Lunch Bag Stories

Where Life, Art & Word Collide

A Boy and His Dog
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

A Boy and His Dog

Recently, a friend of mine shared photos of his son on a fishing expedition in Montana. The scenery was beautiful, the happy smiles were infectious, but there was one photo that caught my eye: Cam standing on the front of his boat with his dog napping in the sun. There is something about A Boy and His Dog

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Encanto
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

Encanto

The expectations of home. And yes, we talk about the Bruno.

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An Invitation Home
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

An Invitation Home

A friend of mine is truly a Son of Norway, and he lives Bloomington. He is proud of his Norwegian heritage, though he’s lived his whole life in this Norwegian annex called Minnesota. We recently spoke about his efforts to connect his past and present. This is his story. An invitation to come home.

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In Search of Woosa
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

In Search of Woosa

A stroll thru the Florida Keys and South Beach in search of seafood, sun, and a smile.

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Capital Expression
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

Capital Expression

For Better or worse, Washington DC is unlike any city in the U.S.A. Baltimore and Georgetown too. And perhaps, that’s the way it should be.

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Gridiron Gratitude
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

Gridiron Gratitude

More than the end of a season. A look back at a youth football experience.

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Art Day
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

Art Day

Friday September 3rd was the first day of 5th grade art class, and Morgan said, “draw me something ‘artsy’ and fun”. It had me thinking about art class in school, more over, how we talk about art class relative to other classes in school

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Fall Returns 2021
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

Fall Returns 2021

The Fall returns and with it comes soaked in nostalgia, family, homecoming and of course, football. On this day, I take a peak back at some of the images and art of football in Fall

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Summer Camp Rules!
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

Summer Camp Rules!

It is one of my favorite memories as kid, that week each summer when I would head to Big Sandy Lake in McGregor MN for camp.

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Building Manolo
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

Building Manolo

It is often said “A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words”. That’s a lot of words! So skip the words and see how I build a lunch bag. In this case, building Manolo!

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Finding Mulan
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

Finding Mulan

When Life, Art, Words and Lunch Bags Collide Perfectly: impressions from the Disney movie Mulan as first shared on “A Purposeful Pop Life”

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September 11 Forever
Bradley Smith Bradley Smith

September 11 Forever

Full, empty and altered hearts share words of wounds, and hopes today. Stories and images that chronicle the families and individuals who perished, and those who survived September 11, 2001. From the moments of silence, to the reading of names, event across the US stir memories, drawing tears, in remembrance of the lives lost twenty years ago.

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