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Murder

This article is a bit late today because I had to spend part of my morning on a murderous rampage. I’m not kidding. I took the lives of three this morning. Four the previous morning. Two last night. And three others the day before yesterday. Never have I killed with such ruthless efficiency or careless…

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Ep. 13: Gabe Schirm – World Traveler and Creator of Global Gabe Travel

Gabe Schirm is the creator of Global Gabe Travel, the ultimate guide to free long-term travel. He created this website because it’s something he wished existed when he was 18 years old and considering travel, and serves as a one-stop resource for everyone considering expanding their horizons and exploring the world. In this episode, Gabe…

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Graduation

It’s been 10 years since I graduated from Colorado State University with a B.A. in Speech Communication. And since it’s graduation season, I thought it a nice opportunity to reflect on what I was like then versus what I’m like today. Also, I saw that new X-Men movie over the weekend (it kicked ass), and…

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This Week’s Episode (5.26.14): Gabe Schirm

This week’s guest is Gabe Schirm, creator of GlobalGabeTravel.com the ultimate guide to free long term travel. Gabe has gotten paid to live in Spain, Ireland, and all across the South Pacific. The travel bug bit him when he was just 18 and went to Sweden with Up With People. Gabe was also one of…

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Marty

This article is dedicated to anyone who has ever lost someone close to them. For me, this article is dedicated to Marty Walker: close family friend and someone I looked up to as a kid. Today I commemorate my friend Marty Walker. He was a father, grandfather, friend, veteran, and so much more. Some of…

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Ep. 12: David Martin – Aerospace Auditor (CONFIDENTIAL Series)

Have you flown recently? Ventured through the sky? Are you a nervous flyer? Confident? Fly every week? No matter who you are, or how you react to commercial air travel, there are a whole group of people who have your back… including this week’s guest. David Martin is the second entry in our CONFIDENTIAL Series,…

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Hertz

I spend more time than I would probably like in Houston, TX. Approximately 99% of that time is spent on business, and when you’re dealing with a sprawling, spread-out metropolis such as Houston, that means rental cars. And rental cars are fucking goofy.

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This Week’s Episode (5.19.14): David Martin – CONFIDENTIAL Series

David Martin continues our CONFIDENTIAL Series with a discussion about the aerospace, airline, and flight industry. David works as an auditor inspecting the everything from your armrest to video displays to cockpit instrumentation to wing spars. He gets into the use of ISO 9001 and AS 9100 (for you standardization nerds out there), the value…

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Ep. 11: Krista Welch – Photographer, Wedding Expert, Owner of Love Song Photo

Krista Welch is the owner, creator, and head photographer at Love Song Photo, based in Seattle. She and Jon have been pals since high school, so this episode has an easy rapport, friendly banter, and a fun vibe. Krista shares her story about boldly leaving a job she was dissatisfied during the economic downturn that…

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Smoking

(I wrote this while half in the bag Friday night. Outside of a few minor grammatical corrections, this is untouched from that writing.) I’m watching WWF Vengeance 2001 on the WWE Network. It’s the one where Chris Jericho unifies the two world championships into one belt. As a Jericho fan, it’s probably the pinnacle of…

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