On Visiting Congaree National Park
Congaree National Park protects 30,000+ acres of bottomland forest in South Carolina. Even though it’s not in the “top tier”…
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Lionel Hampton Trail
The Lionel Hampton Trail is actually a couple different inter-connected trails in Southwest Atlanta. They are all BeltLine Connector Spurs…
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Pros & Cons of Moving To Atlanta
My family and I moved to Atlanta in February 2013 from Athens, GA. We have lived here ever since. Like…
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Hiking Ellicott Rock Wilderness
In August 2018, I did a day hike along the Chattooga River in the Ellicott Rock Wilderness in North Georgia….
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Hiking Hitchiti Trail
The Hitchiti Trail is a 3-ish mile trail near Jarrell Plantation that weaves along Falling Creek to the Ocmulgee River….
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Personal History of Oakridge, TN – The Secret City
One of my favorite YouTube channels, Half As Interesting, did an explainer about the founding of Oakridge, Tennessee. It was…
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Flying Over Metro Athens, GA
A few years ago, my brother-in-law received a birthday gift to fly over Athens, GA in a single-engine prop plane….
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Hiking Forney Creek at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In April, my brother-in-law, brother, my son, and myself all went on a 2 night backpacking trip to the Great…
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Hiking Wolfden Loop on the Pine Mountain Trail
The Pine Mountain Trail system is one of the most extensive trail systems in Middle Georgia. It’s one of those…
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Understanding Persuasion in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Francois Chollet recently wrote an essay on “What worries me about AI”. He argues that the big worry about AI…
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Interim Southside BeltLine
I wrote about the Future Southeast BeltLine in 2016. Well, the city now officially owns the land, and it’s a…
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Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg Book Review
In Smarter Faster Better, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg explores the science of productivity and how managing how we think…
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Place in American Art by High Museum Art Exhibit Review
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta had an amazing exhibit called “Place in American Art.” The exhibit was incredibly…
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The Las Vegas Strip: 10+ Observations
The past few years, I’ve been able to visit Las Vegas for a business conference. On each trip, I’ve left…
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Books Read in 2017
From 2007 to 2012, I read 263+ books. But I did not stop there. I haven’t kept up the same pace…
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Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance Book Review
Hillbilly Elegy was deservedly named one of the best books of the year by The Economist, The New York Times,…
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Skyline Bench at Grant Park
Thanks to the Grant Park Conservancy, City of Atlanta and an anonymous donor, there is a new bench with skyline…
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Hiking Cheaha Wilderness
One of the major pros of living in Atlanta is that I’m within a two hour drive of several designated…
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On Visiting Hard Labor Creek State Park
After visiting Vogel State Park, my family and I took another mini-vacation to Hard Labor Creek State Park in July…
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Doll’s Head Trail
There is a small walking trail through the Constitution Lakes Nature Preserve called the Dolls Head Trail. It’s only about…
