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The final day of diving started off with a bit of a mishap. After breakfast, I again went to the reception area to…

The next two days were a whirlwind of awesomeness, and one of my favorite life experiences of all time. The day started at…

I have always loved water. From the time I was a kid, I loved going swimming, playing in puddles, splashing around in the…

Okay, so let’s get this out of the way up front. The name of the island off the southwest coast of Thailand is…

Before I left on my trip, I believed that I would be able to adjust quickly to the massive, 14-hour time change. I…

My flight arrived in Bangkok early on Thursday morning. I collected my bags, went through passport control and customs, exchanged some dollars into…

Like many of the greatest problems in my life, this trip to Thailand can be blamed almost exclusively on YouTube. For nearly six…

On July 7, 2018, I did something I’ve been threatening to do for the last four decades. I turned 40 years old. Normally,…

It is easy, even natural, to draw boundaries in time. Placing arbitrary starts and stops on a life consisting of a continuous march…

Hello friends and family, As you might have guessed, I didn’t really manage to send out Christmas cards or write my annual Christmas…

Today has been a very special day for me. It started out like any other workday: I got up, let the dog out,…

I know it seems like pretty much the only time I update my blog is when I want to post pictures of my…