I sit in the dark at 3:00 a.m. PST, listening to the rain and wind tear and spatter at the shingles upon the rooftop. The room is mildly familiar after…
Secretly I’ve been pretty pissed the entirety of this trip, trying to get away and rebuild some connection with snowboarding and doing so without my brother. It hasn’t been the…
One of the exceptional side effects of crossing the international date line is that in, taking this trip to China, I inadvertently did myself a favor—I was able to make…
The picture above might be a little harsh. And to those of you reading who are suffering from depression, my deepest apologies to you today, but this stuff really takes…
I’m not feeling very thankful this year. Or maybe I am, but I just pissed at what I have to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. In our family, we usually…
I Am Jack’s Raging Bile Duct. I Am Jack’s Cold Sweat. I Am Jack’s Complete Lack of Surprise. I Am Jack’s Smirking Revenge. I Am Jack’s Broken Heart. My brother…
So this blog was started with very selfish intent. I wasn’t really sure what to do and was getting hit from all sides with questions. I thought this would be…
In a matter of two years, I’ve lost my entire direct bloodline—a survivor of a very personal war, but a war nonetheless. A war with only casualties, never victories. A…