One Guy's Truth
Have you ever visited a place so wonderful that an urge came over you to just stay? Not, just stay for another day or two, but to stay forever? I have this feeling during most fantastic vacations. The first time I remember this occurring was when I was 10 years old, while on vacation with […]
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In 2006, my girlfriend and I were driving back from a skiing trip. During the car ride we dreamed aloud how it would be fun to live in a foreign country one day. In hindsight, I was probably just agreeing with her to sound equally impressive with grandiose plans for the future. The next day, […]
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In my opinion, good ideas do not just magically appear in your head. Good ideas are cultivated from the depths of our minds, the universe, or wherever the hell it is that ideas come from. 10 years ago, I was working as a Project Manager for the London 2012 Olympics. Working for the Program Controls […]
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In September of 2016, I attended a silent retreat in upstate New York for 7 full days. My phone was turned off and left in the car. I had no interaction with anyone other than hearing the facilitator talk for about 2 hours a day and hearing a couple of people ask questions for 1 […]
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If you’re thinking about proposing to someone in 2018, take it from a guy who has been married for close to 10 years…don’t. I mean, don’t forget the ring. And when I say “ring”, I don’t mean the shiny thing with a freaking huge diamond from some jewelry store you will never visit again, I […]
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Driving our truck, “Gringo”, today to get an oil change, it dawned on me that we have logged some serious mileage over the past 2.5 months. Looking at the oil change sticker in the upper left hand corner of our windshield, it was surprising to calculate that we were getting an oil change some 3 […]
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Leaving Banff was hard. You can spend a month there and touch very little of all the amazing trails, bodies of water, mountains and sights that the area has to offer. With that said, we were excited to get Tin E back in the shop in Spokane, fix the water tank and finally enjoy the […]
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Houston to Las Vegas to Spokane. When traveling for business, you probably wouldn’t be too excited about this route. When traveling with squirmy wormy Lil D, this route includes one too many flights. Imagine carrying something for over 6 hours that you can’t have touching the floor or leave the space of three airline seats. […]
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