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I thought this might be a fun wrap-up of the summer, using just 10 photos. It’s really hard to select just one photo to represent our often extremely varied trips, but I gave it a shot anyway. So, here we go: The photos After our original May travel plans got crunked a bit with the … Read more
Spurred by a blog post about “turning a problem into a perk,” I recount how this strategy has impacted my own life and why I think it’s great life advice.
For years, I’d occasionally get a random text from Jen complaining about “Asshole Scott.” Luckily, I’m not the asshole she was referring to.
After a short bout with minimalism, my goal now is to reduce friction in the things I want to do—not necessarily to own the fewest things.
Among the first guidebooks I bought when I started hiking back in high school was a Falcon Guide called Hiking Arizona. You’ve probably seen a Falcon Guide before—besides covering virtually every area of the US, they’re probably best known for their consistent design, featuring a distinctive yellow cover adorned with a black bar. As I … Read more
Jen’s schedule flexibility has been restored, so our normal travel strategy is back on the table. Unfortunately, work has been absolutely crazy for her, so she’s spent many, many weekends working extra (unpaid) hours. That’s limited what we’ve been able to do. Our big remaining trip this summer is the Canadian Rockies in August. I’ll … Read more
Ben Werdmuller comments on a post by Aphyr, an administrator of a niche Mastodon server, who laments: I don’t know how to run a community forum in this future. I do not have the time or emotional energy to screen out regular attacks by Large Language Models, with the knowledge that making the wrong decision … Read more
Visits to the Sunnyslope Historical Society museum, Phoenix Fire Department’s “Historic Station 8,” the Chandler Museum, and Nozomi Park.
The big news is that we’re back from our 100-Day Adventure Around the World. I’m still shocked that we were able to successfully negotiate every challenge to make this happen, an idea that took four years of saving and a job change to even get us into the realm of possibility. There are a bunch … Read more
A weekend of state parks, breweries, camping, and questing in the Verde Valley of Arizona.