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Three of My Favorite National Parks

U.S. national parks are closed, because the American federal government is stupid and has shutdown. Some state governors may open their parks using state funds. Until that point, all I can do is look at my pictures – as well as a funny photo I found on Facebook (below) – and dream of going for […]

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Showing Dad Around London

My father and I are back home in Minnesota and Colorado, respectively, after one of the most fun trips abroad I’ve ever experienced; London was a blast! It certainly helped that the Minnesota Vikings – our football team who we traveled to see play at Wembley Stadium – beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in a very […]

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England’s Avebury Stone Circle

  My friend drove my dad and I out to the Salisbury Plain yesterday, where we took a walk around the rocks and through the fields making up the grounds of the Avebury stone circle. It’s a cousin to nearby Stonehenge, but much larger and more spread out with more opportunities to get up close […]

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Changing the Way I’m Blogging

I’m changing the way I’m blogging. Why? Because this is no longer what I initially wanted it to be. It’s drifted. Changed. And now it’s becoming more of a chore than an enjoyment. This isn’t anyone else’s fault other than my own, yet it’s due to the pressure of a lot of external factors that […]

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The Armor of England’s Charles II

I just landed in London, and am excited to get back to the Tower of London to see the awesome collection of armor, like that of Charles II.

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A Weekend at the Grand Superior Lodge

My dad’s surprise 70th birthday was celebrated in fine fashion with a weekend at the Grand Superior Lodge on the north shore of Lake Superior. For months, my sister, brother, and I worked to make all of the arrangements. And it went off virtually without a hitch. Virtually? Yeah, there was something about someone losing […]

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