Archive for August 2009

Recommended Reading: Douglas Preston

I’ve also managed to read a few books this summer, and lately I’ve been on a tear for Douglas Preston. I guess I’ve been living under a rock! This guy’s books are awesome good fun.
First we have The Codex. I won’t get into plot descriptions except to say I had to wonder [...]

What I Did This Summer, Part Five

Amidst the ongoing excitement, I’ve also recently become JEFF-E, which is like WALL-E, only better. Jolly Enthusiastic Frank Fast-Enunciator, that’s me. Last week I was glad to be on a local NPR show called Insight here in northern California with host Jeffrey Callison. This guy was well-prepared and threw me a [...]

What I Did This Summer, Part Four

One of the reasons I’ve been especially overwhelmed this summer is because I do things like this. No, you’re right, I haven’t been launching off cliffs in big powder since early springtime… but it turns out that if you spend a lifetime throwing stunts like this, maybe there’s a chance that one of [...]

RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!

A friend emailed this to me today…
Sorry to have been absent. It’s pretty silly when you’re so busy that you don’t even blog for weeks at a time. I do finally have my next set of photos organized to reveal just why and how someone would need a garbage bag accessory in the [...]

What I Did This Summer, Part Three

Recently, Diana and I also managed to carve a few hours out of our relentless lives to really relax. Here you have it all. Pool. Raft. Daiquiri. Douglas Preston’s The Codex. Garbage bag and duct tape.
Hmm. What’s wrong with this picture?