I was listening to an older episode of the Rich Roll podcast recently with Michael Easter, author of the excellent bestselling book The Comfort Crisis (<–affiliate link). Early in the podcast Easter said something that resonated with me in many...
Envy. (noun) “a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck.” It turns out this undesirable emotion has evolutionary origins and came about for a pretty good reason. It’s basically a survival mechanism, a way to motivate ourselves. ...
If you’re like most, your job is a source of stress. Actually it’s probably the leading source of stress: According to the Center for Disease Control/National Institute on Occupational Safety & Health, the workplace is the number one cause of...
Last week the original battery in my Subaru Outback finally died. It lasted a whopping 8.5 years which is amazing. I of course drive way less than the average American and only have 51k miles on an almost nine year...
I track my annual cycling, running, hiking, and paddling miles on the right rail of this blog. A significant portion of my readership comes to my blog for content related to health and fitness and my goal in showing my...
As I ran down the path between apartment buildings I waited to be assaulted with the usual smell of marijuana smoke. Sure enough it appeared, as strong and dense as ever. Even at 6:15 in the morning. I was on...
My father died from cancer when I was only 18. Soon after that my grandma from my mothers side developed Alzheimer’s disease and rapidly decayed both mentally and physically. After 4 years of a miserable low income nursing home in...
Would you take financial advice from a member of Pink Floyd? Well, maybe not direct financial advice, but how about sage advice that directly affects how you think about money? Recently I was watching a documentary about the Pink Floyd...
Who are you? If you’re like me you are a work in progress. I’m nothing like the person I was in my younger years. Back then I was a functional alcoholic, obese, and kind of a hot mess. Sure, some...
A few days ago I was on mile 5 of a super early morning run. I don’t like running at 5:30 in the morning, but summers in the D.C. region often make it the best option. With a forecast for...
A while back I was perusing a popular mountaineering forum website and read a post that piqued my interest. The author of the post had recently started on a quest to climb the 58 mountains in Colorado called the 14ers...
In 2021 as covid vaccines rolled out the cycling group rides and races that are such an important part of my life came back. While this provided a huge boost to my moral and my training, I also got some...
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2024 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5022 Miles
Running: 314 Miles
Hiking: 46 Miles
Paddling: 86 Miles
Climbing Days: 1
2023 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5400 Miles
Running: 472 Miles
Hiking: 37 Miles
Paddling: 96 Miles
Climbing Days: 6
2022 Activity Tracker
Cycling: 5408 Miles
Running: 321 Miles
Hiking: 43 Miles
Paddling: 40 Miles
Climbing Days: 7
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