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Lessons from a Hike in Costa Rica

The view was pure rainforest: a lush, tangled wilderness so dense with trees and vines you couldn't see more than five feet into it. This was the kind of place that swallows paths whole within days and casually hosts snakes that would strongly prefer you visit elsewhere.

Frequencies And Cosmic Subtitles

Frequencies And Cosmic Subtitles

I’m not the type to leap headfirst into claims about interdimensional portals or cosmic vibrations. At least, I wasn’t back then. These days, my beliefs hover much closer to just north of woo-woo.

Animals fighting

A Punch in the Face

I saw a man get punched once — a perfect hook to the cheek on a bone-cold morning near the McCormick Center in Chicago.

Do you want to take a road trip? Travel in an RV.

What You Hear When You Silence All Those Voices

I became wild. Then I became wise. Resilience crept up on me, originally disguised as arrogance, though it wasn’t about feeling superior to anyone — it was about knowing, with certainty, that I stood alone.

What is a torx screw?

Who Knew? It’s a Torx Screw!

The torx screw was invented to solve a problem that was plaguing the world: screws that, heaven forbid, actually slip out when you try to tighten them. Also because the world needed a screw that looked like a mini ninja star.

Falkner Vineyards and Winery, Temecula, California — Photo by Sky Burton

This Wine is Making Me Awesome

I dry camped (that’s a thing I’ll explain later) at the Falkner Winery. I was alone, parked in the Falkner Winery parking lot, perched on what felt like the top of the world — or at least the top of Temecula Valley.