Big Al
Project

“Demolition? Isn’t that job for rednecks and dynamite? You appear mighty righteous for such a line,” my local consignment shop lady...

You've got to ask yourself one question, do I feel lucky? Whether I am addressed by a .44 Magnum or Aristotle, this is a tricky question....

The Wall Street Journal riled me up this week. Fearmongering is their business model, so I was taken by no surprise when I felt the urge...

Mistakes. We all make them, we all hide them. Why when we are human? The waitress that spills the cup of water is more attractive because...

I am addicted to the heart of darkness. Looking God dead in the eye I ask, “Is this all you got?” In the depths of chaos, the spark of...

The fidget spinner cracked the happiness code. Our brain tweaked, like a cat with his red dot. In 2017, Amazon’s top ten best selling...

Third World. Must we identify countries by political orientation? Wealthy nations divide the world into two, then profit on the margins....

Promise delivered, your late Big Al Project. I was busy trekking the White Mountains, the gnarliest 80-mile section of the Appalachian...

“If you don’t do it this year, you’ll just be another year older when you do.”- Warren Miller The water glared at me from below,...

The cool midnight sand massaged my feet as I made a pilgrimage to the ocean. Among the shades of black, the stars illuminated something...

I want to kill myself. Trapped in my little box, the only escape is a narrow doorway that spits me out into a world trying to stuff me...

It takes a village to raise an idiot. I had nurtured the stupid idea of summiting Mount Hood, and nobody could stop me. My village...

If I could run everywhere, I would. I am racing the clock. Every minute I conquer, there is another. Fast as I can. On to the next. I was...

Early Sunday morning my head cracked the pavement of Times Square. It started with a few playful jabs, but adrenaline overrode the...

I partied hard in college. I showed up to class hammered and would fall asleep during exams. The University of Washington did not like my...

The Weatherman blunders the forecast with an armor of confidence. In hopes of favorable weather, the Greeks prayed to Zeus, the Indians...

Silence is a scarce resource in New York. People talk louder, cars move faster, and business is more than usual. The roar of capitalism...

Muscle Hamster is a legend. His famous Arnold bench and countless “Penis Game” titles leave people in wonder. Some may know him as a...

As I bounced around the madhouse, my birthday party, I ran into my good friend Ben. We were chatting when he proposed that we move to New...

Resting my eyes on the horizon, they settled upon Nanga Parbat of Pakistan, the ninth tallest peak in the world. My breath is drawn from...