I’m no fan of commuting, but I’ve always liked doing summer road trips. Packing the car, cranking up some tunes, and heading out into the great unknown has been a part of my summer ever since getting out of college. As I finish packing for my move to San Francisco...
The year was 2009. My blog had gotten to be quite popular in certain circles and was getting some traditional media attention. I was taking calls from reporters from major publications like the New York Times for perspective on the arts music scene, and my...
My wife and I were taking a stroll through Golden Gate Park one sunny morning, forking back and forth on the running paths that line the hilly landscape. As we ascended a hill by Fushsia Dell, we noticed a man laying under a grove of trees. He was dressed...
I was poking around in the backend for my YouTube channel recently and was surprised by the view count on some of the videos I’ve put out in the past. I haven’t done much YouTube content recently (though that is probably going to change), so most of this...
I’m not from Chicago, but it has been my home for the past 22 years, so I think I qualify as at least an honorary local. I have always taken pride in my being from South Dakota–I’m the first person most folks have ever met from that state! But more and more...
