Author: Sam

Russian River Overnight II

We convinced the Munselles to accompany us on our overnight adventure this summer after we had so much fun doing it solo last year. Was […]

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Yuval Noah Harari Amazon: From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution. A number […]

NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories

NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories, NOFX with Jeff Alulis Amazon: NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories is the first tell-all autobiography from […]

First Family Annadel Ride

A little muddy for our first family Annadel ride today, but both kids made it all the way up to Lake Ilsanjo and loved the […]

Do No Harm

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery, Henry Marsh Goodreads: What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it […]

Mendocino Camping

Couldn’t have asked for a nicer weekend to spend at MacKerricher State Park

Tahoe Easter

Skiing at Alpine with the Munselles on Good Friday, Reno followed by taking Great Grandma Gladys out to dinner in Carson on Saturday, and hunting […]

Tahoe Spring Break

Spring break up in Tahoe with the kids and Munselles. Skiing, climbing and lots of good times!

Everybody Lies

Everybody Lies, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Goodreads: Blending the informed analysis of The Signal and the Noise with the instructive iconoclasm of Think Like a Freak, a […]

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

12 Rules for Life, Jordan Peterson Amazon: What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan Peterson’s answer to this most […]

Alexander Valley Flooding

Both bridges connecting our side of Alexander Valley with the rest of the world are closed at the moment due to what the locals are […]

Lisa Turns 39+

A year ago Lisa’s mum mentioned to me that she wanted to surprise Lisa with a 40th birthday trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. […]

The Mother of All Storms

Was a lot of driving, but it was all worth it to sample two days of the tail end of a storm that delivered 11 […]

Greg Turns 70

Celebrating the best father-in-law out there!

Keefer Lake Lodge

Revelstoke and Banff/Lake Louise were really just the warm up. I’d been wanting to heli ski since I was a kid, and I figured turning […]

The Frackers

The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters, Gregory Zuckerman Goodreads: Things looked grim for American energy in 2006. Oil production was […]