by jo | Sep 30, 2014 | Everyday Stories, fitness and health, Myths & Cliches
Tackling Myths & Cliches: Whatever Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger 50 MPH speed limit. That seems fast for this road. But OK. I’ll go 50. Shoot this hill is long. I hear my dad’s mantra: “Don’t ride your breaks. They’ll burn out.” Ok, I’ll keep it near 50. 53....
by jo | Sep 23, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Travel
Today is the first day of fall. The start of a new season. Which is appropriate because my life has had many seasons of its own in the past couple years. Before now my life seasons were longer than the year seasons, but it doesn’t seem like that’s the case anymore....
by jo | Sep 16, 2014 | Everyday Stories, People I meet, Travel
I was at the post office. It was 4:40 and I needed to mail a stack of about 7 envelopes all registered mail (meaning, apparently, that I have to fill out a form for each of the already-addressed envelopes with to-from info as well as estimated value included inside,...
by jo | Sep 9, 2014 | Everyday Stories, The "New" Challenge
Last October, I had a realization that in less than a year I would be turning 25. I remembered that your pre-frontal cortex supposedly becomes fully developed by the time you are 25 years old. Meaning that it’s harder to learn new instruments, new languages, or...
by jo | Sep 9, 2014 | The "New" Challenge
Here are my 26 goals to accomplish before I turn 26 on August 7, 2015 1. Climb another 14er 2. Do a cartwheel 3. Read a Graphic Novel 4. Write/Draw a cartoon/comic series (short or ongoing) 5. Return to Büsingen, Switzerland 6. Read the Brothers Karamozov or Moby Dick...