When Doug Barclift decided to start a business, he headed to an untraditional spot to buy his real estate– a junkyard. There he found the school bus, wedged between a trailer and a stack of cars, that he would transform into his own paddleboard company. And when a pandemic, civil unrest, and forest fires all threatened to thwart him, Doug kept paddling out to stay positive in a difficult year. 

And friends and previous contributors share their goals to keep you dreaming and scheming, even when it feels like we’re just trying to get through another year.

Music: If Walls Could Talk by Jacob Bain & Nis Kotto  •  Freaks by Bradley Carter  •  Lake Rise by John Berry  •  Something by Kai Engel  •  Home and Then Gone by Bradley Carter  •  Shenanigans by Cordelia Zars  •  The Wall Cahall by Fitz Cahall & Cordelia Zars  •  Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw  •  The Biddy Bong Song by Publish the Quest  •  Brazilian Rhythm by Sunsearcher  •  Delivered by Brendan O’Connell  •  Tracks provided by Free Music Archive or with permission from the artists.