Through the Lens of an iPhone: Puerto Rico
For the Fourth Year in a Row I Received an Honorable Mention in the iPhone Photography Awards (2017)
The Time I Interviewed For A Job At JetBlue
So it happened. A little over a year ago. I had a couple of on-site interviews for a job at JetBlue. Given my intense love of JetBlue and my well known relationship with the airline as a customer, I decided against sharing it widely at the time, but it was a learning experience and one that... Continue Reading →
The Time JetBlue Gave Me Free Terra Blue Potato Chips For a Year
So this is how it started... I came across this article describing some social media craziness involving a man in the UK, who parlayed a rivalry between two mobile phone companies into the offer of free pizza for a year. So of course, knowing my relationship with JetBlue, I decided to be a bit funny and... Continue Reading →
The Time I Visited JetBlue Headquarters
As my friend Keith said, "The circle completes itself." When I started traveling and interacting with JetBlue on Twitter, I never intended nor thought my journey would take me here... and yet, nevertheless, this week had me heading to JetBlue's Long Island City headquarters to present to the crew members of JetBlue. I had the opportunity to... Continue Reading →
The Time I Presented On My Improbable Love Affair With JetBlue
When I had the opportunity to take the big stage at a recent conference and discuss my philosophy on life, I knew I had to talk about my relationship with JetBlue! And now you can see it, too. It was titled, "My Improbable Love Affair with JetBlue, and What it Can Teach You About Loving... Continue Reading →
#ACPA15 Presentation: My Improbable Love Affair… with JetBlue
I'm excited to take the stage once again to be presenting a PechaKucha style presentation at the 2015 National Convention of ACPA-College Student Educators International. Last year I did a more serious research-focused presentation and this year I'm going the fun and inspirational route. I'll post the video when it's available, but until then, enjoy... Continue Reading →
The Time Yahoo Travel Wrote An Article About JetBlue and Me
I was featured in a Yahoo Travel article highlighting some of my fun adventures with JetBlue. It's truly been a fun-filled amazing adventure... Link to Original Article Inside the Kooky (and Perk-Filled) World of a JetBlue Superfan Some people become fans of Star Wars or the Seahawks or Taylor Swift. But Paul Gordon Brown’s fandom has taken... Continue Reading →
iPhoneography Photos From My Travels, 2014 – Last Third
My travel at the end of 2014 slowed down a bit, but there were still many old friends to be seen and new friends to be made. Here's to another great year... All of the pictures are clickable if you want to enlarge them. Feel free to use them as you wish (with attribution). And,... Continue Reading →
SPOTLIGHT HigherEd #FollowFriday: @mi_good
If you want to follow someone who follows his heart and travels the world, Michael Anthony Goodman is the perfect add for your Follow Friday. Michael has a background in student affairs, but recently left his job in Indiana to head to China. He is an incredibly gifted writer who is able to give voice to... Continue Reading →
iPhoneography Photos From My Travels, 2014 – Second Third
My travels and iPhoneography continued this summer. I went to fewer, but more interesting places for picture taking. All the pictures are clickable if you want to enlarge them. Feel free to use them as you wish (with attribution). And, as I say every time I post, I am indebted to my friends who let me... Continue Reading →
The Time JetBlue Accepted My Virtual ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Who says you can't use social media for social good? I'm sure you're familiar with the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge by now. Wanting to challenge my JetBlue Twitter friends, I decided to do it with a twist. The VIRTUAL ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. It started with this: https://twitter.com/paulgordonbrown/status/501765339907366912 Marty St. George, Senior Vice President of... Continue Reading →
My iPhone Case That Everyone Wants
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS OLD AND THE CASE IS NO LINGER AVAILABLE. SAD FACE. A LOT of people compliment my iPhone case and ask me where I got it from. Literally, I get inquiries about it almost daily. So, given the interest, I wanted to share it with you all. I'm a minimalist when... Continue Reading →
iPhoneography Photos From My Travels, 2014 – First Third
My extreme travels have continued into 2014 and it's time for another photo update and commentary on the amazing places I have visited, food I have eaten, and people I have met. My photo installments from 2013 are here (1st half) and here (2nd half). Nearly all of this travel saw me flying on JetBlue, of course. (You're... Continue Reading →
How I Took 31 Trips, 65 Flights, and Traveled 95,279 Miles in 1 Year
This week marks the 1 year anniversary of my “travel binge.” When I began this journey, I felt a little lost and depressed. I needed a change of scenery. When I booked a flight to see my old friend Laura in Dallas last year, I didn’t expect it to turn into this. Being in a... Continue Reading →
iPhoneography Photos From My Travels, 2013 – Second Half
One year of EXTREME travel complete. I went through a transformation this year and decided to use the flexible (not necessarily free) time my PhD program afforded me to see the country. I've been lucky. Met amazing people. Had great conversations and experiences. Filled my soul. Below you will find a chronological journey through my... Continue Reading →
iPhoneography Photos From My Travels, 2013 – First Half
I've been traveling a LOT so far this year. Some of these trips have been for conferences, and speaking/consultation engagements, but some of them have been just for fun. One of the great parts about being a PhD student is that I have the flexibility to work from almost anywhere in the world. Life is... Continue Reading →
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