My parents gave me Brandon Stanton’s Humans of New York book for a holiday gift,…
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The Grand Canyon Guide To Parent-Child Relationships
I hopped over a stream crossing the Bright Angel Trail, taking a big step from…
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A Photo Is Worth A Thousand Miles
My friends Dan and Janine have made lots of outdoor photos all over the world.…
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Sometimes You Get A High-Five From The Universe
I had about 10 minutes before my flight, enough time to grab one more cup…
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How To Friend Someone In Real Life
I pulled open the garage door on my storage unit in east Denver, smelling the…
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The New Mid-Life Crisis Is: Being Awesome
In March of this year, at a Kmart in Petaluma, California, I bought my friend…
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You Don’t Have To Go Inside Just Because It’s Dark
I rolled down the packed trail, standing in the pedals, watching the 30 or so…
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A Friendly Reminder That Your Summer Is Half Over
My dad mentioned to me the other day that this was the first year he’d…
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Please Continue Instagramming Your Amazing Life
In April, a piece titled “Stop Instagramming Your Perfect Life” started making its way around…
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Dads And Dreams
My dad told me the other day he’d won a three-day Harley rental at a…
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Learning How To Say Yes
My friend Forest put this photo on Facebook last December, with this caption: It was…
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You Can Walk Anywhere You Want
I flew to Iowa to visit my grandmother in the hospital a couple weeks ago.…
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Why You End Up Somewhere Sometimes
You call someplace home, and if you think about it, there are probably one or…
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A Lesson From Fred
Six summers ago, a guy named Fred sat down across from me at a picnic…
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A Bunch Of Dreams, One Film: The Making Of ’35’
This past Tuesday, a film called “35” went up on Vimeo — it’s 5 minutes…
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The Pure Joy Of Fixie Dave
A couple weeks ago at a party, I saw Dave Nice for the first time…
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Your Best Vacation Is Someone’s Worst Nightmare
My friend Aaron is a pretty normal guy, by most standards: High school math teacher,…
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Make Plans, Not Resolutions
In a scene in the spaghetti western The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, the…
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