Five Reasons Vibram’s Five Finger Shoes Will Rock Your Socks Off
by projecthitchhiker on July 24, 2009
in Awesome Stuff, Lifestyle Design
“I’m not being seen in public with you if you’re wearing those – things.”
– A friend’s girlfriend to her boyfriend about his Vibram Five Finger Shoes.
So why would you wear them? My five favorite reasons:
1) They will make you run faster than Kenyans. Or at least, faster than you already run.
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Reunited And It Feels So Good…
by projecthitchhiker on February 25, 2009
in Awesome Stuff, Music
After a long hiatus, I’m getting back into music. Playing, writing, creating.
The other day, sitting down with the guitar and playing for a few hours, I realized that I NEED to play music. That music needs to be a bigger part in my life than what it’s been in the last few years. Another realization: I’m not content now just playing established songs — I want to create. I sat down for a few hours tonight writing and felt really great. I think what I’d forgotten in the last few yeras was that creating and playing music is at least a small part of my major definite purpose.
2009 Is Gonna Rock (Plus: Christmas French Lessons)
by projecthitchhiker on January 3, 2009
in Accountability Lists, Awesome Stuff, Four Hour Workweek, Lifestyle Design, Personal Development, Travel
(photo: New Years 2007 in Nha Trang, Vietnam)
2009 is going to be fantastic. But first, a cliche look back at 2008:
Most important lesson learned in 2008
The number one rule: Do what you love. Don’t give a damn about what anyone else thinks about you.
Top Non-Fiction reads of 2008
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts and The Four Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss. These two books are required reading for anyone who wants to travel or doesn’t like the idea of spending their life in an office cubicle.
Personal Power: Tools for Lifestyle Design
by projecthitchhiker on November 20, 2008
in Accountability Lists, Awesome Stuff, Lifestyle Design, Personal Development
Self-help, personal development, call it what you will – it has a bad rap. Cheesy guys running around on stage in 2-star hotel lounges with audiences of hundreds of guys who have lame lives. These are the pictures that come to mind when someone says “self-help”. That, or those Chicken Soup for the Soul books…
If people were to get around the stereotypes and open their minds, they would find that there are some fantastic, potentially life-changing products out there.
Project Hitchhiker Redesign
by projecthitchhiker on October 31, 2008
in Awesome Stuff
I’ve been playing around with the site design. With the exception of a few tweaks here and there, I’m relatively happy with the new look.
Any suggestions or comments would be welcome.
The photo in the new header was taken by Josh, during our motorcycle trip to Newfoundland and is copyright 2008 Josh Webb Photography. (I’m holding the flash bulb inside the tent…)
In Praise Of Motorcycles
by projecthitchhiker on October 12, 2008
in Awesome Stuff, Motorcycling, Stories
Life would have been just fine without Motorcycles.
I might have bought a reasonably priced sedan or hatchback, got a “real job,” had 2.3 kids and lived happily ever after. Things would have been more, well, predictable. I mean, I used to cringe when I walked past guys wearing Harley Davidson jackets and leather chaps, or guys decked out in full racing leathers. Victims of an under-developed fashion sense, I’d say to myself. And here I am two years later on the peripherals of the club. Now when I pass these guys on my motorbike, we exchange the biker’s salute and chat about our travels in Tim Horton’s parking lots and truck stop restaurants (I wonder: how many people who drive Camaros or pickup trucks wave to each other as they drive by as a sign of respect? I would wager it’s not a high number). Though that’s not to say I’ll ever wear leather chaps. Read more
Support The Team, Part 1
by projecthitchhiker on June 26, 2008
in Awesome Stuff, Lifestyle Design
I’m a shameless promoter, I know. But I need to take this time to point out a few friends that are accomplishing awesome things right now.
Firstly, there’s my buddy Dave Lowe over in Vietnam who released his first travel novel, the hilarious Sandwiches Should Never Taste Like Cow Crap. I read a bunch of the advance chapters when he was editing it and I laughed my ass off.