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Adventure: Resolutions

New Year’s Day. Also known as my birthday, but that’s not what’s important here. My wife’s birthday will be upon us shortly, and this, my friends, is all-hands-on-deck, DEFCON1. A…
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Creative: Patagonia, Episode One

Patagonia looms. Let me explain why this is happening. A few months ago, I gave a talk in Seattle, and after, I was approached by a woman who asked me…
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Creative: Select All, Delete

I’m embarrassed. When I see a Blurb email land in my inbox and realize I am the primary focus, I feel embarrassed. When I upload a YouTube film and my…
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Adventure: What You Do After

I’ve never been motivated by what comes after. You know, the marketing, the sales, the distribution. I’ve always been juiced by the juice of being in the field. The experience…
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Adventure: GMO

“Hey, you guys, be careful.” “There is a state trooper patrolling across the bridge.” Camo shirts, diesel fumes, and antler graphics adorn the folks around me. “Did you fart in…
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Adventure: The Hunt

Sandia Crest. 10,542 elevation. Goal: The Rosy-Finch (Black, Gray-crowned, Brown-capped) Two twenty-something boys in a red, late 1990s Camry, emerge from their car, eating Cheetos, then proceed to throw all…
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Creative: The 8%

I don’t hate AI. I don’t fully understand it, but I don’t hate it. I just haven’t used it yet. Okay, stop. I know someone out there will bend over…
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Creative: Blurb, Zero Day

Thar she blows. My first-ever Blurb book. 2006(ish) timeframe. I had been self-publishing for about a decade by the time Blurb became an official thing. During this period, most of…
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Creative: RAW PHOTO FEST 2026

You know I love me some RAW Society. They don’t just talk, they do. I can’t even remember the first time I spoke with Christelle and Jorge, the dynamic duo…