When I first bought my paddleboard, I dreamt of paddling along quiet rivers like the canoe float trips that are so popular in midwest summers. I haven't been canoeing in a long time and wanted to combine what I recall of those trips with the unique way a paddleboard allows you to be both closer... Continue Reading →
I'm not really the kind of person to refer to people as "fam" (I'm just old enough that I suspect I'm using it incorrectly, or else using it after it's already on its way back out.) I'm also not really the kind of person to ask, "sup?" so I'm just really killing it with this... Continue Reading →
Summer weather is undeniably here. We've had heat advisories the last several days as temperatures remind me of my elementary school days (which is to say, "in the mid-90's") and humidity thickens to the point that just stepping outside results in a fine sheen of sticky sweat. It's kind of terrible, but a sick part... Continue Reading →
We just got back from a weekend with my parents at the lake. Growing up in central Missouri, I was aware of two lakes. Almost anyone I encountered outside of my immediate family referring generally to "the lake" meant Lake of the Ozarks, and if my family was saying "the lake," it meant Truman Lake.... Continue Reading →
I did it! We did it! We did the thing! Saturday was sunny and pleasant and after taking a nice long morning walk to a new local coffee shop to tire out the dog and energize ourselves, and then working on a few things around the house, I stepped outside to discover that it had... Continue Reading →
A couple of months ago I bought a stand-up paddle board, and it's driving me crazy that I still haven't had a chance to try it out. The fact that it's stored in a closet upstairs combined with the knowledge that I don't even know if I can stand-up paddle board outside the safety of... Continue Reading →
