Category Archives: Travels of The Road Warrior

The Power of Persistence: The Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Dennis

The balcony of my third floor apartment was so close to Sydney Harbor that with a running start from the living room I could plant my foot on the rail and  dive into the murky waters below. Directly across was … Continue reading →

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The Race

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Dennis

When I was a boy our family would gather around the TV each Memorial Day weekend to watch the Indy 500. Mario Andretti, A. J. Foyt, and Al Unser were some of the super stars of the sport in those … Continue reading →

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In Honor of Memorial Day: The Forgotten Sailors

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Dennis

In honor of Memorial Day I’m re-running this post about men who made the ultimate sacrifice in a lonely stretch of the  Pacific Ocean. On a personal note, I did “process [the] advice” from the publisher I mentioned and have made … Continue reading →

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Almost English

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Dennis

Years ago I worked on a project for ING Bank in Sydney, Australia. Due to a happy coincidence I lived in a million dollar apartment for the two month duration of the gig with a systems engineer from my company. The … Continue reading →

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The Language of Coffee

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Dennis

It may be hard to believe, but there was a day in the not too distant past when coffee came only in black, or with cream or sugar. Several years before an upstart coffee company from Seattle planted their first … Continue reading →

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Everyday is Valentine’s Day?

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dennis

Ten months after Laurie and I started dating we had our first Valentine’s Day together. We were both freshman at the University of Washington and commuted together to the campus. During a break between classes she presented me with a … Continue reading →

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A Season for Pirates

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Dennis

Here in Seattle tis the season for pirates, and not just the kind that prey on Microsoft. Our big Seafair festival which ended on Sunday with hydroplane races and performances by the Blue Angels, features a group called the Seafair … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Eve Death March

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Dennis

“I feel sorry for people who have no real Christmas traditions and wonder if they sometimes  feel as though the holiday is just another hectic, confusing, and stressful time of year; rather than a peaceful and serene season.” Mike Huckabee … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Sailors: A Veterans Day Story

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Dennis

On a narrow canal in a Midwestern city lies a memorial to men who fought for our freedom, and then their own survival, on a wide ocean. Last September while attending a writers conference in that city I opted to … Continue reading →

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Snack for a Killer Whale?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Dennis

Before a recent kayaking trip to the Canadian Gulf Islands near Victoria, BC, I asked a question that’s puzzled me for a long time: “Why don’t killer whales think of humans as just another snack?” These spectacular marine mammals sometimes … Continue reading →

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