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10 Semi-Rad illustrations from 2020
ADVENTURE, CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS, HUMORDecember 17, 2020<December 15, 2020

The Best Semi-Rad Illustrations Of 2020

by brendan

’Tis the season for the grand holiday tradition of looking back on all the fun stuff we’ve done in 2020 and gathering up the…

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To-Do List Vs. To-Procrastinate List
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONSDecember 14, 2020<February 8, 2021

To-Do List Vs. To-Procrastinate List

by brendan

Monday Motivation (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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screen capture from You And The Thing That You Love
FRIDAY INSPIRATIONDecember 11, 2020<December 10, 2020

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 264

by brendan

This is not only an incredible story, but an incredible film about an incredible story. If you don’t have 11.5 minutes to watch this…

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handwritten haiku on post-it note: I had plans, but sure, OK then, I guess not
HUMORDecember 10, 2020<December 9, 2020

20 Haiku About 2020

by brendan

20 Haiku, written on Post-it notes, inspired by the weirdest year of many of our lives

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Methods Of Snow Travel, By Amount Of Fun
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONSDecember 4, 2020<February 8, 2021

Methods Of Snow Travel, By Amount Of Fun

by brendan

this is not a chart about whether snowshoeing is fun; it’s a chart about postholing (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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screen capture from soul deep
FRIDAY INSPIRATIONDecember 4, 2020<December 3, 2020

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 263

by brendan

Wow, this is a fun and thoughtful film about the nonprofit climbing gym Memphis Rox and photojournalist Malik Martin (video) I am in awe…

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12 FAVORITE ADVENTURES, RUNNING, ULTRARUNNINGDecember 3, 2020<December 2, 2020

The Year Of Making Your Own Fun Run

by brendan

     [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…

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CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONSNovember 29, 2020<February 8, 2021

Hand Turkey And Some Other Hand Animals

by brendan

  (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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screen capture from TEMPO
FRIDAY INSPIRATIONNovember 27, 2020<November 25, 2020

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 262

by brendan

A super-fun, short film bringing together drumming and running/scrambling in Boulder’s Flatirons, two things that Kyle Richardson excels at (OK, I guess that’s actually…

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how to be positive by brendan leonard ebook cover
HUMOR, ILLUSTRATED STORIES, INSPIRATIONNovember 24, 2020<November 23, 2020

How To Be Positive, Part 2

by brendan

This is the second half of this illustrated mega-post (if you missed Part 1 last week, you can click here to read it). Also,…

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screen capture from superbloom
FRIDAY INSPIRATIONNovember 20, 2020<November 19, 2020

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 261

by brendan

Simply three minutes of colorful outdoor fun here: (video) Christoph Niemann, using drawings on beverage napkins, details his love affair with coffee, starting at…

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how to be positive by brendan leonard ebook cover
HUMOR, ILLUSTRATED STORIES, INSPIRATIONNovember 19, 2020<November 19, 2020

How To Be Positive — Part 1

by brendan

Today’s story is a little different from the usual—there are two options. I made it into an ebook, which is available as a pay-what-you-want…

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Plate For Eating Around Other People Vs. Plate For Eating By Myself
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONSNovember 17, 2020<February 8, 2021

Plate For Eating Around Other People Vs. Plate For Eating By Myself

by brendan

  was thinking about this while eating some toast by myself last night (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Winter Layering In The City
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONSNovember 13, 2020<February 9, 2021

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Winter Layering In The City

by brendan

  also 4-5 hoods (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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screen capture from The Peace Of Wild Things
FRIDAY INSPIRATIONNovember 13, 2020<November 12, 2020

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 260(!)

by brendan

A quick note from me: One evening sometime in the past week, and it was either while listening to the Dolly Parton’s America podcast…

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skiers camped at helen lake on mt shasta
12 FAVORITE ADVENTURES, MOUNTAINEERING, SKIINGNovember 12, 2020<November 11, 2020

Mt. Shasta As A Convergence

by brendan

     [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…

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Dog Time Units
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONSNovember 11, 2020<February 16, 2021

Dog Time Units

by brendan

collab with my dog, who I left alone for several hours yesterday, or several minutes, who’s to say (More stuff like this on my…

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How To Move Forward
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONSNovember 9, 2020<February 16, 2021

How To Move Forward

by brendan

just an idea (More stuff like this on my Instagram)

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screen capture from Dance With Me | A Public Blindfolded Dance Experiment
FRIDAY INSPIRATIONNovember 6, 2020<November 6, 2020

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 259

by brendan

Just a guy, wearing a blindfold, dancing on a street corner, with a cardboard sign asking people to dance with him, and, you know,…

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Handwritten title box: Sporks, Spifes, Knorks, Freds, And Other 'Combination Utensils' You Probably Don't Really Need To Know About
ILLUSTRATED STORIESNovember 5, 2020<November 4, 2020

Sporks, Spifes, Knorks, Freds, And Other ‘Combination Utensils’ You Probably Don’t Really Need To Know About

by brendan

                 

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I Bought ‘Halloween Candy’ To ‘Give Out’ But Honestly
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONSNovember 2, 2020<February 16, 2021

I Bought ‘Halloween Candy’ To ‘Give Out’ But Honestly

by brendan

shout out to anybody else getting 65% of their calories from little individually wrapped pieces of joy yesterday and today and probably Tuesday too…

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screen capture from The Mystery
FRIDAY INSPIRATIONOctober 30, 2020<October 29, 2020

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 258

by brendan

Great short film about a very small and obscure niche of kayaking called “squirt boating,” which is weird, but not as weird as the…

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paddling in clear creek in glen canyon
12 FAVORITE ADVENTURESOctober 29, 2020<October 26, 2020

Paddling Across A Lake Where A River Used To Be

by brendan

   [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…

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A Proposal
CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONSOctober 26, 2020<February 16, 2021

A Proposal

by brendan

*probably best not to do this if the other person might be expecting a different type of proposal, but sharing chips can be a…

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screen capture from An Imperfect Advocate
FRIDAY INSPIRATIONOctober 23, 2020<December 21, 2020

Friday Inspiration, Vol. 257

by brendan

Graham Zimmerman digs into what it’s like to be “An Imperfect Advocate” as a climber and climate activist (video) A non-partisan initiative to deliver…

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handwritten text: staying in the game
HUMOR, ILLUSTRATED STORIES, INSPIRATIONOctober 22, 2020<October 21, 2020

Staying In The Game

by brendan

  [this is based on a presentation I gave at the American Alpine Club’s 2020 Craggin’ Classic on Oct. 19th, which you can watch…

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periodic table of adventure screenshot
ADVENTURE, CHARTS & ILLUSTRATIONS, HUMOR, INSPIRATIONOctober 21, 2020<October 21, 2020

Periodic Table Of The Elements Of Adventure Posters Are Back

by brendan

If you missed getting a Periodic Table of the Elements of Adventure poster back in August, they’re now available in the Semi-Rad shop. These…

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