Working on Happy
My friend MJ shared a video today that left me wondering why I bitch so much. I should be focusing on the good things and leave the bad behind. Here's the talk. Watch it. Learn it. Live it.So, here...
View ArticleSensations
Tonight at the conclusion of yoga, we were asked to pick a thing, person, or event that we wanted to focus on. We were asked to remember the colors, textures, smells, tastes, touches, feelings and...
View ArticleSnow Ghosts
Yesterday I went to Crystal Mountain to go snowboarding with coworkers. It was a beautiful couple of hours that we got to spend on the snow. The sun was shining. The terrain is steep at Crystal, much...
View ArticleThe Most Astounding Fact
I like it when my mind is blown. It doesn't happen nearly often enough, but when it does it's kind of like a natural high. Endorphins race around, and I begin to ponder bigger badder shit about the...
View ArticleBikes and Good Spirit
Man it has been a whirlwind six months. Friday marked the exact six month anniversary of Evan's crash. It feels like ages ago, but at the same time it feels like just yesterday we were hiking around...
View ArticleMove.
I haven't writtin in a long time. I think it's a sign of the times. I don't feel like there's much excitment going on right now.The good news is that lots of bikes have been ridden which is always...
View ArticleOnly in Dreams
My dreams are vivid. CRAZY vivid. I wake up and sometimes have to convince myself they didn't really happen. Sometimes I want them to be real. Sometimes they are so wonderful, exciting, or surreal that...
View ArticleWhistler So Far
Ahhh. Whistler time is back. Life is good again. It's a pretty damn good natural high, I gotta tell you. In the shit storm that has been my life over the last year, Whistler is the $5 bill I find in my...
View ArticleThe Sports of the Olympics
This may be unpopular, but I have a pretty strong opinion on what I think should or shouldn't constitute an Olympic sport. To me, it's simple: an Olympic sport should require the winner to be declared...
View ArticleRegarding Lance
Lance Armstrong is all over the news these days. You can say any PR is good PR, but anyone who actually works in PR or marketing would probably tell you that statement is rubbish. I know I would. So...
View ArticleAn Election Takeaway
What a crazy exciting day. I don't care who you voted for, you have to admit this was intense. This election was reminiscent of 2000, and I know there are many who lean to the left who are glad we...
View ArticleMusic: My Top 10 of 2012
Every day I sit at my desk I have music queued up and running all day long. Sometimes it's someone else's playlist. Sometimes it's an artist radio station. Sometimes I sit on Hype Machine all day long...
View ArticleOn Avalanches
The New York Times recently released an article called, "Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek." Tunnel Creek a zone where an avalanche occurred near my local mountain, Stevens Pass, in February...
View ArticleThoughts on Yoga
I think it was around 10 years ago when my old high school friend, Liana, first introduced me to yoga. I was in Sarasota visiting my friends and family on break from school (I think) and she taught a...
View ArticleWhat Would You Do if Money Were No Object?
Every now and then I see something or read something that makes me stop and think about my life: how I got to where I am, where I'm going, where I want to be, etc. The older I get the more often I find...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to My Bikes
Dear Bikes,Thank you. I don't know what I would do without you. For the last ten years you've brought me joy, sanity, health, power, friendship, muscles, clarity, and happiness. I had this thought on...
View ArticleThink Before You Huck?
Tonight has been kind of a sad affair. And I don't mean that in a bad way. I mean that literally. I was lucky enough to snag an extra ticket to a fundraiser/memorial for Chris Rudolph, one of the guys...
View ArticleMusic and Memory
Last week I solicited ideas for what to write about because I was coming up empty handed. Writing about random things is good for my soul. Writing about music is even better. So when someone suggested...
View ArticleVivid Dreaming
I have a crazy imagination. I can day dream myself into oblivion. I can imagine something and actually feel it. It's like being able to smell color or see music. It's like a sixth sense. Sometimes I...
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