehydration, earth science, ecology, ecosystem, education, elbow room, environmental engineering, Ernest Hemingway, extreme running, fear, federal land, fire from ice, fishing, hard science, hardship, hobbit holes, Hundertwasser, Jim Morrison, John Muir, Life After People, Midnight in Paris, national parks, naturalism, Niagara Falls, parenting, park ranger, park service, Planet Earth, strip malls, Teddy Roosevelt, The Edge, theory and practice, urban design, vacation, waste, Wild Harmony, wilderness, Woody Allen, Yellowstone |
By jcoyne on June 18, 2012
What are you pretty good at? What is it you enjoy doing? There could be a whole list of activities, hobbies, professions, whatever we call them, that we excel at or at the very least feel accomplished after doing them. Satisfaction often leads to happiness and can come from some of the simplest actions. When […]
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Posted in Thoughts | Tagged 2012 presidential election, bob dylan playboy 1966, esteem, Mitt Romney, President Obama, ten thousand hours |
By jcoyne on June 18, 2012
Tom, Jim, and Becky talk about stuff (possessions, things, shoes, desks, awls, salad spinners). All this stuff, is it necessary? Or is it simply what we want to have? Would it be 30 pairs of shoes or 30 pair of shoe? We are consuming 1.5 planets.
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged 1.5 planet, awls, cobblers, looting, operation mayhem, possessions, shoes, sims, spending, stuff, that's what i believe, women shopping |
By jcoyne on June 11, 2012
Jim and Tom sit down with musical guest Tommy Link, an Erie-area musician and singer-songwriter. We talk about gigging, pop music, and old school rock, among other things.
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged "oldies", Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, collaboration, downloads, Dylanesque, ethical dilemmas, favors, gigging, gigs, heckling, intellectual property, music, pop music, prog rock, radio, Regina Spektor, rock, songwriting, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, timelessness, Tom Petty, xkcd |
By jcoyne on June 4, 2012
Jim and Tom sit down with Caroline, a friend of Tom’s and current master’s student in media studies at the New School, for a conversation about nostalgia and memory. Spoilers about the season one finale of “Mad Men” at around the 2 minute mark… if you care, skip to 4:00!
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged accessibility, artificiality, Christopher Hitchens, communication, illusion, Kevin Smith, Mad Men, Media, memories, memory, New School, nostalgia, photographers, photography, spoilers, Stand By Me, weddings |
By jcoyne on May 28, 2012
Jim and Tom sit down for a conversation with Patrick, the creative consultant for the naming of this website.
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Posted in That's what I believe | Tagged Atlanta, Emotional intelligence, interested, New York City, relationships, sales, situational awareness, Spain, stolen cars, support, systems thinking, the drop by, transference, travel |
