Down-n-Dirty Blog on Relationships

Published by admin on September 12, 2019

Epic Bicycle Journey to Canada: Pt. 1

  Some of you may be wondering, what’s up with Alex? It has been a while since I updated you all on my adventures. And for a very good reason: a serious LACK of adventure in my life. Maybe you can relate: Fridays would turn into Fridays and Mondays would turn into Mondays—with little in…

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Published by admin on December 5, 2017

Why Writer’s Block is Bullshit

  Write about your struggles. Because if you can’t write, you’re struggling.   And it’s probably not something pretty, either. You’re not writing about IT because you don’t want to face IT. And, yet… that is the key to the door that you’ve been hanging around, pacing, for what seems like forever-and-a-half. It doesn’t mean…

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Published by admin on August 12, 2017

My Life Dilemma: To Quest or Not to Quest

That is the question. Isn’t it? I’m not trying to wax philosophical like Shakespeare (ok, maybe I am) but seriously: is this not the GRAND QUESTION OF THEM ALL??!   To Quest or Not to Quest   This is life in a nutshell. My life, your life, all of our lives: to play it safe,…

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Published by admin on October 27, 2016

Stowaways!

Eighteen–and counting. That’s how many countries I’ve visited so far. But is it true? Sure, I’ve traveled through that many countries, but have my feet touched the ground there? No. To really experience a country, my feet have to touch the Earth there in some form or fashion. Which got me thinking: My shoes are the real…

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Published by admin on September 28, 2016

Finding Love in Greece

  Location: Greece Mode of transport: Bus Euros on hand: 150 Status of debit card: Defunct   I’m always in a rush to leave a major city in a foreign country. I’d go so far as to say I despise cities. Everyone is always looking to cheat me. Taxi drivers are evil. The city is…

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Published by admin on September 16, 2016

Swimming to Algeria

  From somewhere in the Mediterranean… That’s a line from one of my all-time favorite movies, The Crimson Tide. Around 22:00 yesterday (that’s military time), I leaned against the railing of deck 8 of our ship, the World Odyssey, awestruck, as we passed by a coastal city in Algeria, lit up in the clear night…

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Published by admin on September 4, 2016

You Can’t NOT Find True Love

  It’s a bold claim, I know. But I believe it, whole-heart-ed-ly. It comes with a catch, though. (Luckily, not a catch-22.) You have to really live your life. In other words, you have to be an individual. Single. Separate. Discrete. Independent. You’ve got to go on a journey that is yours and yours alone….

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