The Sojourn in Pictures: Iowa

Part 10 (should be 9) in a 16-part stately series pictorially documenting the Sojourn. So in my rush to get these out, I forgot Iowa. I know, I know. My 48th state of all time. So while yesterday’s post was…

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The Sojourn in Pictures: Wisconsin

Part 9 in a 16-part stately series pictorially documenting the Sojourn. Yesterday: Minnesota One of the most elaborate state signs, replete with governor… I guess when you have governors for 4 consecutive terms (see Tommy Thompson), it feels like something…

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Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City

It’s hard to believe that Friday night marked the ninth time I’ve seen Counting Crows live. To this day, I would probably rather spend time watching them in concert than see almost anyone else I haven’t seen – actively choosing…

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The Sojourn in Pictures: Minnesota

Part 8 in a 16-part stately series pictorially documenting the Sojourn. Friday: South Dakota (part two) One of the cooler state-entry signs: The Jolly Green Giant in Blue Earth. It’s hard to see because of the trees directly behind her,…

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The Sojourn in Pictures: South Dakota (part two)

Part 7b in a 16-part stately series pictorially documenting the Sojourn. Yesterday: South Dakota (part one) Today, we finish up South Dakota, with the Badlands through Mitchell… The Badlands are a bit like a lunar landscape: Or perhaps like Mars:…

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The Shorter Story

Yesterday, I completed* the first short story that I’ve written in years – possibly more than five years. Entitled Name Game, it still needs some editing before too many other people read it (hence the asterisk), but I think it…

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The Sojourn in Pictures: South Dakota (part one)

Part 7a in a 16-part stately series pictorially documenting the Sojourn. Day before yesterday: Nebraska I have decided to divide South Dakota into two parts since there’s so much to cover. Today will cover Wind Cave through Wall, while tomorrow…

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The Sojourn in Pictures: Nebraska

Part 6 in a 16-part stately series pictorially documenting the Sojourn. Yesterday: Wyoming The Good Life! Having never been to Nebraska, I was in a rush to pick up my 47th state: Obligatory self-portrait with the good life: I had…

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The Sojourn in Pictures: Wyoming

Part 5 in a 16-part stately series pictorially documenting the Sojourn. Yesterday: Colorado Forever West: Wyoming purports to be the first government in the world to grant women equal rights, as this statue Esther Hobart Morris, an early Wyoming suffragette…

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The Sojourn in Pictures: Colorado

Part 4 in a 16-part stately series pictorially documenting the Sojourn. Yesterday: New Mexico Colorful (and dizzying) Colorado: An intense game of Pac-Man in the massive arcade in Manitou Springs: Also in Manitou Springs, Coke and Pepsi together again: I…

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