Category: Traveling without moving

  • Wednesday’s in October suck….

    Organizing my thoughts has been a challenge in the last three months. We’ve experienced a rollercoaster of good and bad news, all seemingly happening simultaneously. Time has taken on a peculiar quality, playing tricks on my senses. As someone who thrives on events, this has put me at a disadvantage. Right now, time feels like…

  • Exit stage left

    Well I’ve started my exit procedure for the Arab games… So far I’m a little freaked, not that I’m leaving, but that they’ve taken all forms of identification that I can use to be recognized as a US citizen… I have no ID card and no passport in hand; since rule #1 when traveling internationally…

  • Brain Dump

    What to say, I’ve been at a loss for words recently and I’m not quite sure why… I’ve been busy as hell, but I just don’t have much to say I guess since its really just the same things I’ve been doing since I got back to the sandbox. It seems I have a routine,…

  • An epic story

    There’s something about this season that feels a little more epic than last. I started snowboarding last season and after an epic first season of riding at Cypress, Grouse, and Whistler, I hung up the board at the end of the season thinking I wasn’t going to get the time this year. So far I’ve…

  • The Car, or lack thereof

    I purchased my car in June of 2005 as a new start. My wife had left me, and the car I had been driving was covered in memories, both good and bad, that I wanted to leave behind. I traded that car in and got the first car I was truly comfortable in, a Subaru…

  • Another year another event

    I’ve been working on this event for the Zoo for the last 10 years. I got involved when I was first starting out at PNTA. Since then I’ve seen the event grow and evolve into one of the best events in Seattle, and arguably one of the best group of people I’ve ever worked with.…

  • Gods and Monsters

    I was having a discussion the other night about religion, not something I’m usually prone to do as I have some pretty radical views on how I think all religions should act.  One of the things that had me a little confused last night, was in my talking with someone I was told that even…

  • Weddings… why can’t I ever just attend one?

    A long time friend got married this weekend and it was a great ceremony.  The location was nice, the food was alright, the random attendees were friendly and the photographers seemed nice. In the build up to the event we got there early enough to help put some decorations, programs and flip flops together, yes…

  • Ten Rules for Being Human

    1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it’s yours to keep for the entire period. 2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life." 3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed"…

  • Weekend Upcoming

    I’m completely stoked about this weekend.  Today I pick up my press pass for the Seeds of Compassion conference that’s happening this weekend.  One of the special guests is His Holiness the Dalai Lama, someone who I admire and consider to be on of the most spiritual humans on the planet.  His messages of peace…