Attitude | Wandering Earl

You're Still Young, Do It While You Can

By Earl, on June 15th, 2010 | 58 comments

The words above – those in the title of this post – confuse me. And that means I’m confused quite often as I hear these words on quite a regular basis. In fact, these very words were spoken to me as recently as yesterday after I talked about my travels of the past year to an interested person I had just met.

Let me break down these words and try to explain why I always end up standing there in silence, with a distorted attempt…

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Don't Be Afraid To Kill Your 'Babies'

By Earl, on April 29th, 2010 | 24 comments

Quick Note: Before you want to kill me for the title of the post and the photo, please read it first. There’s no violence involved, I promise!

Ever since I was about 12 years old, I had this crazy goal of visiting Vietnam. Of course, I really had no idea why I was drawn to that country or what I expected to find there, but after reading about it in a book one day, I just decided that I needed to travel there

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Jump Off a Cliff, Stick a Crayon in Your Mouth & FLYYYYY!

By Earl, on January 10th, 2010 | 6 comments

What do a cliff, a crayon, admitting that you have gonorrhea and a distaste for psychiatrists all have in common? Apart from all having the ability to make you cry (try inserting a crayon deep into your ear), when combined, they create the perfect test of one’s willingness to maximize their life to its fullest potential. Together, they outline exactly what needs to be done, leaving you to decide whether or not you’re up for the challenge.

This is not some 5 or 10 point…

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My 'Infantile' Views on Gay Marriage

By Earl, on November 5th, 2009 | 17 comments

Yesterday, I came across a blog post that discussed the debate over gay marriage. I read the post and wrote a quick comment about my general opinion on the matter. Later in the day, I checked the post again and found that another reader had responded to my comment by describing my logic as “infantile”.

Here’s a quick summary, even though it really isn’t relevant to the overall point of this post. I’m all for gay marriage. I believe that everyone deserves equality and that since such a change wouldn’t negatively affect the lives of anyone else, people shouldn’t stand…

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6 Words, 2 Phrases: A Simple Guide to Life

By Earl, on September 10th, 2009 | One comment

Climbing the Himalayas. Sab Kuch Milega

As you’ve read, surfing has yet to happen. Well, that’s life. It turns out that things don’t always go according to plan…but at least it’s also true that eventually you can achieve whatever you set your mind to.

So I’m not worried.

Besides, my life is guided by some words of wisdom that provide inspiration and explanation for everything that happens, either to me or in the world around me.

These six words, made up of two three-word phrases, don’t come from any religious text nor do they hail…

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