When the earth beneath me starts to shake I reliably do two things - I run and I write. I don’t always do them right away, but I always...

I figured it was only appropriate to listen to Mr. Abbey’s, Desert Solitaire , while I made my way in the dark to Arches National Park....

Have you ever found yourself running out of words? Like, speechless? And I don’t mean you’ve used them all up, simply out of words; nor...

I am in Sin City, the town that goes out of its way to earn its nickname and then, outdo itself. Everything goes here. Here, everything...

It is odd how my blog, intended for the purposes of photography, was taken over by thoughts on running and thoughts while running. The...

Over the last two months, I have come into an awareness that I have too much stuff. Part of this could be the culmination of living in a...

Thoughts of this “race” have been rattling around in my head for two months now. I’m not sure why it has taken me so long to write down...

I am parked roadside, on the dustiest road I've seen in my recent outings. I think this is an ominous sign for tomorrow - this devil's...

"Are you anxious or excited? How are you feeling?" a question last night by the Sweet Wife. "I'm terrified." Sure the 'hay' is in the...

I started walking. Then, I tried running. Last year, I signed myself up for a 5k. All the while, my left ankle seemed to be doing well. I...

I bought clippers to cut my own hair. At the time I lived in Redlands, California, renting a two-bedroom house while working as an...

“What are your strengths?” It’s a trite interview question, usually one which the interviewee is prepared to knock out of the park. We’re...

In high school, I had a friend who could backflip off anything. By anything I mean any height. The highest I witnessed was him standing...

I speak Spanish, but not well. I made arrangements over the phone with my friend Victor, who speaks Spanish well, but English is no...

I don't spend much time at skate parks. First, I don't skate. As a young lad I had a skateboard, but no park or imagination. Second, I'm...

I have returned to Tofino. For me, it is more of a sporadic migration. I've heard that smart people are beginning to believe that birds...

We’re here, hundreds of us milling about, on this concrete circle. It’s a circle big enough on which to turn a vehicle around, but not...

I went to bed thinking I'd do a hike, like a real one, with elevation and boots and snow paraphernalia and such. After summiting Mt....

It is Date Day. The capitalization of it makes it seem more routine, formal. It isn't. Dates with the significant other aren't easy to...

I started tinkering on this here website at about 8 o'clock last night. The tinkering became heavy-handed and I unintentionally deleted...