Welcome to the April issue of Rising Tide, a monthly digest of things I deem worth sharing. Enjoy my recommended books, blog posts, podcasts, music, products, and more. 1. If you have followed this blog for long enough, you will know that I am a big fan of e e cummings and read his poetry […]
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Rising Tide – 2022 March
Hey, hey! Happy Spring! Welcome to this month’s issue of Rising Tide! If you have been here before, thanks for returning. If this is your first time, welcome! Rising Tide is a digest of things I deem worth sharing. Enjoy my recommended books, blog posts, podcasts, music, products, and more. 1. Cameron Maria Machado is […]
We’re here because we’re here because…
This year, I read 89 books. (As I write this, there are still six hours left in the day, and I am determined to hit 90. I just never count them before they’re finished.) Of the 89-soon-to-be-90, I have read a lot of 5 star books, so many that a few are tied for second […]
El Mejor
After a day spent in Old San Juan, my brother and I were ready to explore the rest of Puerto Rico. We both prefer things more off the beaten path, so we wanted to see as much of the rest of the island, the non-touristy places, as possible. We grabbed breakfast first before heading out […]
Write something.
Write something. Then improve it. Then write something else. Repeat this process until you have a post. Then post it. Then repeat this process. There’s no such thing as writer’s block. There’s simply a fear of bad writing. Do enough bad writing and some good writing is bound to show up. And along the way, […]
Family recipes
I was taking a walk the other day and thought about how I had recently turned 35 and thought maybe this would be my year to run a marathon. I thought about kicking off my training by turning my walk into a walk/run interval workout. And then I thought about my grandma. She once told […]
If you think I talk about bikes too much…
A couple weeks ago, I rode my bike to work. It was a great ride, so I took a photo and posted it to Instagram. Yesterday, I rode my bike to work. It too was a great ride, so I took a photo and posted it to Instagram. This morning, I rode my bike to […]
Rising Tide – 2019 Week 43
Welcome back to Rising Tide, the weekly digest of things I’ve discovered or been into this past week and consider worth sharing. Enjoy! Recommended reading: My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris ★★★★★ Just walking through the library, I saw this book on the shelf and was instantly intrigued. Striking cover and a dark […]
Rising Tide – 2019 Week 42
Welcome back to Rising Tide, the weekly digest of things I’ve discovered or been into this past week and consider worth sharing. Enjoy! 1. Thank you, Lee Potts. With professional ties to the Great Lakes maritime industry as well as a personal connection as a nearly life-long resident living within 30 miles of one of […]
Rising Tide – 2019 Week 40
Welcome back to Rising Tide, the weekly digest of things I’ve discovered or been into this past week and consider worth sharing. Enjoy! We are already 75% of the way through the year! There are only 12 weeks left of Rising Tide 2019! 1. Recommended reading for this week is Seth Godin‘s What to Do […]