Well, here it is: the Books Bourbon & Bacon Store. So now you can dress yourself as I dress myself most days: like a website.

A short history of why I hike with headphones and a request for your favorite books on tape that I should bring on the trail with me.

My insides melt into a mess of molten wax that you pour softly over my body when I lie drunk and alone in bed at 7am grasping at my bedside table waiting for you to release me and reshape me and make me ready to burn again the next day.

Let’s get this out of the way, Shaolin Kung Fu is not designed for 6’2, 230lb western dudes who are built like linebackers.

An accident on a Bird scooter led me to the complete loss of my sense of smell. It’s apparently not terribly uncommon, but in my case, where my hobbies include hitting up as many places during Happy Hour so I can get their signature whatever for $1 off and falling for any great cocktail menu, it has been devastating.

What is ‘Trek Dirty to Me?’ It’s a project that I have been wanting to do for over a decade. In short, it is the complete thru-hiking of the Triple Crown of American hikes - the three major American Scenic Trails: The Appalachian Trail (AT), the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and the Continental Divide Trail (CDT).

AJ Feeney-Ruiz is a recovering politician and an international adventurer. After managing a particularly grueling campaign in 2014, he realized 20 years was enough to give to politics, and moved to China to study Shaolin Kung Fu in the mountains of the Henan province and meditate for six months.