For those things that should go here.
I've had my shiny red Prius from the Prius Challenge about two weeks but my driving so far was in the Phoenix area. It seemed time to give this thing more of a challenge and decided to throw some mountains at it. I love Arizona, or specifically … [Continue reading]
At the moment, that red Prius is my car, and I get to help give one away very much like it. It's part of the Prius Challenge, a promotion from the Valley Toyota Dealers to showcase the new models of the Prius. They selected nine bloggers and gave … [Continue reading]
Time is a horribly tricky thing. It may seem simple, tick-tocking along, but it's really a slippery river with an endless number of currents that tug at your life and twist it around. One day you're rushed for time, and you find a stray dog. He's … [Continue reading]
I'm fond of old cemeteries. They're quiet. Newer graves show off flowers or flags. There is someone still alive who cared about and remembers the person beneath the soil. A wife, a son, a grandchild, or a friend. The older graves are barren. … [Continue reading]
In a nearly unprecedented event, when I decided to go for a run this morning I felt really good about the prospect. This was new ground for me, but I decided to roll with it. I stretched out, warmed up, and resolved to pour it on and see what I could … [Continue reading]
Buckle up your Particle Accelerators and dust off your chainsaws... the Phoenix Ultimate Geek Smackdown - aka PUGS - is going down once again! Last year a few troublemakers and I wondered what really made an award winning geek. Was there someone … [Continue reading]
At every family function the cameras come out to take dozens of pictures we'll never look at again. An hour of video is uploaded to YouTube every second. We create more content than we'll ever consume and get lost in the noise. Without intent and … [Continue reading]
I'm a big fan of podcasts and audiobooks, on every topic from pop-culture to science and technology. I shuffle them all together and listen to this odd audio salad while driving or working out. I'm also endlessly fascinated by history, from the … [Continue reading]
I work on an event called Ignite Phoenix, in which 18 presenters go on stage to share their passions in 5-minute talks. We fill an 850 seat theater, manage tickets, create tshirts and programs, bring in local bands and food trucks, live-stream it in … [Continue reading]
"I love humanity; it's people I can't stand." ~ Charles M Schultz I always enjoyed that quotation partly because there are so many ways to read it. Do you like our species collectively but hate individuals, or do you like our idealized concept, but … [Continue reading]