A few weeks back, after workshop, Lennon told me she was going to be in a show called “Giggles and Jiggles” at the Wild Parrot in Pasadena. A bunch of Cool Beans University alum would be there, and of course I wanted to be there, too, because even though it’s so easy for me to come up with excuses to
The Courage Run
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People We Meet Along the Way
McCall, Idaho is a small town up by Payette Lake, a two and a half hour drive north of Boise. You pass through towns like Horseshoe Bend as you rise from the high desert into forested mountains, with the Payette River alongside. We were recommended to get an early start due to tourists and construction, but we hung out in…
Something My Dad Would Do
I feel like I’m coming down with something, or I got hit with too much sun. That and the chocolate decadence capping off my birthday dinner. Did I mention getting paddled?There’s a birthday tradition at Anderson Reserve up in Sweet, Idaho. I found out about this tradition when Samantha, owner Paul’s fiancée, showed up at our table with a giant…
Flight Manifest
The Mad Swede Brew Ha Ha
What do you do when it’s 100F+ in Los Angeles, and it’s your birthday weekend? You fly up to Boise, where it’s also 100F+, and you find out at the last minute there’s an open mic that assigns slots ahead of time. You get on the alternate list and learn that somebody didn’t show up, or they cancelled, and there’s…
Meetings
I’m at my best connecting with people. My job is to make phone calls, send emails, jump on a Zoom, or drive across town to meet you in your office.…
What We Talk About at Lunch
When new friends gather, we talk about whatever pops into mind. Marketing, branding, photography. School that costs $150k a year. Cloud computing. Security. We walk from De and Mike’s office in the 95ºF heat. Nobody minds. Everyone knows each other except me, I’m the new guy, but I’m made to feel welcome. We walk to La Bamba, a Cuban place…
A Birthday Book for Bree
Today is Bree’s 26th birthday, and she’s down at Homer’s Auto Service with a broken down van she had to have towed in. I’m here doing some exploratory work for my Everywhere but the Bathroom photo project. I’m looking for the good light and thinking about where to put people when we get to that part of the shoot. It’s…
Yul Brynner is a Badass
How Do You Get to The Ice House?
I had a dream last night it was Showcase time. Everyone else was up on stage singing Happy Birthday, but not to me, even though it’s my birthday this month. Next, it was my turn to do my five minute set. I forgot all my lines, so I launched into one of my train wrecks, covering all sorts of topics,…