This getting older stuff is actually pretty cool. A few years back, I never would have imagined my early 30's being so great. Back in my day, we got Thursday and Friday off from school but in my district, they give us the whole week off for Thanksgiving. I guess so many families travel for the holiday that it made more sense to just cease school operations for the entire ... Read More
Archives for 2019
Emily House Update
We are in the home stretch, ladies and gentlemen. The long journey of Mills Act approval is nearly over. Just a few more things to do before our October 21st deadline. Our good friend Chris Kent (who runs an awesome beer and paint event) is also an experienced landscape designer who specializes in xeriscaping. He came over a few weeks ago, jotted down some notes and ... Read More
Shooting and Rolling: Some Photo Tips For Shooting Jits
I realized that between rolling with the homies and being in photographer mode, I sure spend a lot of time actually on the mats when I'm at the gym. People are interested in the photography that I do and I get a lot of questions. I thought it might be cool to lend some insight into what goes on in my mind while I shoot by showing you some good and not so good frames from ... Read More
Enjoying My Last Days Of Summer at J2L
Not a lot of writing for this one, just some photos from nogi and open mat this past week at Jiu Jitsu League. I'm gonna miss training this often but it's back to school where I'm probably going to be teaching 8 periods this year... ... Read More
Handyman Dan (Part 2)
This summer has been pretty awesome. Between all the side gigs including two weeks at summer camp, training jiu jitsu, surfing with the boys and handling business at home; it's safe to say that I've kept myself pretty busy. One of the biggest and most expensive changes happening at the house is that Caitlyn and I decided to apply for the Mills Act. What this means is that we ... Read More
