We woke up on Monday morning at the Badlands Inn, which is situated less than a mile from the entrance to Badlands National Park and its Visitor Center. After eating the free continental breakfast at the hotel, we took the quick drive over to the Visitor Center to talk to a park ranger and get […]
America the Beautiful: The Amber Waves of Grain
On Sunday, July 1, my friend Marshall and I left Denver, where we stayed with my friend Sean the night before (and me, the two nights before) and headed north towards South Dakota. We would first drive through Nebraska. We stopped at Panera Bread in Denver for breakfast, and pulled out of there at precisely […]
7 Books From Leaders Who Have Made Ideas Stick
It’s now mid-June as I write this, but as of June 1, 2018, I had completed the first 15 books in my 30-book reading challenge for 2018, meaning I am already half way to my goal with 7 months to spare. As mentioned in a previous blog post, between January and February, I read 8 […]
The Beauty of Yosemite
My first visit to Yosemite National Park in Central California is complete. Yet, there is nothing about a visit here that leaves you complete – or incomplete – but in a new state of wonder and awe at the beautiful creation around us. The first thing that is amazing about Yosemite is the sheer size […]
Martin Luther King Jr Takes On Communism
Today is the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, author of The Communist Manifesto. There are many times I have read through his works and even realized some of his critiques of capitalism. But his approach to solving what he thought were injustices created a philosophy that has been a menace to the world ever since. In […]
April’s Story Gazing Films
In the month of April, I was fortunate to be able to find the time to see seven films in the theater. In a typical year I usually only make it to an actual movie theater two or three times. I watch plenty of other films on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or HBO GO. But two […]
You’ve Got a Prayer in Memphis
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 39 years old. The night before he gave a phenomenal speech which became known as “The Mountaintop Sermon.” It was prophetic in that he described many of the threats against his life. However, he […]
Let’s Go To Key West
Key West has escaped me for quite some time. I had been to Key West a few times before in my life, but all were as a kid. One time I helped my dad work down there for a day while in college (we took a day trip from South Florida). Other than that, I had […]
The first 8 books of 2018: The Human Experience
As of March 1, 2018, I have completed the first 8 books in my 30-book reading challenge for 2018. So far, all the books I have read were on my original list. In January, I completed Animal Farm (Audible) and Hillbilly Elegy (iBooks), and made my way about two-thirds the way through Gone With The […]
5 seconds from death
Wednesday, February 7 is going to be a day I never forget. For, it very well could have been my last. My life was spared by only a matter of seconds. That morning, I awoke at my parents’ condo in Delray Beach. I had stayed there overnight after a very successful event that my organization, National […]