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I’m camping this week so I have spent a lot of time out in nature. Yesterday Alycia and I went on a 3-hour hike through Malibu Creek Canyon. We saw trees, shrubberies, wildlife and running water. For a lot of people nature encounters like those happen on a regular basis. But for those of usRead more

For the next few days I will be camping with Alycia. Alycia grew up camping with her family. She has spent many nights sleeping in tents and huddled around a campfire. She has nothing but fond memories from camping with her family. I never went camping with my family. My family spent most of ourRead more

I’ve previously documented my attempts to be less of a fat nerd here and here. I’m still making those attempts and, over the past two weeks, have been making some progress. A big part of that progress involves regular exercise. I hate regular exercise. For the better part of two years regular exercise has beenRead more

I’m a little sad that Borders is closing down. For a few years Borders and I had quite the relationship. Borders had books that I thought I wanted and I didn’t have a budget; it was a match made in heaven. Even though we haven’t seen each other as much lately, it’ll still be weirdRead more

For someone as committed to social media as I am, I sure do share a lot of negative thoughts about those media. Most of the posts with the tag “Social Media” on this blog are either negative or cautionary tales about the world of Twitter, Facebook and texting. It’s true that social media have aRead more

I desperately want the above t-shirt. If I get nothing else for my birthday but that shirt, I will consider turning 30 an undeniable success. I like that shirt because it says that I’m a nerd but it also says that I’m cool. Sure, I’d be wearing the Death Star on my shirt, but sinceRead more