Friday Inspiration, Vol. 260(!)
byA quick note from me: One evening sometime in the past week, and it was either while listening to the Dolly Parton’s America podcast…
Mt. Shasta As A Convergence
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…
Dog Time Units
bycollab with my dog, who I left alone for several hours yesterday, or several minutes, who’s to say (More stuff like this on my…
How To Move Forward
byjust an idea (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 259
byJust a guy, wearing a blindfold, dancing on a street corner, with a cardboard sign asking people to dance with him, and, you know,…
I Bought ‘Halloween Candy’ To ‘Give Out’ But Honestly
byshout out to anybody else getting 65% of their calories from little individually wrapped pieces of joy yesterday and today and probably Tuesday too…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 258
byGreat short film about a very small and obscure niche of kayaking called “squirt boating,” which is weird, but not as weird as the…
Paddling Across A Lake Where A River Used To Be
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…
A Proposal
by*probably best not to do this if the other person might be expecting a different type of proposal, but sharing chips can be a…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 257
byGraham 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…
Staying In The Game
by[this is based on a presentation I gave at the American Alpine Club’s 2020 Craggin’ Classic on Oct. 19th, which you can watch…
Periodic Table Of The Elements Of Adventure Posters Are Back
byIf 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…
Procrastination: A Timeline
byI was going to draw this one a few weeks ago but, you know (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
‘I Commented’ Sticker
bybiennial reminder that this is not a real sticker but voting is real, so please vote, thank you (More stuff like this on my…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 256
byI finally sat down to watch the film Transamericana with Rickey Gates and, well, add me to the list of people saying it’s poetry—here’s…
The Life-Changing Magic Of Ignoring The Ratings
bySeveral years ago, I had an idea to collect some bad Yelp reviews of U.S. national parks for a story on Adventure Journal. Since…
The Story Of An Adventure
byafter the “oh shit” point I guess it can go either way (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 255
byI can’t imagine how long this took to edit, but it’s a fun 59 seconds of bike tricks with the bikes removed (video) The…
Are You Maximizing Your Productivity? A Flow Chart
byThanks for reading. These posts are able to continue thanks to the handful of wonderful people who back Semi-Rad on Patreon for as little…
What’s Happening When I’m Running And I Pass Another Runner
bynot wanting to make people uncomfortable is my interval training program (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 254
by“A friend of mine gave me really great advice last year—she said, ‘Start slow, and then fade.’” —Kevin Schmidt, Courtney Dauwalter’s husband, at the…
Life, In 12 Bicycles
byThanks for reading. These posts are able to continue thanks to the handful of wonderful people who back Semi-Rad on Patreon for as little…
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 253
byA couple of my friends made this short piece about Pacific Climate Warriors for Global Day of Climate Action, which is *checks calendar* today,…
The Dog’s Guide To Being Present
byMy dog, probably like many dogs you know, lives inside, but lives for any opportunity to go outside. As he starts to detect signs…
People In 2020 Vs. People In 1918
by2020: At Least We Have Tater Tots (so far) (More stuff like this on my Instagram)
Friday Inspiration, Vol. 252
byNYC bike messenger John Shackleford is biking the Underground Railroad from Mobile, Alabama, to Washington, DC and is making a film about it (video)…