In Praise of Solitude
I’ve always loved solitary pursuits. When I was younger, and basketball was my obsession, there were few greater feelings than
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beach volleyball
Monday Musing: Riley McKibbin, momentum, and objects staying in motion
Earlier this week, Riley McKibbin put up a post on social media that got me thinking. “Building momentum is everything
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Becoming Rudy
By now, many of you likely know about the King of the Beach that a few of us – a
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A new season of life begins
It’s 8:30 in the morning, and I’m sitting on my porch, reading an excellent book titled ‘Educated,’ a gift from
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You cannot replace an Eric Zaun
I don’t know how to start this story. I’ve hemmed. Hawed. Started. Stopped. Written. Copied all, deleted. There were many
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AVP Austin: When there is such thing as the (dreaded) moral victory
It was a little past midnight when the topic of moral victories came across the kitchen table of our AirBNB
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A year of SANDCAST: The Top-10 stories I wrote this year
I wrote a lot this year. Some of the things I wrote were ok. Some weren’t so ok. Some were
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One year of SANDCAST with Tri Bourne, one year of gratitude
People would thank me. They thanked me in Austin. To the great amusement and bafflement of my parents, they thanked
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NORCECA Martinique: Finding bliss on the other side of fear
I’m standing in an airport in Guadalupe, and I am – to borrow a phrase the kids are using these
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2018 beach takeaways, part three: “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
One of the most important pieces of literature I’ve read was written by a 13-year-old girl, from an attic in
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