Someone Else’s Sky [#39]
On April 20th, La Cruz Boat Yard channelled its inner Strong Man and hauled all 39 gross tons of Ruby Vi’s girthy self out of the water, gently placing her…
Sweet Tea on Sunday [#38]
In case, like me, you’re a Get-There-Faster/Last-Page-First/How-Does-it-End sorta cat, I offer you the elevator pitch version of this post: It’s late-January. Everything is awesome. Then, we blink and it’s late-February…
Where the Wipeouts are Worth It [#37]
We’re not big on bucket lists. At least not the kind you create while you’re not-90 but don’t start checking off until you are-90. If we were runners — which,…
The Long Way Around [#36]
There’s much to be said for blazing your own trail, forging your own path. The reward for seeking adventure and opportunity where others don’t (or won’t) is often pretty freaking…
Speaking of Sandwiches [#35]
In a nutshell, we’ve seen more action in the past two months than we have in quite some time. Everything we hoped this journey would be is finally getting a…
Battle of The Buts [#34]
The power of saying yes is neither a novel nor complicated concept. People write books about it. Jim Carrey made a movie about it. Nike essentially built an empire around…
Sauce on the Side [#33]
Are you familiar with Pinterest Fail photos? You know which ones I’m talking about? Those laughably terrible snaps — botched attempts at greatness with the caption, Nailed it. The lopsided,…
Small Dogs Barking [#32]
I used to love coming across my dad’s writings — musings on yellow legal pads, notes in the margins of paperback books, poems typed out on that old printer paper…
Be Humble. Sit Down [#31]
There’s an inherent patience we try to embody as overseas travelers. We accept that we’re destined to end up in the front row of performances we didn’t intend to see.…
Take Me to Church [#30]
I didn’t grow up in the church. I mean, I’ve been to church (for a handful of Christmas Eve services) but organized religion has never been my thing. John grew…
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