Dual-Device Day One Journaling for Free
I started journaling daily for the better part of the last nine months. I was partly...
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Noodles, Heat, and No Salad: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Before crossing into Malaysia from Singapore, I had a working theory: that it would be like...
Cars in Malaysia and Encounters with a Mystery “P” Car Brand
Before stepping off a bus from Singapore into Johor Bahru, I half-expected the cars to look...
Thirteen Years With OneNote—Then I Found Obsidian
"OneNote is my favorite app after Excel," I had proudly proclaimed 13 years ago. "I use...
VoiceOver: My New, Accidental Reading Superpower
Back in 2018, I served as crew chief for a four-tandem-bicycle RAAM team—the first team with...
Seawalls, Pho, and a Moon Launch in Vancouver, British Columbia
The last time I passed through Vancouver was in August 2007—nearly 19 years ago—and I use...
Book Review: Riders of the Storm by Rob Skinner
There is a peculiar experience in reading a book about something you were part of—you half-recognize...
B&A Trail Marathon: The Word “Trail” Nearly Stopped Me
The word "trail" has cost me several marathons. Not literally—no one has handed me a trail race...
Baltimore Beyond the Ravens
My knowledge of Baltimore before visiting could be summarized in one sentence: the Baltimore Ravens play...
A Proper Introduction to Annapolis, Maryland
Eight years ago, I rolled into Annapolis, Maryland under circumstances that were, to put it charitably,...
Nashville, Tennessee: More Than the Sum of Its Honky-Tonks
The last time I was in Nashville was 1998—twenty-eight years ago, and a different era in...
Rocket City Surprise: Exploring Huntsville, Alabama
Before my trip to Alabama, I could have summarized my impressions of the state in about...
From Runner to Waddling Duck at the Race to Space Marathon
I had only been in Alabama once in my life, and the visit was brief. Thirteen...
Finding Magic at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
I have always been more of a land person. As a kid, I was fascinated by almost...
The CAAD14 Goes Back to Looking like My 1992 Cannondale 3.0
Seven years is a long time to wait for a new bicycle. In the cycling industry,...
The Saucony Kinvara 15: Tested to 653 Miles
The Saucony Kinvara was born into the minimalist running boom of the late 2000s—a moment when...
Slump or Spry? My Lee Martinez 10K Run
For the past month, I felt like a shadow of my former running self. It started...
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Edora Park 8K: Tights, Carbon Plates, and the Ghost of a 6:30 Pace
It was a relief to stand at the start line at Edora Park this past Sunday,...
Plastic-free water bottles
Bottled water had a moment in the 1990s and early 2000s. People carried those little single-serving...
FTC Mary Andrews Marathon: My Goofy-to-Gainesville Redemption Run
Florida was one of the remaining states where I had not yet run a sub-4-hour marathon....
Florida’s Jacksonville Area: Better Than Reddit Said
"I'm in Ponte Vedra!" I messaged some friends with a photo that is below. Ponte Vedra, Florida,...
An Afternoon in St. Augustine, America’s Oldest City
Most cities earn their stripes slowly, growing into their identities over decades like a tree adding...
Daytona International Speedway on Foot
As someone who has never watched the Daytona 500 in its entirety—the cars go fast, I...
A Tale of Two Turos, a Turbocharged ‘Stang, and a Silver Ghost
Recently I have been introduced to—and enjoying—a whisper-quiet world of glass screens and instantaneous electric torque....
Car-Spotting in Cabo Verde
It was about 14 years ago, during a visit to see my dear family friend Frank—less...