Behind the scenes
My summer top-10
I wanted to share a list of my 10 favorite things about summer.1. Warm nights2. Ocean water drying into a salty crust on my eyebrows3. Ba...
Offshore Thunder
Remember thunderstorms as a kid? You’d see the lightning flash through the windows and excitedly start extending your fingers one by one....
Out Of Office Reply
I am historically bad at vacations. It used to be because I preferred “traveling” to “vacationing,” a pretentious distinction that backe...
Screen Time Bomb
This is not a prescription, and I feel silly even writing it, as I’m not qualified to offer advice. But there are two things I’ve done r...
I Will Always Fall
My summer fall out The word “fall” is usually bad. You never want to fall down, fall behind, fall short or be the fall guy. Sometimes, i...
The Sun Will Come Up... Eventually
Reflections on a day without daylight On Wednesday morning I awoke to darkness. When I made my coffee it was still dark. At breakfast,...
Freshwater Jaws
I used to work with Waves For Water, a non-profit with the sole objective of getting clean drinking water to everyone that needs it. The ...
No Time To Write
Leaving the country for the first time in nearly a year. It feels good. In the last six months I’ve sent you postcards from California...
The Silent Send
It’s my pleasure to introduce this unsuspecting alpha male. Nikolai Schirmer is a Norwegian skier, lawyer, filmmaker and humble wacko. I...
Design for the Dispassionate
What do the Dreamliner, Golden Ratio and the Moleskin have in common? I am not a gear geek. I don’t obsess over design or follow brand...
What's in a name?
With a name like Douchebags our products have to be good. When you work for Douchebags you have to tell people you work for Douchebags.Se...
Magical Retailism
Do you believe in magic? (Yeah, but only in moderation.) Don’t get me wrong, the internet is magic.Ask a question, any question, and have...
At The (Rule) Break Of Dawn
A case for the pattern interrupt. We all have routines.Patterns that develop and accidentally become habits and then turn into rules that...
Don’t Be Scared
Is it better to be fearful or fearless? I listened to a podcast this week (On the top of fear), which highlighted a woman that was phys...