Author Archives: JR

Two years ago today, a girl with bottomless blue eyes and dimples that frame a beautiful smile laid next to me on a tiny bed in her room in Richmond, and giggled when I suggested we change our Facebook relationship … Continue reading →

It’s been a rough year. I’ve lost a lot, and most of it is my own doing. I’ve made mistakes. Lots of mistakes. I carry a lot of secrets and regrets right now, and I’m not sure how much longer … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we had to say goodbye to Lacey, and it was one of, if not the saddest days of my life.

I’m trying not to fill this new incarnation of my blog with whiny personal existential rants, but… Jenn and I have broken up. It was a very hard thing for me to do, made much harder by the way she … Continue reading →

There’s been a direct correlation between Twitter’s increasing popularity and my frustration at having a common name. You may or may not be aware that there is a basketball player also named JR Smith. He plays for the Denver Nuggets. … Continue reading →

I was asked at lunch today to guess at how much money I spend on domain names a month. I wasn’t sure. I spent some time just now doing some rough calculations, and here’s what I found:

What was once jrsmith.net, then blog.jrsmith.net, then jrsmith.net/blog – amazing variety and creativity, I know – is now it’s just you and me. I’ve moved my blog to this domain for several reasons: I needed to make some use out … Continue reading →

Time marches on. There’s no fighting it. With time comes change, and evolution, and death and birth. This blog is not an exception. Changes in theme, evolution of WordPress, death of topics and the constant gestation, birth and abandonment of … Continue reading →