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Hunter S. Thompson - The Great Shark Hunt
Here are some excerpts from the book The Great Shark Hunt, a compilation of articles written by Hunter S. Thompson. The scanned articles posted below are part of a series HST wrote for the National...
View ArticleLetter from North County Jail
A writer friend of mine is serving some time in a Northern California jail and wrote an insightful letter which sheds some light on his experience behind bars. With his permission, I’ve transcribed...
View ArticleTen Tips for Young Men (some of which apply to Young Women)
Here are ten suggestions that I believe will help young men live more gratifying, healthy, and successful lives. 1) Travel – Adventure somewhere totally different. This could be a cross-country...
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Officiant Extraordinaire
Last year, Cole Titus and Roxanne Cochard bestowed an amazing honor upon me by asking me to officate their American wedding. I did, and here's a transcript what was said on Tuesday: Thank you to...
View ArticleAlan Watts - The Practice of Meditation
Here's a guide on Meditation from the book Play to Live by Alan Watts. Right-click to view full an image in full:
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How to Write an Officiating Speech
You gotta put your goddamn heart and soul into it. Last month, I was honored to have officiated the wedding of one of my best friends, Bojan Kovac, and his wonderful wife Kimberly. The wedding took...
View ArticleEdward Abbey – Industrial Tourism and the National Parks
I would give ten years off the beginning of my life to see, only once, Tyrannosaurs Rex come rearing up from the elms of Central Park, a Morgan police horse screaming in its jaws. We can never have...
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Monthly Goals Calendar
I am a man of many lists. Too many items on lists and not enough action makes for an unfulfilled life. So, for the sake of organizational clarity, I’ve devised a simple way of...
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Dachau Concentration Camp and Man’s Search for Meaning
I approached another skeleton, this one too afraid to talk, turning away after whispering a single word, “Dachau.” -Love Thy Neighbor, A Story of War,...
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2016 Monthly Goals Calendar
The 2016 Monthly Goals Calendar is a tool that you may find useful in mapping out your goals for this year. I've pasted a screenshot of what it looks like below. If you want to open this file...
View ArticleThe Fall
I have a terribly lovely habit of working hard and playing harder, and while a greater emphasis should be placed on the former if I am to increase my chances of success, I am a...
View ArticleThe Palisades Trail, Striking While the Iron’s Hot, and Regrets
We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being...
View ArticleConversations About the End of Time and The National Gallery of Art – Part 2:...
This is a follow-up to a previous journal entry which also features excerpts transcribed from the same book, Conversations About the End of Time supplemented by photographs of paintings on...
View ArticleMessage From Auckland
What follows is a short e-mail I wrote to my brother regarding some time I spent in Auckland, New Zealand over the past week. The message is followed by a slideshow featuring photos of some of the...
View ArticleDispatch from the Philippines
Here’s an email that I wrote to my family while I was visiting my fiancé’s family in the Philippines in October. Hello family, I just wanted to send you a quick update from the southern Philippines,...
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The Officiant - Part III
On March 17th, 2019 I had the privilege of officiating my friends wedding in Pleasanton, California. Chen and Dalia were the third couple whose wedding I’ve officiated. I’m very grateful to them for...
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Tropical North Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef Educational Adventure
The New Scientist is accepting Discovery Tour idea submissions. If your idea wins then you get two free tickets to partake. Here is my submission. Summary: This would be an immersive educational...
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2020 Calendar (PDF) and Planning Ahead
There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen....
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Sunset at Wright’s Beach and Memento Mori
Here are some pictures and a one-minute video of a beautiful December sunset and some massive waves crashing down at Wright’s Beach along the Sonoma Coast in Northern California. With each passing...
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