I stood outside Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., the place where President Abraham Lincoln was shot in April of 1865. I had been there before, as a child, but only had vague memories, a snippet really of standing in the box where the assassination occurred and a flash of a weapon used. My feet carried […]
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Getting Ready for the Frozen Four
This week I’m going to see the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh. Yes, Pittsburgh. My University of Minnesota hockey team was on a great roll this season, always near the top of the rankings, so my buddy and I bought tickets in the hopes they’d make the final four. That’s why I’m off to see the […]
My Favorite Road Trip Games
I love playing games on road trips. You see, back in my day, we didn’t have fancy DVD players or Game Boys to keep us occupied. We had to play games with our parents and siblings while in the car and like it, or sit there bored out of our minds. I spent a great […]
Updating My Travel Tattoo
As the needle dug into my flesh, I recalled how much a tattoo can hurt. I also remembered that it wasn’t nearly as painful as I first anticipated. And in the end, for a design I truly loved, it was all worth it. I wasn’t at Denver’s Th’ink tank Tattoo, though, for a new tattoo, […]
Walking Up To The Yosemite Falls
The view while walking up to the Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park.
Taking a Tour of the U.S. Capitol
I was fooled into booking a standard tour of the U.S. Capitol. After calling my U.S. Representative’s office to arrange all of the details, I thought I was getting the best option. But I was wrong, and didn’t find out until I was already halfway through a tour of at least two dozen people. And […]
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