What I Learned from 31 Stone Cold Sober Days
This year’s annual cleanse and 31 Days of Sobriety had less to do with the actual drinking than it did with a little something called willpower. Prior to the Christmas/New Year’s holiday season I had been giving serious thought to what I will refer to as “The Good Ol’ Days.” Some of those were not [...]
Christmas and the Smorkin’ Labbit
Money can’t buy happiness. This past Christmas the best gifts my family gave each other were more or less meaningless crap that had no purpose whatsoever. Case in point, I buy my dad a fairly nice watch. He pretends to like it, but honestly I don’t think he really gives a shit. He will probably [...]
First Hours in Marrakech
Business travel and cosmopolitan jetsetting have made me soft. Within one minute of stepping off the plane in Marrakech I am obviously a fish out of water. I can’t figure out where my luggage is supposed to come off, and I’m stuck in a giant herd of people wearing traditional Berber clothing. My luggage actually doesn’t take [...]
What’s in a Bag?
Paul Smith is a designer and brand that I have a strong affinity for — despite not owning any article sporting his name. Unfortunately at this point in my life it’s out of my budgetary diet, but I do aspire to filling my entire bachelor closet with Paul Smith stuff. Today in London I went [...]
Sex, Wine, and Pintxos
If I were a rockstar I would move to San Sebastian, learn to speak Basque, and do nothing other than drink wine, have plentiful sex, and eat Pintxos (pronounced Peen-chos) until my heart failed. If you don’t know what Pintxos are this will probably sound a tad dirty, but let me assure you that it is just really exciting tapas style food and nothing more…well, depending on how much you like food.
I Heart You Austin Texas
A travel diary of my first trip to Austin, Texas — a place where live music, taxidermy, college co-eds, and amazing food is abundant. I miss you Austin, Texas, but I will be back!
