A Bike Ride Across America
[NOTE: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I started it, I’ve been fortunate to get to do…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 222
I can’t imagine how much time/effort it took to create this video but it asks almost nothing of the viewer and provides fun (video)…
“No Friends On A Powder Day,” But For Other Times In Your Life
You’ve heard the saying “No friends on a powder day,” so you know that it means “Sorry, everyone, my primary focus when the snow…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 221
A fun and super-scenic short about mountain biking in Newfoundland: (video) Great story in Sports Illustrated (!) about Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison’s…
How To Show Up
I looked at the menu at a booth in Morg’s, a diner in Waterloo, Iowa, on a cold morning this past January, sure of…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 220
If you have 60 seconds for something cute and goofy and oddly touching, please enjoy “Dinosaurs Fall In Love.” (video) The Pudding analyzed 30,000…
6 Charts About Weather
More charts like this on my Instagram and in my book, Chart Imitates Life. —Brendan
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 219
Herman Hoops, battling cancer and hauling five oxygen tanks with him, takes one last river trip through Desolation Canyon, and reflects on a lifetime…
Winter Running Tips For Masochists
Winter is the prime season for lots of fun activities: skiing, snowboarding, ice climbing, ice skating, curling, and sledding among them. But you’d rather…
CHARTS + ILLUSTRATIONS
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