Archive for June, 2008
What’s Up?
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008Base Camp Communications was generous enough to document the insanity of my life as a freelancer… LINK photo courtesy Chris Thompson
Coppland
Monday, June 23rd, 2008“Transmission sent from a Turkish used furniture store while waiting for a Lebanese guy to turn up and show me an old VW van he has for sale…”
Happy Father’s Day
Monday, June 16th, 2008Because there’s no out-fishing your dad…
Benetton and Micro-credit
Friday, June 13th, 2008I’m excited about the cover story I wrote for the latest issue of Outside’s Go. It’s a profile of Alessandro Benetton, heir to the Benetton empire and a Harvard Business School-educated economic savant, but what’s so inspiring about Benetton is his true commitment to socially responsible business. He studied with Michael Porter at HBS in […]
More Fun in Fruita
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Here’s a little video from my favorite ride at Frutia—a figure eight loop up More Fun, down Lyons, up over Mack Ridge and back down the road to the parking lot. It’s challenging in spots but never too difficult, the climbs were built for bikes, and it’s hard to beat the view…
Honing the Blade
Monday, June 2nd, 2008I don’t write for the Mountain Gazette for the money, but rather, because they let me write about chainsaws… LINK