I’ve been asked this a lot recently. The only thing officially on the schedule is meeting our friends in a field in France the second weekend of June for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. We went in 2010 and had a blast and were already planning on a return trip in 2014 when we… Continue Reading
Julie and I went shopping for backpacks after work today. That was the first time I’d ever set foot in an REI…it won’t be the last. I went with the REI Grand Tour 85 Litre backpack. It seems big and it is but I’ll be living out of it for a year so better too… Continue Reading
This isn’t just a cop out to placate everyone I know out of the fear that they’d all get pissed if I mentioned some inanimate object or restaurant as the #1 thing I’d miss. But most friends and family would agree that they wouldn’t be surprised if I did something that dumb. To be fair… Continue Reading
“When Cortez reached America he burned his ships. As a result his men were well motivated.” I’d like to think that I’m not superstitious, but I know that isn’t true. I definitely think there are things that are bad juju. Talking about plans before doing them is one of those things. There’s no better way… Continue Reading
I realized a couple days ago that I hadn’t posted in two weeks. I was hit with a wave of panic, but then I realized that it is still early in the game so it isn’t the end of the world. However, I cannot have that long of lapse again. I began to worry that… Continue Reading
Okay, one room and a closet, but the room is just for books on shelves and a computer on a desk. Everything else should be in the closet. I have gotten a lot better about not collecting unnecessary crap as I grow older but I still have a lot of stuff from the past (and… Continue Reading
While cleaning out the house I came across pretty much all of my credit card statements & receipts from my first five years after college. What the hell was I thinking? The balances I had on my credit cards look like a lot NOW. Using credit to support a lifestyle ranks up there as one… Continue Reading
“When did you make this decision? While you were sitting there eating that muffin?” “Yeah, I was sitting here eating my muffin and drinking my coffee… when I had what alcoholics refer to as ‘a moment of clarity’.” I was asked by my brother how we came to this decision. The answer was always there… Continue Reading
Well, most of them anyway. There are somethings that I won’t part with like my guitars and my video game collection (NES, Genesis, N64, Gamecube, etc.). But for the most part everything is on the table. My original plan was to start sorting things and making lists of what to sell but I realized that… Continue Reading
Just because you know what it means to go backpacking around the world doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone else does. No matter how old you are at some point you will have to tell your parents and for many people that is going to be difficult. Even when you’re in your 30’s, nothing slaps you… Continue Reading
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