HeyJaredI Travel With Bananas
Peeling back the bananas of Life with curiosity, humor, appreciation, and a little grief. I am a Leo. I enjoy long walks in the wood. My love language is metaphor.
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- Sep 27, 2026
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In Honor of Fred (opens the original)
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I had a different piece scheduled to post on Substack for this morning and it just wasn’t sitting well with me over the last few days. I felt it needed more work, more than I had time for, while on this road trip through California. I set it to schedule anyways, telling myself that I don’t have to be in love with everything I publish.I woke up at four this morning, after very little sleep, and Tonnta by Amble was playing in my head. The sweet musicality of an Irish jig holds simple, repetitive l
Repost: My Mom Hates LeBron James (opens the original)
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My Mom Hates LeBron James15 random thoughts, lyrics, quotes that want to grow up to be writing promptsAly BuechlerMay 22, 2025<img alt="" class="
Those Adhesive Little Strands (opens the original)
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You can be callousYou can be hurt, or you can be pissedYou can put meaning to meaninglessnessAnd have a quick lunchAnd there ain’t no goddamn way I’m going home without you nowThere ain’t no time to waste, there’s nothing left to talk about‘Cause people force your hand, then let you stand there with your pants down on the groundJust like a clown‘Cause the wolves are out, and they’re vicious nowBut there ain’t no goddamn way IR
Little Gems I Sent My Phone This Week (opens the original)
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Happy Thursday, Party People!I was criticizing myself at the end of last week, for getting too tasky. I was saying things to myself like, “You didn’t even write on Friday!”This is when proof is a good thing to have. #’s 2-10 were all sent to my phone, with a writer’s intention, on no other day than Friday. AND I THOUGHT I DIDN’T WRITE ON FRIDAY!Just goes to show you, sometimes we each are narrowminded and completely full of shit!On that lovely note, here we go…<st
People, Operations, Visuals, & The Experience of God (opens the original)
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“I am fundamentally okay because I know the world is always changing and I am always changing; changing with it and because of it.”<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="340.37854889589903" src="https://substackcdn
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