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May 14, 2017 •
how it all works, Latest, Madness •
Views: 1941
Lately, I’ve been pestering my friends with a lot of “what would you do if” questions. What would you do if Warren Buffet gave you a million dollars? What would you do if you could retire tomorrow? What would you do if Ryan Gosling,...
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April 14, 2017 •
Latest, Madness •
Views: 1377
There’s something wicked in how we think about money, isn’t there? I got charged 99.99 bucks a couple weeks ago for my New Yorker subscription. I threw a brief fit but decided the deal was worth it for a magazine I read every week....
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May 4, 2016 •
Latest, Madness •
Views: 1129
When I was 18 I was a freshman in junior college and while my friends decided rather early on that they wanted to spent our spring break on a trip to mexico where they would fuck strangers and drink lots of beer, I secretly planned a solo...
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April 27, 2016 •
Camps and Hikes, imaginary worlds, John Muir Trail, Latest, Madness, The Light Echo •
Views: 1271
TWO STICKS AUDIO LOG: PART ONE 7/9 – Red’s Meadow ISABELL COLAVITO: I knew the world had gone full tilt when the girl came in riding a bear. I mean, I like bears as much as the next person, but I don’t trust no girl riding a bear....
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February 3, 2016 •
Camps and Hikes, John Muir Trail, Latest, Madness, Quests •
Views: 1072
This continues our adventures along the John Muir Trail. For the previous two stories leading up to this, check out We Were the Last Two People on Earth and Smoke Above Tuolumne Meadows and I Think I Can Talk With Animals. Enjoy!...
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December 21, 2015 •
Camps and Hikes, imaginary worlds, John Muir Trail, Latest, Madness •
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DAY FOUR – 7/4 – JOURNAL ENTRY Made camp this morning at a lake beneath Cathedral Point, a mile off trail. I could have went on and reached Tuolumne Meadows before late afternoon, but I told myself that I would worry less about...
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January 7, 2015 •
Latest, Madness •
Views: 1725
“Specialization is undeniably a powerful social and economic force. And yet it is also debilitating. It breeds helplessness, dependence, and ignorance and, eventually, it undermines any sense of responsibility.” -Michael Pollan,...
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December 6, 2014 •
Latest, Madness •
Views: 1094
Stuck in the mud but scared to jump out. That’s me right now. New job, new career, actually giving a shit about writing. Those are the goals. Those are the dreams. The job is the scary part. What are the steps? Where do I look? What do I...
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November 13, 2014 •
Latest, Madness •
Views: 1108
Sometime in the first grade our teacher, Ms. Christianson, asked us, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Mine were easy. I wanted to be an astronaut, an architect, a basketball player, and a writer. Someone told me I’d...
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November 3, 2014 •
Latest, Madness •
Views: 1891
Less than a year ago this space in my Southern California home was overgrown with shrubs and trees and weeds and, even worse, shade. A fire burned down the balcony in February and my landlord cleared out some of the old shrubs and burnt...
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