Why I Travel

I'm getting excited about Brazil. I read this quote from Eric Shaeffer today.

I like when things don't work perfectly. It reminds me of a time when you couldn't just get everything you want all the time so easily. It's why I like traveling to third world countries. I'm so fast all the time I appreciate anything that slows me down or takes me out of my routine and forces me to be more present because it's an unusual situation that requires me to pay attention or problem solve in a new way.

The Illegal Green Tree

Things you only need one of

They say you can never have enough friends. There are probably other things in life where the "more is better" philosophy applies. Money, Music, Movies. You can never really have or experience enough.

With the recent snow storm pounding we've been getting this winter I've come to appreciate the good things in life that you need just one of. One good one is all you need.

- A versatile car (i.e Nissan Xterra)
- A good pair of boots (My Montrail Hiking boots)
- A comfortable home
- A good wife

I have to clear tons of snow from our yard tomorrow. If it all melts at the same time our house will probably flood again. Matt's in town. I'm hoping he can help me. It's a tall order to ask anyone to help you shovel snow all day on Christmas day but I'm glad I also got one good friend who I know will do it if he can.

I've got an old blue shirt and it suits me just fine
I like the way it feels so I wear it all the time
I've got an old guitar that won't ever stay in tune
But I like the way it sounds in a dark and empty room
I've got an old pair of boots that fit my feet just right
I can work all day and go out and dance all night
I've got a new used car that runs just like a top
Yeah I get the feeling it ain't ever gonna stop

Stuff that works
stuff that holds up
Is the kind of stuff you don't hang on the wall
Stuff that's real
that stuff you feel
Is the stuff you always reach for when you fall

I've got a pretty good friend who's seen me at my worst
He don't know if I'm a blessing or a curse
But he always shows up when the chips are down
That's the kind of friend I like to be around
There's a woman I love she's crazy and she paints like God
She's got a playground sense of justice she don't give odds
I've got a tattoo with her name right through my soul
And I think everything she touches turns to gold

Stuff that works
stuff that holds up
Is the kind of stuff you don't hang on the wall
Stuff that's real
that stuff you feel
Is the stuff you always reach for when you fall

- Rodney Crowell

Dubyah Gets Down

Dybyah's Version of White Lines:


The Original:

How Men Think

"Somehow the impulsivity of going away for a weekend with a girl you just met three hours ago makes it all seem fun and light and romantic but in three weeks, you've had 5 dates, slept together and know the person enough that feelings are starting to grow. It would be way too intimate to go away together then, especially on a holiday. A month maybe, but not three weeks.

The window is now, or in a month."


- Eric Schaeffer
I can't believe I'm single