Vietnam: Discovering My Mother’s Homeland

by Tara Higgins - February 1, 2018February 5, 20180

As children, we think we know everything there is to know about our parents. Our parents have always been parents and before they were parents, they were preparing to become parents. As adults, we begin to grapple with the reality that the people who raised us lived full, sometimes unbelievable,

Dan’s Top5 Internet Finds IS BACK (8/16/2016)

Randomness

by Dan Wiberg - August 16, 2016August 22, 20160

Hey! Remember me?! The last Top5 I did was a while ago...actually, it was 4/20 of last year! Turns out I forgot my username and password to NetSideBar.com and I was too lazy to go through the process of getting those back, so I just stopped doing it for over a

5 Reasons To Go To Church Even If You’re A Nonbeliever

by Paul Craft - September 30, 2015September 30, 20151

When most people think of going to church one of the most obvious things they think about is gathering to worship God. They’re not wrong of course, but there are other reasons to join a church. The idea that you have to be a bible thumping Christian in order to join

The Barnyard: Adventures in Raising Chickens

Randomness

by Paul Craft - September 18, 2014October 7, 20144

They're just cool animals. I've been living on a farm my entire life. I'm fifth-generation to be exact. There's a couple chicken houses out back that were probably built around the 1920s or 1930s but have long since been converted to storage areas. It wasn't until 2009 when I moved here into

The People You’ll Meet When You Travel

Travel

by Brian M. Williams - March 18, 2014March 27, 20160

In the course of traveling, I've met a ton of insanely independent, unique and remarkably interesting people. On the other hand, I have also met some people who are seemingly stock characters on every trip I take. While I'm not for a second pretending to be offering a complete picture

Brian’s Travel Blog: Malaysia

Travel

by Brian M. Williams - March 5, 2014March 7, 20140

Kuala Lampor 2/11-2/13 My first thought on arriving in Kuala Lampor (KL) was it's soooo hot. Going to Seoul's airport in below freezing weather and walking off a plane on to a tarmac in 90 degree (35c?) weather will catch your attention. My next thoughts on the bus ride into the

This Is How You Leave…

by Brian M. Williams - February 13, 2014February 12, 20151

In February of last year, after nearly five years living in Korea and as I re-signed another one year contract, I decided it would be my last. I was going to leave and go on my dream trip of traveling around the world for as long as I can on

Los Angeles: The Budget Foodie’s Paradise

Metro

by Alex S. Pak - April 20, 2013May 22, 20132

I feel like in today's day and age, cooking is a lost art. Gone are the days when wives and daughters were stuck in the kitchen, and the only time you see a man in the kitchen is when he's wearing a toque and getting paid to be there. Now,

Stuck Between Coasts

Randomness

by Paul G. Lee - April 20, 2013May 22, 20137

Despite the gridlock of beltway traffic, stuffy Metro cars, and polarizing partisan politics, I love Washington D.C.. I’m a Los Angeles native, (well, L.A. county anyways) and I moved to DC five summers ago looking for adventure and employment. I can still remember walking into the wall of humidity outside