Does Conquering the Trail Make Me a Certified Washingtonian? — Moving to the Evergreen State allowed me to try new activities, including exploring the great outdoors. Hiking interested me because I could pare the activity with one of my great loves: photography. …

Watching the Tokyo Yakult Swallows vs. the SoftBank Hawks was a surreal departure from anything I’ve seen at any MLB game. — When visiting new cities and destinations, I often opt for seeing cultural attractions, neighborhoods, and even tourist traps. Anything to absorb the vibe and be immersed in what living there must be like. Plus, it gives me a chance to capture some fantastic photographs! Taking in sporting events is not…

Some things are perhaps a near certainty when flying commercial: (1) Passengers will congregate around the boarding area even when told not to — I’m guilty of doing this, and (2) There will always be a slowdown when trying to get to your seat during the boarding process. When it…

Watch “Once Upon a Studio” now on Disney+ and Hulu for a walk down memory lane — What was your favorite Disney film growing up? I’d guess everyone has at least one. The famed movie studio has told some of the most imaginative stories in entertainment history. In honor of its centennial, Disney released the short film “Once Upon a Studio” bringing together many classic characters of…

The job struggle is real: Here’s what I’m doing to make myself look more appealing — It’s been nearly six months since — as the Fresh Prince put it — “my life got twist-turned upside down.” No, I wasn’t shipped off to Bel-Air (though that would have been really awesome). Rather, I was a Reduction in Force (RIF) casualty. While I spend time parsing through job…

Storytelling can be much more than written work narrating an event. It takes on so many different forms and this includes curation as well — at least in my opinion. There are some events that are just so significant that it can feel overwhelming trying to keep up with it…

Progress being made but Loops and Arrays are still confusing, though I *think* I understand them conceptually. — On one hand, I can be proud that I’m keeping up with my efforts to learn how to code — I’ve chosen JavaScript as my first language to get proficient in — but on the other, I think I’ve reached the Valley of Despair. …

I’ve been down this road before many times, though. — It’s one thing to declare that I’m gunning to learn how to code. It’s another to actually execute on that goal. Oddly, I didn’t think about what and how I’d go about doing it. But you got to start somewhere, right? After consulting with some friends, I opted to start…

Kicking off an accountability effort as I try my hand at learning how to code. — I remember playing video games when I was younger and if there was a part where I needed to use a specific combo but I didn’t recall the controls, I would do what most people probably did then…smash all the buttons. The hope would be that by randomly pressing buttons…