ClimbingSky

Why Baseball, Books, and the Grateful Dead matter

Quotes

  • FOOD FOR THOUGHT FRIDAY: John Adams on Democracy

    “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” -John Adams Read more

  • Dinosaurs

    Here is a picture I took at a hotel breakfast bar in Amsterdam a couple years ago. ‘Nuff said. Read more

  • Coffee Monday

    “Coffee is the common man’s gold, and like gold, it brings to every person the feeling of luxury and nobility.” – Sheik-Abd-al-Kadir Read more

  • Cup of Joe, Mac?

    Long story short: On my recent vacation to Pittsburgh, I visited my 200th brew pub, dutifully recorded it in the brewery app on my iPhone, took pictures to celebrate the event, and then promptly removed the app from my phone and began counting coffee shops. Then when I got home I changed this blog’s subtitle Read more