If you happen to read some of my other posts and the chronology seems confusing (for example, I’m not in LA right now), note that I wrote this a month …
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Revealed below are some mild spoilers for the 17 year-old movie Magnolia. Sitting in a group meditation last night one of the extended trains of thought I jumped on was: …
A few people have shared with me the New Yorker article about #vanlife and my immediate reaction is that it’s a total hatchet job. If you read the article …
16 hours ago I was motoring up Juniper Drive to look at a room for rent and I realized I had an intense pit of fear in my stomach. “Do I really …
My friends and I had a great meal at a restaurant last week, marred by an unfortunate oversight at the end. Was it really that big of a deal? I’m not …
32% (now 28). Ugh. I feel naked. (Quick tip: Google Chrome uses way more power than other browsers. Look at Time Remaining with Chrome open, then …
I was in LA traffic with a friend the other day and we were talking about the idea of validation, although the word itself was eluding us at the time. …
A few hours ago I faced down a guy trying to steal one of my bikes; consequently I have an adrenaline surge keeping me from sleep. Now it’s 2am and I’m …
I got distracted by a ramen fiasco but when we parted ways a couple blog posts ago I was headed over to my friend Giuliana’s for a shower and an …
I’m not trying to shame anyone or anyplace so the restaurant name is changed (obviously?) and so is its tagline. Simple intentions: slurp some noodles, then cross the street to …
Awkward timing – my apartment lease ended this week and my work contract finishes in three weeks, after which I’m cruising around California for a bit before heading back …
(This was written in November 2015) Hello again! I was going to wait a little longer to finish up but we go into five days of silence tomorrow morning, and …
(This was written in November 2015) Dear Mom, ¡Hola de Las Pirámedes en Guatemala! (That means “Hello from the Pyramids in Guatemala!”) How are you doing? I hear it’s snowing, …
My name is L.R. and I’m the founder of Blank Plate Boulder. In my 20s and 30s I lived paycheck to paycheck. I would have been bankrupt and homeless if it …
During a recent ride on the Carbon and Green Lake trails (where I had unfinished business of sorts from the year before) I clearly (so clearly!) remember having three distinct …
In one of the circles I run in we talk a decent amount about fear, usually in regard to one of its manifestations. When I see an Instagram of my …
If all you’re looking for is a killer recipe, skip directly to it; in-depth explanation and color commentary appear below. Why red beans and rice? Other than how good they …
Want to learn to cook? Roast this chicken. It’s easy to roast a chicken. And if you can successfully roast a chicken you’re well on your way to profound kitchen …
Woke up to my alarm yesterday at seven a.m., I was planning to get an early start to a long day of solo riding. Three minutes later I got a …
On Wednesday, the eighth day of a more-or-less solo mountain biking road trip, my friend Dan was to join me in Crested Butte. He said he was getting an early …
First riding day in Crested Butte. Fell asleep in my tent last night reading a guidebook and still had a hard time deciding on where to ride this morning — …