I work on the curation team here at Medium. That means that I, like many of you, read Medium all day. I’ve probably read more Medium stories than most people on the planet. Harris Sockel might have me beat, and maybe Dr Mehmet Yildiz. I’ve been involved in putting together…

Use your powers for good, not evil. I know half of Medium is coming for me, considering how many design professionals use this site. I am not a design professional. Just a user. But look. You all gotta stop it. Look what Microsoft decided to put in my Outlook inbox…

Hey Medium. Just dropping by with a few thoughts on some books I’ve read recently. Three nonfiction books, which is rare for me (I get enough nonfiction while reading on Medium, tbh)! Anyways, enjoy these short reviews of Joni Mitchell: Reckless Daughter, Black Wall Street, Men Without Women, Wool, White…

And yes, that does deserve two exclamation marks. It’s been a tough few months, crypto-bros. The Terra LUNA disaster, the Voyager and Celsius bankruptcies, and of course, the omnipresent bear market erasing all your gains. Many of us are in forced HODL, the losses have been so deep. That all…

A less popular option on the iconic Hallet Peak. Grade: 5.8 R, III (M6, IV in winter — if you are deranged) Length: Half a day for a skilled team. Full day for most Trailhead: Bear Lake TH, approach as for Emerald Lake Approach Time: 1–2 hours Guidebook: RMNP by Richard Rossiter (affiliate link) Rack…

I had a very odd experience this winter, where a stranger told me one of my own stories. It sourced from this blog; although he did not know that. Briefly: I was out ice climbing in Rocky Mountain National Park with a new partner. It was our second time out…

I’ve lived on the Front Range of Colorado my entire life. I was born and raised here, something few people can say these days, as more and more people are moving to the area. According to the last census, more than 750,000 new people have joined the population of Colorado…

4 a.m., Tijuana, Mexico. Just across the border from San Diego. Outside of a strip club. Our all-male group lingers in the street. We are waiting for one of our 27 members who (rumor has it) disappeared upstairs with one of the women. Before leaving San Diego we were warned…