These days it's not very often we sit down and contemplate our existence. If you're like me, you're busy---you have a job, a family, hobbies, sports. Perhaps you kept a journal growing up, but as an adult your time available for journaling was re-appropriated to a career or a...
Just last night the Oregon Militia's occupation movement came to a head in a confrontation with federal law enforcement agents, resulting in the death of their spokesman, LaVoy Finicum, and the injury of militia leader Ryan Bundy. Charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers, the Bundy brothers were arrested...
In 1996 Jon Krakauer, on contract for Outside magazine, famously climbed Mt. Everest as part of a commercial expedition. The adventure ended tragically—eight climbers died and several others experienced severe frostbite, stranded overnight in an unforeseen Himalayan blizzard. The story, documented in Krakauer’s book, Into...
Perhaps you've been working at Starbucks for the last 5 years. It's been great, but you're ready to take the next step in your career. How do you move forward? How do you convince potential employers you are the best candidate for the job? Do you exclude your work as a...
Today's job market is flooded with job applicants looking for new or better employment, and I mean flooded. LinkedIn alone facilitates more than 44,000 job applications each day. That's 16 million job applications in one year! And don't forget about applications on other job search websites like monster.com, indeed.com, and careerbuilder.com. Let's...
A few weeks ago I began training for a volunteer position at the local SPCA's Wildlife Center. It's a really amazing thing they've got going on there, and I've been excited to get involved. Most weeks they take in dozens of injured or unattended wild...
Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Species: calypte anna Date: May 26, 2013 Location: Monterey, CA One of the first observations I made after moving to the West Coast was the abundance of Eucalyptus trees in the area. These sweet-smelling trees often tower above 100ft. and are truly something to behold. They're just...
Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae Species: junco hyemalis Date: April 7, 2013 Location: Monterey, CA Throughout the past several months in Monterey County I've become accustomed to a small, energetic bird named the Dark-Eyed Junco living around my house. The first time I spotted him in April, I identified him as a Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, simply because I couldn't find a...
Presuming you to not already have been turned away by the overtly-clique title, "As the Birds Fly", I should confess that this will be a rather 'nerdy' blog. I have recently become rather fond of birds, and I not only enjoy spotting and watching the...
[Note from the author: This post was originally published in 2012 on a blog entitled "Further to Freedom." This blog was an attempt of mine to communicate some of the complexities of economics in an accessible, easy-to-understand way. The blog was organized by 'Levels', which...