Back from the Oh Be Joyful Trail

How do I even begin to tell you about this past week?! I have just had the experience of a lifetime with 9 amazing people, and many of you helped to make it possible. It’s hard to wrap my head around everything, and pictures only tell part of the story. I guess...

Finding Your Voice in the Digital Age

I first understood the concept of voice in the eighth grade. A teacher recommended that I read Pat Conroy’s Prince of Tides. Conroy’s rich descriptions of scarlet sunsets, chirping insects, and the smooth tidal flow of Savannah sucked my imagination to a...

Type III Work

In Fun Divided by Three – a tremendous podcast published on the Dirtbag Diaries – Fitz Cahall begins by explaining how outdoor types love rating systems: kayakers rate rapids; skiers rate runs; you get the idea. However, what had me both laughing , and...

Multi-Tasking

I should be writing comments. Before Monday, I have 76 left to do. However, I first decided to check in on Will Richardson’s Weblogg-ed. That then sent me to Britannica Blogs (yes, the same folks that make encyclopedias). How cool, I thought – still having...