Internet, finally!
When you are a wired person, it is really strange to unplug. This is a new phenomenon for our species; we have only had electronics for under a century, and the level of integration with our brain capacity that we have achieved was unthinkable a decade ago. Now, anytime I want to record an idea, [...]
Live, in Costa Rica!
Finally, we are Home. This is our house. We live on top of a mountain called Tierra del Verano; Summerland. At the bottom of the mountain path (100 meters long, and 125 meters down from our house) is the highway that connects San Isidro, the 2nd largest city in the country, and Dominical, one of [...]
It’s time for me to go home.
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Parkour Injury – Out for the Season
Parkour athletes care about their own safety much more than any bystanders could. And it's not because we fear pain, or because we are excessively scrupulous in observing the proper way of doing things. We are overly concerned with our own safety because one minor injury can take Parkour away from us for three months. [...]
Costa Rica!
We are repatriating! As I recently told my friends (as in, those who subscribed to my newsletter...hint hint) I am moving to Costa Rica at the end of the summer. My whole family is coming with me. My wife's parents, my two kids, my wife, and me, all going down south to live in Tropical [...]
Wounded flight
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” -Robert F Kennedy Parkour is a young man’s sport. It is fraught with danger, and inspires me to be more dangerous than it is prudent for me to be. Sometimes, I receive my just payment for participating in danger: an injury that lays me [...]
Hanging Up the Helmet…for Good.
Today, I'm sad. Today I finally accepted the fact that Danger Man is retired. I've been denying it, at least partially, for some time. But today, it hit me. I was going to go to Supercon, another superhero-themed pub crawl, like the one where Danger Man made his public debut. I couldn't think of anything [...]
Stuntworthy Job Interviews
This week, I had The shortest job interview of my life Two great interviews for completely different skill sets A reminder that trains cannot get in my way To take these three highlights of my week backwards, I’ll start with my stunt. I had a phone appointment to call Jerry Buxbaum, THE stunt-producer in Portland. [...]
Parkour in Season 4 of Leverage
I'd love to see it happen. [youtube=Let's bring #Parkour to Season 4 of #Leverage! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_nTsWQzwKw]