End on End

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Welcome to End On End.

Jason Dettbarn

This site is hosted by Jason Dettbarn — father of 3 girls (twins Zoey and Stella, plus their big sister – by 13 months – Lucy) and loving husband to his wife Melisa, who is an amazing science teacher. They currently live in Buffalo, NY, though they did spend 5+ years in Seattle, WA and almost 2 years in Rochester, NY, with two cross-country trips in between.

Jason is an aspiring Buddhist, web marketer and developer during the day, a foodie at night and on the weekend, and a tech fanatic 24/7.

This blog will document his journey as he explores Buddhism, technology, parenthood, and more.

Where to Start

(This list will be updated regularly.)

What’s With the Site Name?

End On End is a song (and compilation album) by Rites of Spring. I’ve always loved the lyrics, especially the first two lines:

I’ve had days of end on end Where nothing changed cause nothing began. Restless movement in an empty room, Gathering shadows of a darkened blue. And oh - it feels so strange - when it comes again. Cycles of end on end, edges begin to blend, time Following time, a pattern becomes defined. I had a feeling from end to end. Tried to catch it before it started again. Pushed it away to force a laugh, But inside I didn’t have the breath. And oh-it feels so strange - when it comes again. But I’ve got it now, I’ve got the rhythm down. Cycles of end on end. But if one wave stops, another begins. End on end on end on end on end on end on end on end on end on end on end on end on end on end on end on end.

Rites of Spring’s lyrics are heavily personal and focus (very often) on a theme of re-birth and finding one’s self. I’ve always been able to relate to that and the general idea of spring being a time of re-birth and renewal is supremely comforting. It could be due to the 30+ years of living through Buffalo winters, but I think the concept in general is something everyone can relate to in some manner.

I’ve used endonend as my online handle as far back as I can remember (mid to late 90s). My blog was originally hosted on end-on-end.com, which I started back in 2001. It existed in many formats, until I bought endonend.org and decided to re-focus my blogging efforts in this current format.

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This site is hosted my Media Temple and uses Octopress for the backend. I do occasionally post links to products on Amazon.com using my referral code. I thank you in advance, if you do choose to purchase something via my code, as it helps me keep this site running.

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