WATCH: Wilderness

Everyone.. yes, EVERYONE… should watch this breathtaking short film by the folks at StudioCanoe. A beautiful, inspiring short film celebrating the joy of wilderness.

Wilderness from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.

How To Prepare For Your First Ultramarathon (Other Than Running)

You’ve signed up for your first ultramarathon, you’ve been putting in miles, and the big day is coming up soon. But, despite all those miles of training, have you really done everything you need to do to ensure success on race day? Running is only one part of success in ultras. How you manage the […]

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toddler music class

The Tyranny of Toddler Class

When my daughter, Emma, was a little more than a year old, my wife, Becky, found a toddler music class for her. It was for ages one to three, and kids sang and played instruments in the class. It sounded great. Of course, with Becky’s work schedule, she couldn’t take Emma. I’d have to. No […]

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Craft Beer Has Lost Its Way

I came of beer-drinking age at an amazing time. It was the mid-1990s, and after almost a century of bland, boring brews from Budweiser, Coors, and Miller, dominating the American beer scene, craft beer was suddenly exploding in popularity.  It was a time of unprecedented creativity and experimentation. New breweries were popping up all over […]

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