What You Need to Know to Live in Boulder (updated!)
We moved to Boulder exactly five years ago. Before we moved, a colleague of my wife’s told us that they didn’t allow anyone into Colorado without a Subaru, a bike […]
What Kind of Signaler Are You?
When I look at the signal switch on my car, I sometimes see an image of chicken wings. Why you ask? Because, like chicken wings, I wonder if it will somehow […]
Cardigan’s Guide to Trail Running and Hiking for Dogs
This is what you should look like at the end of a good trail run. Hi, it’s Cardigan here. Keith won’t let me go outside (he seems to think that […]
How to Reintegrate Into Normal Society: A Guide for Backpackers
Find yourself spitting or urinating in front of strangers? You may be suffering from Backpacker Reintegration Syndrome.
An Open Letter to United Airlines
Dear United, You suck. I realize I’m not the first to express this sentiment and, God knows, I won’t be the last, but it has to be said. […]
Why I’ve Stopped Jaywalking (Sort of)
I recently made a momentous decision, one that leaves me so far outside of the mainstream (at least in Boston) that I might as well by on a mountainside somewhere […]
Products We Should Ban
Science and technology combined with free markets have produced some wonderfully innovative and helpful products – and some ridiculous, annoying and/or actually harmful products. So no beating around the bush […]
Monday Musings: Signs of the Coming Apocalypse Edition
Apparently the Apocalypse is May 21. The Bible guarantees it, according to billboards I’ve seen all around Boston. I always wonder if threats of coming Judgment Day actually work. For every person who figures the end is coming and they’d better find Jesus, there’s someone else out there thinking, “Man, […]