The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page. ~ St Augustine The first book I read in 2010 was Vagabonding by Rolf Potts. Not only did I find it to be a delightful read, but also to be full of useful information. No matter if you want to [...]
My wife and I currently live in a 2-bedroom apartment. That second bedroom? Designated as an office/art studio. The office part is true. It houses our school books, a massive desk that is used on a daily basis, and other sundry items. It also works wonderfully as an art-supply storage room. Most of my materials [...]
Want to travel more? Don’t want to pay high prices to do so? Fortunately for all of us who do, Chris Guillebeau just launched the Travel Hacking Cartel. What is it? The goal of the Travel Hacking Cartel is to democratize free travel. Chris and his team plan to demystify the process of travel hacking. [...]
Do you wish that you traveled more often? Wish it didn’t cost so much? I’m right there with you. My to-visit list can be summed up into “everywhere”. However, I can’t afford to buy a plane ticket across the country, much less across the ocean. Fortunately for both of us, Chris over at the Art [...]
Attitude changes everything. I’m sure you’ve seen the motivational posters that say “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.” Well, it’s true. The adventurous commute How do you feel about your commute? Is it a dreadful pain to be endured twice a day? It doesn’t have to be. [...]
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. – Henry David Thoreau I’ve imagined my life for the year, and now I’m living it. Are you? What does your imagined life look like?
Do you ever wonder at what you eat? What’s in it, where it came from, etc? I do. Even more frequently I wonder Why did this cost so much? I could make it at home. After reading Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual I’ve been giving these questions some more thought than normal. Even though it [...]
Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan I first ran across Michael Pollan at a friend’s house. He was reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma and offered to let me borrow it. I was intrigued and read through it quite quickly. I found Michael’s conversational writing style to be quite enjoyable and it helped me to [...]
If you visit the Adventure-Some site, you will notice that I have added a list of “Darn Good Books” to the left side of the page. (If you only check out my posts in a reader, via email, or on facebook, you might want to go take a look.) Darn Good Books One of my [...]
If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. – Isaac Newton Recently I’ve been planning out how I will be building my business over the upcoming year. I already have my goals for 2011, but I needed to further define my roadmap for building a business. In order to [...]
