Author Archives: franknam

About franknam

Just a boy in a world trying to do good, teach others, laugh, and eat tasty food. I dig snowboarding, the PacNW, all things NYC, ultimate frisbee, and anything well-made.

On the Cusp of Something Big

There’s 10 days left in 2012 and soon enough we will be in a new year. A new year in itself is cause for introspection but 2013 will be a big one for me. I’ll be turning 40 in about … Continue reading

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Worlds Colliding

I’m famous! Well, sorta. A story was recently published on The International Examiner about me and the HS kids I coach at Franklin! You can find the article here: http://www.iexaminer.org/news/south-seattles-ultimate-sport/ The crazy thing is when I first found it posted … Continue reading

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The Ultimate Summer = SEA + JFK + BOS + MSP + DUB

I know it’s only late March but I’m looking forward to the summer b/c of some travel plans I have. I’ll take each airport code in my title and discuss below: SEA – Seattle, WA – I live here so … Continue reading

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Where Have I Been?

Mea culpa for taking so much time b/w updates. To make it up, here’s a great photo I took tonight. Doesn’t that make you feel better? No? Fine – let’s continue. There are so many things to cover and catch … Continue reading

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2011 > 2012 > ??

I hope everyone’s enjoying the very last month of 2011! Hopefully the Mayans are wrong and the world will NOT end next year. In case it does I just wanted to try and wrap a nice literary bow-tie around my … Continue reading

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