The Inbox

I signed up for my email account in 2007, and apparently have not deleted an email since then. I was recently looking at the ridiculous amount of emails in my inbox, and in a moment of “spark joy” clarity, decided to clean it out. I sorted the inbox oldest to newest, and dug in. My […]

Bests on Vacation

As I prepare to head out on another Best Family vacation (first one with my main squeeze in tow!), I started to think about all the different vacations we have taken over the years. We would load up into the van du jour (often white), the middle bucket seat taken out, and the free space […]

Sleeping in Seattle

I take naps like it was my job. I can fall asleep almost anywhere at almost any time. And I have no qualms sleeping in public. When I was in college, I would plop in front of the big TVs in the University Union, cleverly nicknamed the UU, pull the hood on my sweatshirt up, […]

“ER Steve”

While I was in the ER (why was I in the ER? Because this) I was introduced to a flurry of doctors, nurses, and technicians. There was the x-ray tech who said I earned a sticker for good behavior but had none, the CT scan tech who felt the same and gave me a “saline solution” […]

In Idaho

This past weekend, my main squeeze, Sammy dog and I went to Idaho. We were right on the Priest River, and spent three full days truckin dirty, patio-living, river kids style. The days were hot, and the river was perfect. Sammy dog even attempted an ill-fated swim off the dock. Sammy dog is not what […]

Summertime

Summer is always the best season as a kid. No school, family vacations, afternoons spent in the neighbor’s pool, and treats from the ice cream truck. The official first day of summer was every year when mama B would take us kids to get a new pair of pool shoes. You know, those ugly things […]

Rattlesnakes & Reality

I thought some of the darndest things as a kid. And I was super into souvenirs, and a major fan of gift shops. That last part hasn’t changed actually. Every family vacation I had to come home with a souvenir. There was a stuffed squirrel from Lake Tahoe, a pair of purple alien boxer shorts from […]

The Happiest Race on Earth

In 2012 my sister, my friend Paul, and I decided to run the Disneyland Half Marathon, the “Happiest Race on Earth.” This would be my second half marathon ever, and Paul and sister B’s first. As the veteran runner, I rallied the troops and got everyone to register before the deadline. Sister B declared that […]

Shoot it Simon!

My basketball career was short lived, and had very few stats. It lasted for one shinning season with the YMCA while I was in third grade. In third grade, I was taller than most of the boys and wildly competitive. I’m still wildly competitive, but no longer taller than most of the boys. I’m not […]

The move that killed Dad B

A little bit more than two-and-a-half years ago, I moved from Southern California to Seattle. This was the biggest move of my life; in distance away from home, and in terms of making it on my own. The move was life-altering for me, and nearly life-ending for good old Dad B. The move started with […]