In the Pursuit of Happiness

11 things I'm doing in my pursuit of happiness.

In the Pursuit of Happiness In the Pursuit of Happiness

Flying My First Airplane

My experience flying an aerobatic plane over the Nevada desert.

Flying My First Airplane Flying My First Airplane

Travel, Fears, and How They Coexist

On fears, risks, and the rewards of travel

Travel, Fears, and How They Coexist Travel, Fears, and How They Coexist

5 National Parks You May Have Never Visited

Quick, name five national parks in America not named the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, or Yellowstone. What'd… [more]

5 National Parks You May Have Never Visited 5 National Parks You May Have Never Visited

If Everyone Else Jumped Off a Bridge, Would You?

Musings on one of life's paradoxes.

If Everyone Else Jumped Off a Bridge, Would You? If Everyone Else Jumped Off a Bridge, Would You?

Living my Childhood Pastimes at Age 30

February 28, 2013
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“Son, what’s the spread on today’s Duke/UNC game?,” my father would ask me, as he threw back a swig of mountain dew and a handful of peanuts. I’d read the spreads in the local paper while our Ford LTD sped down North Carolina’s back roads on the way to banjo practice. If I wasn’t reading [...]

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Photo Essay: Hawaii From Above the Clouds

February 19, 2013
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After spending three weeks in Hawaii, I’m sure that some started to wonder if I was in fact going to return. I certainly questioned it. And my family certainly did to, as they texted me the day I left, kindly asking me to return from Hawaii and not move there permanently. As I started going [...]

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On Rubik’s Cubes, Jenga, and Shakespeare

February 10, 2013
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Have you ever watched someone successfully complete a Rubik’s cube? Notice both the italics and bold of the term, “successfully”, as I don’t mean the completion of a Rubik’s cube that involved slamming it on the table, throwing it against the wall, or taking a chisel to it. Maybe some of you smarty pants out [...]

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Maui, Critically Acclaimed, But Not Overrated

February 6, 2013
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Like a little kid discovering the joys of a cupcake shop for the first time, his head was glued to the airplane window. His hat turned backwards and lips smacking as he chewed on a couple pieces of gum, there was such a wide-eyed sense of wonder, although all he could see were the clouds [...]

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Love at First Trip

January 28, 2013
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“I sell drugs.” That’s the response I wanted to give to the thirty-something Canadian man sitting beside me at the Costa Rica bar when asked what I did that had me in Costa Rica for so long. Instead, I responded with my usual short, aloof response; “I’m a writer.” While he shook his head in [...]

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The Ultimate Road Trip

January 16, 2013
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“Son, consider it your senior trip.” My young mind was inundated questions as soon as I heard those words for the first time. Had those words really just come out of my father’s mouth? Did he not understand that one’s high school “senior trip” traditionally took place after their senior year, rather then before? And [...]

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Interactive Travel Guide: Hawaii

January 4, 2013
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43, 44, 45, 46. No, I’m not counting how many days in a row it has been raining in Seattle, but rather how many states I’ve visited. While I grew up within a family that advocated the importance of domestic travel, Hawaii has always been one of those elusive, fantasy-like destinations to me, similar to [...]

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12 Things I learned in 2012

December 28, 2012
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At the end of 2010 I found myself saying that 2010 had brought out both the best and worst in me. So last year after I said that 2011 was the best year of my life , I knew the pressure was on for this year; and 2012 didn’t disappoint, as this past year, without [...]

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Travel, the Silver Lining in the Clouds

December 11, 2012
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I actually started writing this post a couple weeks ago after reading the book and watching the movie titled Silver Linings Playbook. The story follows a young guy, not too older then me, who has been struck with tragedy, losing everything, and is desperately looking for the silver lining in the clouds. Like so many [...]

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When in Bruges…

December 4, 2012
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When in Bruges, do as Colin Farrell Brendan Gleeson does? If there’s a look of confusion on your face right now, then stop reading and immediately go watch In Bruges. Or at the very least, Google “In Bruges” and familiarize yourself with what is one of my favorite destination movies. But “Spencer,” you may say, “Isn’t [...]

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