Behind the scenes
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 brea...
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...
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. Someti...
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 ...
Out Of Office Reply
I am historically bad at vacations. It used to be because I preferred “traveling” to “vacationing,” a pretentious distinction that back...
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....
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 eyebrow...
Follow The Leaper
Long before I started at Douchebags I discovered Benjamin Forthun on Instagram. I started following him. I liked what he posted and...
Summer Stamp
Last Saturday was the type of beach day I associate with childhood. We made sandwiches in an assembly line. Packed the coolers tigh...
Run For It
“It’s been so nice to slow down,” everyone said while looking for a pandemic silver lining. The sentiment’s become more ubiquitous than b...
When a fleeting meme deserves a deeper look.
Poems don’t typically go viral, but I’m sure you’ve seen this gem from Leslie Dwight pass your screen recently: What if 2020 isn’t ...
Scratching The Itch
For the past decade if Db’s content director, Marcus Olsson, wasn’t on the road, he was planning his next trip. Then Covid hit and his wi...
The Bleached Blindfold
In the totality of all possible knowledge there are three categories:What you know.What you know you don’t know.What you don’t know...
Love To Burst Your Bubble
Love To Burst Your Bubble We all live in bubbles — invisible cocoons where everything is safe, happy and comfortable.In my last postca...