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Waves Are Blue
There are so many reasons I’m passionate about voting today, but no reason is bigger than this little girl. Today I’m voting for her. Today I’m voting for our planet, for wild spaces, for affordable healthcare. There’s only one party that’s remotely close to doing...
Love and Four-Square
I’m a weepy man. When it comes to my ten-year-old daughter and the magic of love, I’m a weepy dude. One night last week as we were going through our bedtime routine, close to falling asleep, my daughter asked me if I’d come play four-square with her at lunch recess....
Keep Climbing
I’ve always been a climber. As a kid on the bike, I always had to be the first to top out on the saddle up Beauty Creek. All through college I tackled the local routes around CDA. As a ranger in Yellowstone, it was all about reaching the summits. And for nearly a...
Autumn Funk
I see a lot of posts celebrating fall. I get it. Autumn is a glorious time indeed; the colors, the snow in the mountains, the landscape transformed. But not all of us are welcoming fall’s return. In fact, some of us are flat out depressed about it. It’s not that I...
Elevate Our Girls And Change The World
Honor our girls, change the world. I don’t want my daughter to learn her sense of self in a frat house. I don’t want her to be defined by her dyslexia. I want her to see herself as an equal member of this global community. A recent study published by M.I.T revealed...
Overcoming Fear And Growth Mindset at The CDA Crossing
Sometimes the most audacious endeavors come in the smallest packages. Proud doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel about my ten-year-old daughter’s big hearted effort and character over the weekend. Bold, brave, gritty, and courageous. I’m blown away, days after...
You Can Always Try
Today I sat down with my literary agent (Alan), a man I affectionately refer to as Ari Gold (you Entourage folks will understand). A man my father calls the Centa Man, because he does the work of 100 men. We gathered to talk about my next book, a YA novel, we’re in...
I Love This Man
I love this man. I love his voice. I love what he stands for. I love that he stands up for what he believes in. I love that he speaks his truth. I love that he doesn’t like saying “his name.” If you haven’t listened to the entirety of King James’ press conference...
Yellowstone Grizzlies Delisted
As a former bear education ranger in Yellowstone National Park and grizzly advocate, today’s announcement that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has delisted the Greater Yellowstone grizzly population (officially stripping the bears of their precious status as a...
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