Did you hear that? That was the sound of my EEG going haywire. I get triggered during every summer Olympics by what sports are and aren’t part of the games. The ho-hum legacy Olympic sports that are still included are one thing (humans hate breaking tradition), but a handful of…

Thirty-seven years ago today (July 27th, 1984), Purple Rain hit movie theaters. What soon followed was an almost instant super-charging of an era now known as the “Minneapolis Sound.” Prince’s statement-making project simultaneously topped the respective charts for films, albums and singles (with “When Doves Cry”), a feat only achieved…

And we’re back! This post is going to be a more useful, less goofball update to my original humor writing post from 10 years ago(!), called “How to write funny shit for your blog.” What makes me qualified to talk about humor writing in an authoritative manner? Pardon the humble-brag,…

I’ve now had my own podcast for eight months and, I don’t mean to blow my own horn here, but most episodes have well into double-digit listeners. Before that, I was co-host of a podcast for two years, where I did virtually nothing technical. Naturally, I now regard myself as…

I invited knower of many things, Tim Leffel, to be on my podcast this week to talk in depth about the state of travel blogging in 2021. This came about because Tim published a post called “Ideas Matter, But Successful Travel Bloggers Get The Work Done” on his Travel Writing…

A few years ago, someone saw this Vlad The Impaler comic strip, thought of me immediately, and sent it to me. This has occurred several times a year ever since, most recently just a couple weeks ago. So, I have finally decided to share it with you. Those of you…

Because I am a very busy person, drowning in social engagement invitations, I have watched literally hundreds of van life videos over the past six months. Many of these videos are walk-throughs of conversion/camper vans, and utilizing this not quite but kinda first-person experience, I believe I have pieced together…

First of all, how was your pandemic? Spirit-crushing? Zero stars? A little cloudy? Well, at least we can finally entertain the idea of a vacation outside of our home, yard, and if you were a risk-taker, the nearby park. This hasn’t been a reality for more than a year and…

Based on the befuddled feedback and the “R U OK?” messages I’ve been getting from friends and family since I announced my intention to transition to living in a van, it seems that a “How does living in a van work?” post is in order. (I’ll save the question of…

Can you identify the real Dracula’s Castle from these pictures? This week marked the 124th anniversary of the novel Bram Stoker’s DRACULA. (The 125th anniversary is going to be a real banger, I bet.) To mark the occasion, I’m going to provide you with priceless information that will make you…