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Atlanta Comic Con

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

I attended my very first Comic Con this past weekend! My favorite part by far was meeting a few celebrities. Nolan North was by far my favorite! He voiced Nathan Drake for one of my favorite video game …

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Coffee Walk: 787 Coffee (NYC – East Village)

February 3, 2023February 9, 2023

I woke up this morning a little later than usual so when I opened my eyes I was greeted by a warm and gentle sunrise. I laid in bed just taking it in for a few minutes before …

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Coffee Walk: Stumptown Coffee (NYC – Greenwich Village)

February 1, 2023

Today’s walk wasn’t as long as I typically shoot for, but I had limited time and really wanted to get one in before heading into Reboot Training. It was REALLY cold this morning when I left my hotel …

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Walk: The High Line

February 1, 2023

I’m in NYC this week attending leadership training for work and had planned to do a coffee walk first thing in the morning, but the weather was nasty and I couldn’t wait it out since I had to …

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Coffee Walk: Inman Perk Coffee (Inman Park)

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023

I worked from home again today, so my lovely wife Scarlett joined me again for this coffee walk. I actually started work super early at 6:30am so by 8:30am I was already feeling like I needed a bit …

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Coffee Walk: San Francisco Coffee Roasting Co (Candler Park)

January 25, 2023

I worked from home today so my lovely wife Scarlett joined me on this coffee walk. This time, we walked to San Francisco Coffee Roasting Co in Candler Park. I love walking through the Candler Park neighborhood because …

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First Time Flying a Helicopter!

January 21, 2023

One day back in early December I made a comment to my wife that someday I’d love to take helicopter lessons and how cool would it be to fly a helicopter. Then I completely forgot about it. Fast-forward …

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Coffee Walk: ParkGrounds (Reynoldstown)

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

Today I walked from WeWork, south on the Beltline, through the Cabbagetown neighborhood and past the The Krog District to ParkGrounds in the Reynoldstown neighborhood. This was an awesome walk because it contained lots and lots of GRAFFITI! …

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Coffee Walk: East Pole Coffee & Wine Bar

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Scarlett joined me on today’s training walk since I waited until later in the day to avoid all the rain. The weather was cloudy, but still relatively warm at around 60℉. Since we started during our feasting window …

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Training for the El Camino de Santiago

January 16, 2023January 17, 2023

It’s been a while since my last blog post, but for the past couple of months I’ve been working on preparing myself for walking the almost 500 mile El Camino de Santiago pilgrimage in Spain (well, technically I …

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Marseille, France – Team Meetup – Day 1

April 27, 2022January 18, 2023

Since I work for a global fully distributed (100% remote) company, we typically do “Meetups” two to three times a year to bond and do planning. These meetups of course have been on pause since the pandemic started …

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A Semi-return to Normal

June 8, 2021June 8, 2021

This past week was like a breath of fresh air for the most part. There’s some family stuff that is happening that’s tough, but this post isn’t about that. This post is about how nice it is to …

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Playing with Clay

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

For as far back as I can remember I’ve always loved working with my hands. For the last couple years I’ve been having this tug to play with clay. Well, I finally did it! Here’s my first round. …

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Settling During a Pandemic

February 23, 2021

Scarlett and I retired our nomad ways and moved into our townhouse in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta in the middle of a still very active COVID-19 pandemic and as expected, it’s been quite the ride. Since …

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Celebrating 3 years at Automattic

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

Wow, it’s hard to believe I’ve been at Automattic for the years already! It feels like it was only a month ago I first joined the Woo Mobile team to help build the first ever Android app for …

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Moving to Hotlanta!!

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020

Scarlett and I have decided to hang up our nomading hats and settle down for a spell or two. We’ve really enjoyed being on the road and seeing so many new places and meeting new people, but the …

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Santa Fe Skies RV Park – Santa Fe, NM

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

What can I say? I love this RV Park and felt it needed it’s very own post. One of the best parts of this park is all the artwork. Everywhere you turn there are metal sculptures. The landscaping …

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Winter in Lake Havasu City, AZ & COVID-19

May 25, 2020January 18, 2023

Catching Up Hello friends! It’s been a long time since I last posted (I feel like this should just be the automatic first line of all my posts…LOL!). So much has happened, and once again I’ve missed documenting …

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Sparks, NV (10/27 – 11/10/19)

January 16, 2020

I’ve gotten really behind in my blogging again! It feels like I’m always catching up. Before it got too late I wanted to write about out travels through Nevada. This post covers some of the highlights of our …

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Weed, CA (10/20 – 10/27/19)

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019

I couldn’t wait to make a joke about not being able to buy weed in Weed, CA, but as it turns out you CAN buy weed in Weed, CA…LOL! We stayed at a small yet adorable park: Friendly …

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We sold our house and most of our belongings and hit the road with our RVAugust 3, 2018
4.7 years ago.

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