Published in theclutchpedal·Apr 27Europe is Not a Small PlaceIt’s an overcast morning, which I’ve come to associate with perfect driving weather since the sun can’t glare in my eyes, rain doesn’t slippen the roads, and sunshine’s shadows won’t ruin the travel photos I’m taking for my Instagram account. I’m halfway through a 30-hour sailing from Bilbao to Portsmouth…Land Cruiser6 min read
Published in theclutchpedal·Mar 27Lost in the Sahara DesertHave you ever asked yourself “… what the hell am I doing?” Midnight in the middle of the Sahara Desert can be every bit as desolate, uncomfortable, and terrifying as you might imagine. Hamza was driving my friend’s Jeep, and four hours earlier we had stopped in Douz, after a…Land Cruiser6 min read
Published in theclutchpedal·Mar 17Why I Flew My Land Cruiser to EuropeWaking up at sunrise in a heaving cabin in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea is as good a place as any to start writing again. I drove my Toyota Land Cruiser onto the ship yesterday afternoon; a ship known as the Cruise Smeralda, operated by Grimaldi Lines. A few…Travel6 min read
Published in theclutchpedal·Mar 31, 2021Why Tonal is Truly RevolutionaryThe word “revolutionary” gets thrown around a lot in the fitness world. I’ll admit that I was a bit skeptical when I first heard about the idea for Tonal, but as soon as Aly Orady gave me an early demo in 2016, I knew that I had just seen the…Tonal3 min read
Published in theclutchpedal·Oct 27, 2020The Uncoupling of Cities & CapitalMuch has been written and discussed about the future of cities, in the face of the global COVID pandemic. There’s been a huge de facto migratory wave out of the major cities in the United States over the last nine months. Everyone knows people who have moved to suburbs and…Startup3 min read
Published in theclutchpedal·Oct 11, 2020Island TimeWe’re all living on Island Time now. Most of us crave the warm, seductive charms of vacation in a tropical paradise. Arriving in a beautiful, sunny beachfront destination. Time evaporates. Taxis meander, meals last forever, and the locals are in no hurry to get anything done. Island Time. Early this…Orcas Island3 min read
Published in offcamber·Jan 2, 2018How Fast Does It Go?A few years ago I decided to learn how to race a car. Not just driving on a race track during a track day, but full-blown, wheel-to-wheel, amateur racing where you line up in a grid, the starter waves a green flag, and the first driver to cross the finish…Racing3 min read
Feb 24, 2016Zen and the Art of Connected HardwareThere’s a classic novel that’s dwelled, unread, on my bookshelf for nearly 30 years. Last weekend, I finally got around to finishing it. …Startup2 min read
