What Dog Mushing Taught Me About Leadership and Life
I had the pleasure of being on a podcast produced by the University of Alaska Anchorage. Here is the summary and how to listen: In this episode of Seawolf Voices, UAA alumnus Dr. Robert Forto hits the trail between two worlds most people don’t often connect: dog mushing and leadership. Drawing from decades of training sled […]
The Rolex Explorer: Seventy Years of Adventure
Few watches in Rolex’s catalog have remained as visually consistent, or as philosophically disciplined, as the Rolex Explorer. Since 1953, its formula has barely changed: a time-only dial, stark black background, Arabic numerals at 3-6-9, and an Oyster case built to endure. That restraint is not accidental. It is the point. While the Submariner was […]
Gojira (1954)
The movie known by a lesser known name than Godzilla, it is about an after a dinosaur-like beast – awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing – ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it. Storyline When 17 vessels explode and sink near Odo Island, […]
The Wolf Man (1941)
Upon his return to his father’s estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse. Storyline Even a man who is pure at heart/And says his prayers by night/May become a wolf when the wolf-bane blooms/And the moon is full and bright.” Upon first hearing these words, […]
Chapter 2 Progress Update: Weather Doesn’t Care About Your Plan
Chapter two of Searching for Lost Mittens centers on a lesson I learned the hard way during the 2020 Serum Run Expedition: preparation matters, but it does not guarantee control. Thirteen of us spent nearly a year planning the expedition. We respected the history, the environment, and the risks. For the first several days on […]