Just left Tristan’s place at Jackson Wyoming, so I thought it would be a good time to discuss a book he gave me which I read on the trip- A Confederacy of Dunces. It was hilarious. It was touching in a weird way. The strongest thought I had after putting the book down was that […]

My mom and dad don’t come from big families and while we saw my mom’s brother’s family a few times a year, it never seemed to match the scale that I saw in other families in our neighborhood. The Breens were the most notable in my mind. They had tons of aunts, uncles, […]

The Badlands were incredible. To drive through on a motorcycle, with no steel cage around you, was truly impressive. Here are some pictures and videos. If you’d like, check out the Flickr Set for this day as it was just amazing.

This is Scott adventuring out into the rocks. Scott had been telling me that the […]

Reading this put a fascinating look on all the things that I learned in Mr. McPartlin’s American History class. This book takes you on a trip through American Political History focusing on political paradigms instead of each change of power. When looked at this way, the shifts in power and policy seem […]

In Moab, Scott and I attempted once again to meet a patron who wouldn’t be opposed to a few smelly boys sleeping in his/her living room. Once again, we failed miserably, although we got closer than we have ever yet gotten- the cool Arches park ranger we became friends with considering letting us crash after […]

Landing in the badlands after spending an entire night crossing the prairies of South Dakota was incredibly eerie. Waking up after hunkering down quickly to avoid a thunderstorm the night before, we woke up and saw we had camped in someone’s driveway.

So hurried to get out of there before we got yelled […]

One of the many moments of “wow” that we had in Salt Lake City. This picture was taken in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building book store. They also sold clothing here that you had to be a member of the church to buy.

So far the impression that I’ve gotten about Mormons is the following: their […]

Fort Collins, Colorado. We stopped at a Honda Powersports shop to get my bike looked at, post-Deer incident, and to get some advice on where to stay in town. Scott talked to a guy at the counter who recommended a place called the Mishawaka Inn on the Cache La Poudre river. We’re game, so we […]

Watching this political season unfold has been both interesting and maddening. Never under the illusion that politicians were any more moral or righteous creatures than the rest of us, it wasn’t hard to accept the deficiencies inherent in each candidate. I’ve also never felt that I should cast a ‘protest’ vote just because […]

Look, this isn’t a big deal. It’s not something I am seriously freaked out by. But occasionally since childhood, when sitting on the can, a thought occurs: It sure would be awful if there were something down there, coming to get me.
It could be anything. Snakes. Spiders. “Knifebutt”. Really, I just don’t want anything malevolent […]

A few links that made me laugh
* Hiring Advice From Rudy Giuliani
* Very punny movie poster
* Republicans….fighting the eastern elites!
* John Stewart rolling out the ‘Gotcha’ clip reel

Over the next 24 hours, you’ll start to see a backlog of posts going up with stories about the last month or so. The pictures have been updated with what we think are easily the best groups of the entire trip. Take the time to get through the sets as we had to […]