Joshua Gibbs

What LEGO Taught Me About Life

“I had a lot of LEGO as a child, as did my friends, and we all knew there were two kinds of blocks: “regulars” and “specials.” Regulars were the kind of blocks you used to build a wall, a floor, a hull, a wing, a fuselage, or a roof. Most were solid, symmetrical, and theyContinue reading “What LEGO Taught Me About Life”

Proverbial, Episode 124: Not My First Rodeo

The latest episode of Proverbial is devoted to the saying, “There’s more than one way to skin a cat,” which I think one of the most misunderstood aphorisms that pretty much everybody’s heard. Download the latest show here.

Mobile Order For The Nouveau Riche

We need to get that “The rent is too damn high” fellow back and send him after Starbucks.

New Episode of Proverbial Is Available Now

After a two month hiatus, Proverbial is back. Episode 123: Letting The Water Hold Me Down is available now.

About The Barbie Movie

“The film’s greatest contradictions concern motherhood. Barbie wants motherhood to be noble, but not more noble than a swinging single life, which is to say that it doesn’t matter what women choose as long as they choose it for shallow reasons.” -from A Few Stray Thoughts on the Barbie Movie

Book Signing In Concord, NC

I will be at Goldberry Books in Concord, NC on the evening of August 10 to do a little reading, a little Q&A, and to sign copies of Love What Lasts (or any other objects upon which you prefer my signature). If you’re in the area, or care to drive, fly, or sail to theContinue reading “Book Signing In Concord, NC”

Didn’t Think I Was The Type

When I think of the summer of 2022, I think of oysters, Seinfeld, Thomas Kosmala No. 4, and Eugene Vodolazkin’s The Aviator. When I think of the summer of 2023, I’m pretty sure I’m going to think of George Jones. I never figured I was the sort of person to get into country music, butContinue reading “Didn’t Think I Was The Type”

Views: Gibbs In Monument Valley

Views: Gibbs In Arches National Park, Utah

News When I Travel

I am presently on a month long road trip. I have thus far driven from Richmond to Pullman, Washington. Tomorrow, I will sleep in Salt Lake City. The night after that, Denver. Then Moab, San Francisco, and Palm Springs. I brought three CD wallets on the trip, but when I’m alone in the car, IContinue reading “News When I Travel”