Shoe Dog, Phil Knight A big thanks to Lance Munselle for lending this to me, not one I’d have picked up on my own but […]
Author: Sam
Winter Wonderland
We spent all week last week listening to the weather reports forecasting three back-to-back atmospheric rivers hitting Norther California over the Martin Luther King Day […]
New Year Ski Adventure
This was the ski trip that almost didn’t happen… We’d been planning to visit the Hansens in Bend since Tony dropped by on a visit […]
Pre-Christmas Ski
So awesome to have the four of us back on the slopes together for the weekend!
I Am Malala
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai Goodreads: When the Taliban […]
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Alexander Valley Elementary Christmas performance was – as always – an incredibly fun evening this year. The school put on a rendition of How […]
The 2022 Tree
Time to welcome the Christmas season! Fun to pull out all our Christmas ornaments from our travels over the past year…
Back On The Planks!
After a two year hiatus it was great to get back on the planks for an early season day at Alpine Meadows. It was the […]
Out to Point Reyes
Great to be back in the cockpit on a cruise out to the coast with Kevin and the kids!
Conspiracy
Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, Ryan Holiday Goodreads: In 2007, a short blogpost on Valleywag, the Silicon Valley-vertical of […]
Son of Hamas
Son of Hamas, Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin Goodreads: Since he was a small boy, Mosab Hassan Yousef has had an inside view of […]
Trick or Treat!
We had fighter pilots, a jockey, an angel… Snow White even paid us a visit!
Pumpkins on Pikes
Another super fun Halloween fest at Tara Firma Farms for this year’s Pumpkins on Pikes
Boomerang
Not my favorite of the Lewis books, but a great find at the op shop for $1!
Haben
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law, Haben Girma Goodreads: Born with deafblindness, Girma grew up with enough vision to know when someone was […]
The Happiness Hypothesis
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, Jonathan Haidt An interesting read, but not a patch on The Coddling of the American Mind, […]
Golden Gate Adventures
Alexander Valley School had a student-free day today, so the kids and I took off down to the city for a day on the bikes. […]
Brazil Versus Argentina II
The boys continued their undefeated run with their second matchup against Argentina. A tight game, 1-0 the final score.
This Is Your Mind On Plants
This Is Your Mind On Plants, Michael Pollan Goodreads: In This Is Your Mind on Plants, Michael Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs – […]
Happy 80th Birthday Pops John!
We all gathered on Sunday at Estia in Henley Beach to celebrate Pops John’s 80th milestone. It was a wonderful day with so many familiar […]