North America

Smoke, Sirens, and Shock: Witnessing the Downtown Houston Garage Inferno It started like any other weekday morning in Downtown Houston. I was grabbing coffee from a food truck near Travis Street...

Red, White, and Booze: July 4th on Clear Lake with the Walkers and Parsons If you ever find yourself wondering what happens when the Walkers and the Parsons collide on a holiday weekend, let me save...

Tequila, Tunes, and 6th Street Shenanigans: Our Cinco de Mayo in Austin If you’ve never experienced Austin, Texas during Cinco de Mayo, let me paint you a picture: imagine a mariachi band battling a...

Here’s the fully integrated and polished blog post with your hilarious flight story woven in seamlessly: Snow, Supercomputers, and Steve Wozniak: My Wild Week in Salt Lake City Picture this: It’s...

Twentynine Palms: Where Marines, Devil Docs, and Desert Dreams Collide If you’ve never been to Twentynine Palms, California, let me paint you a picture: endless desert, Joshua trees doing...

Rock Climbing, Hiking, and Laughing Our Way Through Joshua Tree When you’re stationed at Twentynine Palms, you learn two things fast: The desert is hot enough to melt your soul. If you don’t escape...

Bowling, Beers, and Big Ten Pride: The Legendary 2009 Pub Crawl in San Diego October 2009. San Diego. The air was crisp, the football season was in full swing, and the Big Ten Club of Southern...

2009 was a simpler time—skinny jeans were in, flip phones were still clinging to relevance, and I thought going to a No Doubt concert would be a chill night of ska nostalgia. Spoiler alert:...

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when the San Diego Purdue crew joins forces with the Henry’s Pub staff for a night of bowling, let me paint you a picture: neon lights, craft...

On May 17, 2009, Petco Park was buzzing as the San Diego Padres wrapped up a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. It wasn’t just any Sunday—it was a day for Padres fans...