PinnedPublished inFiction by BJRJake and the ButtonThis is the first work of fiction I’ve “published” since I was in high school. Here goes nothing.Sep 29, 20191Sep 29, 20191
Stop the World I Want to Get OffA co-authored wrap up of our world tour in 2024.Dec 24, 20241Dec 24, 20241
Losing MomOn November 6th, 2024, my mom, Marianne Colvert Rollins, passed away at 92 years of age. She had suffered from dementia for years and…Dec 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024
Good Afternoon, VietnamWe spent a month in Vietnam, and it might take you a month to read this blog. Apologies for the length, and the weariness it may create: I…Dec 8, 2024Dec 8, 2024
Re-connecting to CambodiaIt had felt like I hadn’t had the physical or mental space to truly relax in the last three months before Cambodia, which is slightly…Nov 23, 2024Nov 23, 2024
Landing on Planet TokyoDespite Tokyo being only four days of our World Tour, it gets it’s own blog because I still cannot wrap my head around it. Having spent…Nov 10, 2024Nov 10, 2024
Immersion in the Adriatic and AegeanArriving in Croatia in late August changed everything. I felt better after my bout with COVID-19, I was happier, and the following week was…Nov 3, 2024Nov 3, 2024
BJR vs COVID part 3: CalifornicationFresh from our time in Alaska, despite wearing a mask, I must have contacted COVID-19 on the flight from Anchorage to San Jose, California…Oct 27, 2024Oct 27, 2024
The 49th EstateI returned to my birth state of Alaska in late July — the timing was driven by my 35th high school reunion, but the purpose was to show…Oct 24, 20241Oct 24, 20241
An Explosive Week in GuatemalaKim and I spent a week in Guatemala, very much in adventure tourist mode. Aug 10, 2024Aug 10, 2024
