What if airlines really had to try hard to impress us? And had to get…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 170
Alex Honnold breaks down iconic rock climbing movie scenes (video)(Thanks, Torrey) Rose Torphy just became…
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The Ten Commandments Of Ski Rentals
These are thy skis. Thou shall see that they are your skis by the small…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 169
I love the music choice in this short film, about a couple of Muslim skateboarding…
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Lessons From Eight Years Of Writing An Adventure Blog
One afternoon last August, a delivery truck rolled up outside my house in Denver. Two…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 168
I’m a sucker for short films about kids on bikes doing wheelies (video) I just…
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Interview: Steve Casimiro On Telling Adventure Stories His Way For 30+ Years
NOTE: In 2018, I started recording interviews with creatives (writers, filmmakers, podcasters, photographers, editors, etc.)…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 167
“The grizzly bear on this continent is the one animal capable of reminding the most…
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We Salute You, Guy Wearing Shorts All Winter
Every year when temperatures drop and snow blankets our cities, North American cultures observe the…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 166
I caught this film at the Banff Mountain Film Festival last fall and am excited…
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Experience The Joy of Not Bringing The Noise
Here’s a crazy story: I spent four and a half hours outdoors alone the other…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 165
I am almost 100 percent sure that this quote is not actually from Winston Churchill,…
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Air Fresheners Based On Real Outdoor Odors
Because you know you want your car to smell like your weekend. —Brendan
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 164
A fascinating two-minute time-lapse flow motion portrait of Singapore (video): The most popular condiment in…
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Interview: Writer, Cyclist, Producer, and Artist Anna Brones
NOTE: In 2018, I started recording interviews with creatives (writers, filmmakers, podcasters, photographers, editors, etc.)…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 163
Please appreciate this math-based animated short film about Pi (video) If People Talked To Other…
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21 Things Nobody Ever Says While Skiing
“Yeah, today I’m skiing, but snowblades are my real passion” “You know what would make…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 162
You have probably never thought to yourself that Jaromir Jagr should travel to Ladakh to…
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Make 2019 The Year Of Maximum Enthusiasm
Note: I first wrote and published this post on December 29, 2011, calling it “Make…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 161
I spent 11 minutes watching Mark Rober design a glitter bomb/fart spray package to ruin…
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The Best Semi-Rad Adventure Charts of 2018
For the past couple years, I’ve drawn non-scientific charts and other doodles and posted them…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 160
“We need more reminders to sit, to relax, and enjoy the show.” (video) If this…
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A Simple Way To Write Your Own Ending To 2018
If you’re anything like most of us, another year ending means a lot of things:…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 159
New York City's obsessive bike-share rider-volunteers + 6 other links
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31 Things Skiing Can Teach Us About Life
"Don’t look at what you don’t want to hit" and 30 other valuable life lessons…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 158
A 2-minute short about a gift from a stranger (video): Chaz Hutton draws “Mascots for…
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Why Finish Lines Will Get You Every Time
I didn’t know why it happened. I was doing OK until the guy with the…
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