Remember the time I backflipped over a mountain gorge?

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It was pretty awesome when I did a backflip over a 72-foot canyon on my bike. I took some video of it but for some reason Youtube keeps saying it's some dude called "Kelly McGarry" which is ridiculous because this is obviously me so I don't even know what to say about that. You can totally tell from the gloves it's me, though. Boy, that was sketchy! But I came away from it okay because as you can tell this video is of me and I don't know who "Kelly McGarry" is, what a botch job by Youtube because everyone…
Tech company founder’s rant on the homeless shows that he’s a giant asshole

Tech company founder’s rant on the homeless shows that he’s a giant asshole

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Justin Keller, the founder of Commando.io, some tech company that I can't be bothered to look into because screw this guy, recently ranted about the homeless in his neighborhood. But his rant wasn't a plea to help them or a rant decrying the conditions that have made them homeless in the first place. No, it was a rant explaining why he doesn't want to see those disgusting people. A quote: "I know people are frustrated about gentrification happening in the city, but the reality is, we live in a free market society. The wealthy working people have earned their right…

Why did I stop reading books?

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After never being away from a book for more than a few days at a time my entire life, the last year has been devoid of finished books. What went wrong? If that sounds like the setup for a piece that is going to explore some interesting ideas about reading, let me spoil it for you: It's not. I genuinely ran into a wall. Not for lack of trying. I read on a daily basis, often for work (research, etc.), and regularly for pleasure. I subscribe to a number of magazines -- yes, print magazines are still a thing! --…
Jason Dixon has a greener

Jason Dixon has a greener

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Jason Dixon was the best artist in my 6th, 7th and 8th grade elementary school classes. He was that kid who just had it. He'd doodle these cartoon characters that got people crowded around his desk to admire them. While I made crude comic strips to entertain friends -- "Step Off" was my big hit, and by "big hit" I mean it used to crack up my friend Abdul -- Jason drew the shit out of stuff as easy as you or I pull up our pants in the morning. Cartoony characters, superheroes, kickass tanks and stuff. He was good.…