Every year on my birthday I make a list of new things I want to try. Some of these are exciting and novel, a lot of them are shockingly mundane. Either way, it's really fun, interesting, intentional way to add new things to my life. You can read...
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New Thing: Attend A Professional Wrestling Match
Each year I make a list of new things I want to try - some of them are super difficult others are so boring you'll reconsider my success as an adult. You can read about previous adventures here. When I originally created this year's list of...
New Things: Sleep In A Yurt
Each year on my birthday, I make a list of new things I want to try. Some are hard, some are easy and shockingly mundane. You can read about previous new things here. Guys, I've reached that point in my life where I'm (slightly) less interested in...
New Thing: See The Iditarod
Each year I make a list of new things I want to try. Some are easy, some are hard, some are shockingly mundane. You can read about past adventures here. you can see more photos from my Alaska trip on Instagram I didn't go to Alaska just to...
New Things: Swim With A Manatee
Every year I make a list of new things I want to try. Some of them are easy, some are hard, some are shockingly mundane. You can read about past shenanigans here. Here is my list of favorite animals: 1. Otters 2. Prairie dogs 3. Manatees (Cats...
New Things: Swim In A Cenote
Each year I make a list of new things I want to try. Some are easy, some are difficult, some are so mundane you'll think "Have you been living under a rock, Von Bargen?" You can read about past adventures here. Growing up on a lake in Minnesota, I...
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