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Hitting A Wall In Zion
by[all photos by Matty Van Biene] [NOTE: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I started it, I’ve…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 235
byKip’s plan to do the Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim in the Grand Canyon got postponed because of Covid, so he did it in his garage instead and…
Zen And The Act Of Washing Dishes
by—Brendan Thanks for reading. If you’d like to help keep Semi-Rad going, forward this piece to someone who’d like it,…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 234
bySuper fun five-minute video about Antarctica’s Union Glacier Camp, where they not only launch climbing expeditions on Mt. VInson, but also have a legit-looking…
Adopting A Pet: Should You Get A Dog Or A Grizzly Bear?
byIf you’ve been thinking about adopting a pet, you’ve probably asked yourself: would I like having a dog around the house, or would I…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 233
byA fun 3-minute edit of a trip on the Teton Crest Trail, set to audio from an Ansel Adams interview. (video) “For 32 years,…
How To Win When There’s No Finish Line
by[If you’re interested in the “One Day At A…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 232
by“Learning to love yourself is when you begin to appreciate you. I mean, we ain’t all got to be doctors and astronauts.” —a line…
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Fear And Groaning At The Hellbender 100
by[photo by White Blaze Productions] [NOTE: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I started it, I’ve been…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 231
by9th Wonder breaks down three songs he sampled to make one beat for Kendrick Lamar’s Damn. album (video) Fantastic photos of a 700km trip…
An Illustrated Story About Anxiety
by—Brendan Thanks for reading. If you’d like to help keep Semi-Rad going, forward this piece…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 230
by“What uncontrollable situation could we swirl around him? What if we made a fake corporation, with a series of fake emails, and put him…
Adventure Book Titles That Describe Your Self-Quarantine
byIf you’re familiar with the Barkley Marathons at all (perhaps via one of the great documentaries about it), you might remember this entertaining fact:…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 229
byYou will probably enjoy Wes Tank rapping Dr. Seuss’s “The Lorax” over the Dr. Dre beats for Still D.R.E., California Love, and Lil Ghetto…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 228
byI did not think I would ever find myself recommending a 15-minute documentary about “The Academy Awards of Quilting,” but I am, and strongly,…
My 2020 Social Distancing vs. The Winter 1967 Denali Expedition Snow Cave Bivy
byOver the past few weeks of adjusting to the gradually shrinking new realities of not traveling, then not going to restaurants or coffee shops…
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Friday Inspiration, Vol. 227
by[get Friday Inspiration posts in your inbox by subscribing here (and get a free ebook!) ] I can’t find the words to say…
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Traversing The Sangre de Cristo Range
by[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 some…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 226
by“I just love dealing with books. You know, why wouldn’t you want to work with something you love? If I didn’t make any money…
A Bicycle Crash
byIn my memory of the house, which is from when I was much smaller, the retaining wall was always around three feet high. But…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 225
by[get Friday Inspiration posts in your inbox by subscribing here (and get a free ebook!) ] I love imagining where the idea for…
A New, Almost Completely Unrealistic Multi-tool Design
byWith all due respect to the makers of real and useful multi-tools, and with no constraints of what would actually fit in a multi-tool,…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 224
byAfter I first watched this video last week I thought it was too weird for my Friday Inspiration post, but then I watched it…
Should You Do It In Jeans?
byThe bumper stickers about politicians skiing in jeans were first created more than a decade ago, but skiing in jeans has a much longer…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 223
by“My wife is very angry at me” —Jayesh Kale, who has collected 2,371 old cell phones and keeps them everywhere in his house (video)…
A Bike Ride Across America
by[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…