Ever since college, there's been this idea that I've just been STUCK on, and this is my 12,825th attempt to express it.
Category: Because I Want To
A Tale of a Lost Bo, a War of Pennies, and Blue Hair
D.C. was a blast, but there was a tragedy, then there was so many boards broken and hair that turned blue! Oh my Stars and Garters you gotta check this one out!
Planes, Trains, and Ubers. Oh, My!
A few weeks ago (already, where does the time go,) I was happily sitting in the Chicago airport, waiting patiently for my flights to get rolling, and for a great weekend in DC. I was heading to the U.S. Capitol Classics/China Open and I was PUMPED. I'd never been and I'd only ever heard great …
Try That Again…
We all have the canned answers. Sometimes, they aren't quite good enough.
Driving, Karate, and Travel, Oh my!
Last we saw the intrepid hero (me). I had just gotten back from Quebec (and here's the review!) and was a little razzed out from a phenomenal weekend with great people and a whole lot of martial arts. But wait, the fun didn't stop there. For the next two weeks all I did was drive …
Flip the Coin: Sacrifice and Payoff
There's a movie, The Razor's Edge that boils down to, essentially the statement living a good life is as hard as walking a razor's edge. Also, it shows Bill Murray in a different type of role. Think Meatballs but with philosophy and World War 1. It's a great film, and I only ever saw it …
Something, something, PASSION
The importance of heroes, change, and unlimited hustle. Also a cat picture.
Sisyphus and Snow
It's been some time. Despite the nagging voice in the back of my mind, consistently and insistently demanding me to write something on the blog. I desisted. I felt there was something better coming. Something actually worthwhile to write about. There were times I almost gave in, times I almost threw up another post of …
Here’s What I Want: Thoughts on Expectations
The thing about expectations is that they are oftentimes mired, for me anyway, in some really ridiculous premises. For example. I had an expectation to create a brand-new space in a new building working with two different groups of people, a landlord, several employees, and a small army of contractors and workmen, in two weeks. …
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Endeavors and Deep Dives
It's been a hectic month. Between the upcoming move, yearly picnic, tournament, and all the 10,000 other details that have popped up in the last 20 days, every day is a blur of need and demand. Mix it with a fair amount of panic and caffeine and it all blends together into a kaleidoscopic seizure …
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