Love What You Do, Even If You Don’t ‘Do What You Love’
byI was sitting at a coffee shop with my girlfriend last Sunday when she saw a sign hanging on the wall over my shoulder:…
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Tradition: It’s A Tradition
bySometime after dinner on December 24th, my father and I will sit down in front of a television and watch Detective John McClane get…
It’s Time To Look Back On A Year Of Food Memories
byLast year, my girlfriend and I decided that instead of getting each other gifts for the holidays, we’d just go out to a nice…
The Year Of Helping Every Time
byFor no real reason in October 2014, I made a rule for myself: I would not give homeless people a dollar when they asked…
How Gratitude Makes You Happier
byMy girlfriend is generally better than I am at being in the moment and expressing gratitude for all the little things in life. Except…
Why I Don’t Write Negative Posts On This Blog
byDuring his podcast interview with filmmaker Casey Neistat last week, Tim Ferriss said: “I was talking to Po Bronson, a writer I admire, and…
Happiness: It’s The Little Things
byThis past January at a film festival, I got to chat briefly with big-mountain skier Chris Davenport. He’s a big deal (among other things,…
The Not-So-Bad Bad Day
byRob at Green Garage in Denver understands the art of telling someone how expensive their car repair is going to be: You can’t deliver…
The Guy Who Puts The Fun Back In Fun
byI jogged in my bike shoes with the couple hundred other riders down the dirt road to the start of the 24 Hours In…
Sometimes It Ain’t Rocket Science
byHerb and Jan Conn developed almost all of the early climbing in South Dakota’s Needles with a 60-foot rope, almost one-fourth the length of…
Sometimes You Get A High-Five From The Universe
byI had about 10 minutes before my flight, enough time to grab one more cup of coffee. I had rushed to finish one more…
How To Friend Someone In Real Life
byI pulled open the garage door on my storage unit in east Denver, smelling the dust that had accumulated during the two months since…