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When Outlandish Becomes Ordinary
The flashing "new" button draws me in to a never-ending cascade of cached shows waiting impatiently to be watched. I'm completely addicted to The Bachelor, Real Housewives of Orange County, and America's Next Top Model, among others. I don't so much enjoy watching TV...
The Birthday Twofer: Helens + Hood for 34
She was 40 weeks + 10 days pregnant, the size of a house, and mowing the lawn on a sunny Saturday in May to encourage the baby to hurry it the hell up already. Maybe it was the smell of freshly cut grass or the heat of being crammed inside, but the baby began to make...
Introducing the Alpine Gimonade
My hands are burning from the cold. I'm squeezing fistfulls of snow into small ice balls to put in our cups, and I think I've hit the threshold of effective hand-warmth-to-ice-creation-ability ratio. After 11 hours on my feet with a 46lb pack, I have high expectations...
Keep Your Gear In Good Shape With “The Shower Rule”
The smell hits you in the face before you can put your key in the door. An aromatic mixture of wet dog, aggressive sweat, and stale Fritos wafts through the air, stinging your eyes and assaulting your nose. It's so bad, you can taste it.You left your wet, sweaty gear...
The Sexy Allure of Turns All Year
You can feel the sunburn forming inside your nostrils. Despite regular applications of sunscreen, your nose keeps running, wiping away any hope of a blister-free tomorrow. You silently curse yourself for forgetting a critical piece of gear: a buff.It's...
Turns All Year: Month 77
Pink. Fluffy. Attention grabbing. This brings the party wherever it goes. I can think of about a million good reasons to wear one, and exactly zero reasons not to.I’ve skied for the last 78 months in a row, and my trusty companion has been with me through it all. Why...
The Absolute Worst Thing About Working For A Nonprofit
It's 7:43pm on a Tuesday night and you've just hit send on your final email of the evening. You're working late again because, well, you are only one person and you subscribe to the idea of inbox zero, even if it isn't sustainable for you most of the time. A server...
Say YES to “overpriced” plane tickets
We emerge from a short walk through the tropical forest to aquamarine waters lapping against miles of pristine beach. We look left and right and there's not a soul in sight. The fresh breeze smells like summer, filling our lungs with salty air and our faces with...
What happened when I got picked to speak at a Moth StorySLAM
Every year I put together a list of resolutions for the New Year. Two lists, actually. One that I share publicly, and one that I keep for myself. An exclusive list if you will.One of the items on my super secret list this year was to tell a story at a Moth StorySLAM....
