Go East, Young Man.

It’s no secret that from time to time life can be something of an a-hole, and provide unique challenges and … More

Good For the Soul, Hard on the Nerves

Riding motorcycles is dangerous. I spent my childhood listening to my mom tell me that you buy your son a … More

I stumbled on this quote a couple years ago while reading a book about GySgt. Carlos Hathcock. The Gunnery Sergeant … More

I had a plan when I left for the rail trail. I was just going to take it easy. The … More

It’s the end of May, and now that I am finally done with training, I can start to relax and … More

I remember it like it was yesterday: April 30, 2001. This was the date of commercial multi-engine checkride, the last … More

I’m a gear nerd. Let me just put that out there. I spend a tremendous (probably unreasonable) amount of time, … More

It wasn’t my fault. Really. I had no intentions whatsoever. I swear. I had just bought the Ninja last year, … More

September 2013 The decision: I’m going. My usual backpacking partner can’t make it, and determined to get one more camp … More

Fuck. This. Run. I said that today. And I meant it. Im registered to run the Smuttynose Half Marathon in … More

It’s been a long time since I’ve contributed any material to this blog of mine. This self imposed silence can … More

Recently, I read a book about the space race in the 1960’s. As one might expect, no account of those … More

I knew it was coming. I could feel it. My heart was racing, I was breathing hard. One foot in … More

Not exactly. I’m 36. That means a lot of things. It means in a few years ill be 40, it … More

There’s a saying in this community. It’s a sad one. They say, that if you work around airplanes long enough, … More

I’m nervous. That’s stupid. There’s no reason to be nervous. I’ve climbed this mountain before. Hell, I’ve climbed harder mountains … More