In January I posted a list of my goals for 2024. Now that the year is half over (already?!), it’s time to report on my progress! My 2024 Goals Walk from Mexico to Canada. 48% complete. I’ve hiked 1,288 out of 2,655 miles. I hope to finish mid September, and need to finish by the …
I was exactly one year into my mini-retirement while driving up to Boston earlier this month. As I made my way up the coast, I reflected on the year’s adventures. The states I was passing through had become quite familiar to me. I had hiked the Appalachain Trail (AT) from Georgia to Maine, as well …
It’s been a month since I’ve returned from my Everglades adventure and I’m still reveling in the memories. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Vast and untamed, the Everglades had a feeling of wildness that was unlike anywhere else I’ve ever been. Though I saw countless wildlife species, I hardly saw …
Tis the season for goal setting and new year’s resolutions. Every January, our culture is abuzz with self-improvement talk. The turning of a new year is a natural opportunity to reflect on the previous year and make plans for the new one. However, in recent years I’ve also noticed a lot of push back to …
Charlie Munger, vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway, passed away on November 28th, just one month shy of his 100th birthday. As the right-hand-man to Warren Buffet, he developed one of the most successful and well-known investment companies in the world. Munger was also known for his straightforward and insightful commentary on business, investing, and life …
Thanksgiving week marks the official end of the season for the Fort Story Community Garden. Andrea and I started this garden in 2020 and it has been a joy to watch it expand and grow over the last few years. Yesterday on our final group work day of 2023, we made bundles of homegrown garden …
I have been preparing for a 100-mile paddle trip in the Everglades next month. I will be taking my Hobie peddle-drive fishing kayak (christened as The Fish Stick). The Fish Stick has already been all over coastal Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay, and North Carolina’s Outer Banks. It’s even been on a few overnight trips, but …
I climb into my tent on Hawk Mountain, Georgia, and a sense of smugness comes over me. It’s the first night on the Appalachian Trail and I am feeling confident. I’ve hiked farther and faster than everyone around me that day. Having completed several multi-week backpacking trips before, including 400 miles of the AT, I …
A merchant sent his son to learn the Secret of Happiness from the wisest of men. The young man wandered through the desert for forty days until he reached a beautiful castle at the top of a mountain. There lived the sage that the young man was looking for. However, instead of finding a holy …