Behind the scenes
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...