Last week, some travel restrictions were lifted. Being on a two-week course for work in the west of Germany, I was perfectly positioned to launch into the newly opened (for military personnel) Benelux countries or France. Seeing the opportunity to visit a country I probably never otherwise would and in Read more…
Skiing is a paradox in that, like golf, it is a sport where the better you get, the worse you become. These so-called leisure activities are arguably the biggest sources of stress for middle class white men outside of our jobs. Yet each remains a massive seasonal industry that draws Read more…
Not all of these books were written in 2019. I didn’t even read all of them this year. Hell, I didn’t even read all of them-14 were consumed as audiobooks. Still, one recent Sunday morning, I decided that I would forget everything I read this year if I didn’t write Read more…
One of the best moments in a new city is always walking out of the train station. It speaks of possibilities, roads not yet wandered down, buildings to be seen and layouts to be discovered. Before leaving this station, I had already done my research on coffee shops to go Read more…
to Raw Oats, a blog where you will find poorly constructed insights on literature, music, workouts, travel, and everything else that a typical 20-something guy decides to be interested in! Here’s a cliché to kick off my first post: life moves fast. Raw Oats is an attempt at capturing important Read more…