Out of Office: Ten Things to do in March

Fertilize and seed your lawn ::Old man violently shakes fist at you. Old man yells at you to slow down. Old man tells kids to get off his beautiful lawn.:: I’m that old man now. And as that old man, let me tell you one of the steps I took to get …

Out of Office: Ten Things to do in February

Subscribe to a newspaper A few weeks ago I was up early on a Friday and stumbled into a Starbucks. My mission was to snag a copy of The Wall Street Journal, so I could flip through the mansion section to get a good sampling of my crushing failure in life. It’s …

Out of Office: Ten Things to do 10/21 -11/03

Stay up late for the Great Pumpkin Much like Christmas, Halloween isn’t complete without a screening its corresponding Peanuts holiday special, which in this case is the immortal “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” The thing is only about 20 minutes long, so you can throw it on while you’re getting into …

Out of Office: Ten Things to do 10/07 -10/20

Go for a fall drive, soundtracked by me I’ve made an autumn driving specifically designed to make you feel wistful and melancholy, just like fall. Put it on and go for a ride: -CR Matthew’s Green Chile Recipe In this day and age, its nearly impossible to rip the iPads or iTelephones …

Out of Office: Ten Things to do 9/23 -10/06

In another part of life, I am a wedding photographer. In the world of photojournalism, it’s also known as selling out. As I have reached the age where most of my friends who want to have a grand wedding have had one, and the chances for my wife and I to attend …

Out of Office: Ten Things to do 9/09 -9/22

Book your goddamn holiday flights Buying tickets for vacation is stressful, even if it’s for something you love (use your imagination here, as Mai Thais on the beach don’t do it for me). The reason I bring this up is to remind you that you are not a savant of booking tickets …