i have run 5 times a week in them including up & down a 2000 foot peak twice, biked 100s of miles, worn them to work daily, plus any additional walking. They remain in near-perfect condition, I have no injuries, and they don't smell. Converse All-Star is hands down the best all-around shoe on the market.

I am home

it's cool 2 be able to stop cutting my hair, visit a seamstress down the street to try to get customized silk shoes made, buy some strange star-shaped Mexican fruit and eat it. just to be yourself without being judged has so much value. it's hard to envision any scenario that'd be sufficiently compelling to make me leave.

Carpe Diem? Really?

I've been thinking about the tendency for time to move faster when you are rushing to fill your day with activity. Time moves at a far slower rate when you move steadily and calmly, quietly considering the nuances of life and what each moment has to offer.