River surfers wait on both sides of the Arkansas River in Salida, Colorado, to surf the Scout Wave. S Mountain is in the background.

River Surfing in Salida, Colorado

Is hard. This is our third summer living in the Arkansas Valley and we’ve watched river surfing quickly grow in popularity in a very short time. Nearly every day, I walk by the Staircase Wave in Buena Vista and there’s often at least a dozen people gathered there, sometimes multiple Read more

By becca, ago
A sunset with palm trees in front of a field.

A Month in Costa Rica

My husband, Adam, and I have discussed a move overseas for many years (and continue to discuss it). I don’t expect the U.S. to rebound to its former glory any time soon (however undeserved it was), but I digress. We decided to spend four weeks in Costa Rica this summer Read more

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Two gold coins with laptop data dashboard in the back. The coins have Bitcoin and ETH logos. Photo by @peiobtyon Unsplash

Crypto Purchases #2 and #3

Almost a year passed between my first and second very small crypto purchases. They were just about equally rough and ridiculous. The onboarding process for a new community for GenX women in crypto required the purchase of USDC (and MATIC for gas fees). I documented the steps I went through Read more

By becca, ago
Quad roller skates and legs beneath the knees with colorful socks

I Did a Thing or Few.

Sometimes it’s easy not to post if the most eloquent and perfectly polished and articulated words don’t come to mind in perfectly baked paragraphs ready to publish. [Insert more p words here for alliteration.] So, here I am, two to three months into and after some things that are still Read more

By becca, ago
Copper bracelet on a perfectly round and smooth stone. The bracelet is stamped with the words, "Women will tokenize the world (star icon) 0x Labs."

EE-I-EE-I-OH. Web3 Serendipities

It’s hard to believe it’s been ten months since I first wrote about my journey to the metaverse. I’ve since gone much deeper into various rabbit holes. The last couple of weeks were no exception. I joined an incredible 13-week Web3 bootcamp and community for women and non-binary folks called Read more

By becca, ago