Last Monday, my mom and I stood behind a fence at Arches National Park and…
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The Best Pizza Slice In America
The Q train clicks and groans across the Manhattan Bridge, half-full of passengers on their…
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Get Your Autumn On!
That’s right, it’s fall, aka autumn, aka your favorite season, that fleeting changing of colors,…
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Remembering Kyle Dempster: Alpinist, Barista, Superhero, Regular Guy
I was sitting at the counter of Higher Ground in Salt Lake City back in…
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Out Of Office AutoReply: I’m In Nature
Thanks for your email. I took the morning/afternoon/day off to ride my bike, or go…
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On ‘Fear Disguised As Practicality’
On all the stops on my book tour this year, I show a slide that’s…
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The Subtle Art Of Picking Up The Check
I sat at the counter of a Mexican restaurant in Pinedale, Wyoming, a couple Saturdays…
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Joe Calls It A Day
My dad, Joe, retires today, after 41 years of work at one company and about…
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Scenes From A Book Tour
I’m about halfway through my talk in the community room at the REI store when…
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5 Steps To Ordering A Perfect Coffee—Every Time
1. Go into a coffee shop. Approach the counter, greet the barista and clearly and…
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Thanks For The Words, Phife
I could never get into Shakespeare when I was in high school, or classical poetry.…
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The Search For The Perfect Turn
Pretty much everybody has a singular moment marking each realization that they’re not getting any…
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Celebrating 5 Years Of Semi-Rad: 25 Favorite Quotes
Five years ago this week, I started this blog, hoping a few people might read…
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Love What You Do, Even If You Don’t ‘Do What You Love’
I was sitting at a coffee shop with my girlfriend last Sunday when she saw…
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The Top 10 Semi-Rad Posts From 2015
Well, I’ll be damned if it isn’t almost the end of another year of what…
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Tradition: It’s A Tradition
Sometime after dinner on December 24th, my father and I will sit down in front…
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The Year Of Helping Every Time
For no real reason in October 2014, I made a rule for myself: I would…
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How Gratitude Makes You Happier
My girlfriend is generally better than I am at being in the moment and expressing…
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Why I Don’t Write Negative Posts On This Blog
During his podcast interview with filmmaker Casey Neistat last week, Tim Ferriss said: “I was…
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The Point Of Doing Pointless Things With Your Friends
My friend Nick and I meet every week, or every few weeks, at a different…
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Growing Up, And Older, With Hip Hop
A few months ago, a headline claiming “The New Dad-Rock Is ’90s Rap” filtered through…
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The Shrinking Of An Adventure
I padded down the talus in the moonlight, my headlamp switched off, in front of…
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The Least Amazing Miracle
You are waiting in line to check your bag, and then you’re waiting in line…
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What Is It We Love About Someone Quitting Their Job?
My friend Chris had a perfectly good, secure, well-paying job as a chemist up until…
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Why Are You Not Using All Your Vacation Days?
Hi, yes, you. Did you run out of vacation days last year? No? What’s wrong?…
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Shout Out To Old Bikes
A couple Saturdays ago, I got this e-mail from my friend Lee: Would you or…
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How To Be Nice To People
A few weeks ago, I was coasting in my van down 6th avenue in Denver,…
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