Santa Fe, MN/Boulder/Aspen/Lone Tree/Beaver Creek/Steamboat Springs, CO – Day 149-154

TIP #1: Usually, in the hotel fitness center… uhh… gym, there’s a decent water cooler to fill your water bottle up. Save your money buying (or conscience using) water bottles, and refill in the gym. Use the blue colored tap where the water is icey cold.

TIP #2: Never eat sushi in a bar/restaurant where you get a sense that the word “bar” takes precedent over “restaurant.” Bad sign = bad sushi, and overpriced at that.

I would also declare that the fried fish tastes just as good at Logan Airport as it is on Revere Beach.

Sandpoint, ID/Bend, OR/Jacksonville, OR/Billings, MT – Day 145-148

Hotel/Airport travel tips:

1. I’ve gotten good at tossing my shower gel, sponge, and personal facewash into the sink bowl from the shower. That way, I don’t leave any of this in the hotel room.

2. Take a piss (or even #2) in the bathroom on the baggage claim floor. Usually it’s much cleaner than the bathrooms upstairs on the main levels, where the departure gates are.

Lesson learned…

I had a “per diem” delay from our tour manager. It can cause a lot of anxiety and stress, when it doesn’t have to. You start playing games with your own mind. Like “he hates my guts and has singled me out…” You can make the switch in your mindset in a snap. Believe, really believe, that cash is in good hands. To some degree, it’s in better hands than your own, especially when it’s dangerous to have a fist full of 100s on your day off. Focus on the positives. Stay in that mindframe.

Reno, NV/Agoura Hills, CA/San Juan Capistrano, CA – Day 141-144

And so the road resumes to more mystery

Stay outta trouble is what I keep telling myself

Now more than ever, like looking at an empty chair of a slot machine

Get to bed as soon as possible, or your bunk as quickly as you can

First one to rise is the first one to roam the clean empty morning streets

Nashville/Cool Springs/Leiper’s Fork, TN – Day 137-140

Got the phone call that changed my life

Ten years later and the train keeps on chuggin’

Brain keeps on buggin’ but I don’t let it overwhelm me anymore

Just walk through the door and dig in

Food, health, and positivity from here on out.

Gung hay fat choi. Red is the color of choice for this special time of year. Can’t go wrong with these classics. Time to reflect, to inspect, to project and to resurrect. Goals.

Adidas Superstars with red stripes and gold label tongue.

Getting ready to hit the road again. The right mindset is key. Time to play rockstar for a few weeks. These are the ones I’m starting with. Solid footing as the main reason.

Nike Air Force 1 High ’07s in cream suede and silver mesh

Nike Air Force 1 High ’07s in action.

Time off the road means time at home. Reflection. Gratitude. Health. Planning ahead. Family. Friends. Challenging myself to learn more. Acquire new skills. Humility. Sometimes it’s that simple.

Adidas Forum Mocassin Hi in Ox Blood

Adidas Forum Mocassin Hi in Ox Blood [inside]

Can’t go wrong with Chuckies. Formal or casual. Stage or street. Forever a classic and I’m gonna rock these for a while.

Converse Lo All Stars in light grey leather and custom black leather laces.

Some call these classic for a reason. Biased due to the word “JAZZ” but it never dissapoints. So solid with superb stitching, I had to rock these in a music video.

Saucony Jazz in black hemp mesh and beige stripe.

Making up for lost time. But I’m back with my game still strong. 1st pair of AF1s. Yeah. Still hungry. Still wanting to accomplish more. More than ever before.

Nike Air Force 1 High 07s in grey mesh and suede.

Adidas Skateboarding in black suede leather.

Tiger Onitsukas in black & red leather.

Adidas Superstars in brown suede leather with gum bottoms.

Feiyue (purchased in Shanghai!) in grey canvas.