Weird U.S.
My friend Daniel is hosting a series called Weird U.S. — and the first episode just dropped! I’m a big fan of Daniel, not just as a personality but as a person. He’s a man of quick wit and high … Continue reading
Category Archives: Travel
Olivia’s Move to Pittsburgh
It’s been more of an ordeal than we expected to get Olivia set up in Pittsburgh. The application process for her new apartment (in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of the city) was exhaustive and exhausting, but Olivia finally got keys … Continue reading
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Anniversary Adventures
Marci and I don’t usually get each other gifts for our wedding anniversary celebrations. Instead, we prioritize some sort of getaway: just the two of us, at least one night away from our regular environment. There have been a few … Continue reading
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C-Cities and Serpent Mound
Marci and I typically celebrate the anniversary of our wedding (May 30th) with a getaway, instead of gifts. But we try to stay flexible with how we do this. We had a lot of other travel through May and June, … Continue reading
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Lonesome Dove
I recently finished an audio-reading of Larry McMurtry’s Western Novel, Lonesome Dove (read by Will Patton). I read the book for the first time in 2022, after it was recommended to me by my friend Josiah (a lifelong Texan). And I really … Continue reading
Back in a More Familiar Neck of the Woods
We’ve been back in Kent for a few days now, following our great big Odyssey in our Honda Odyssey to Odessa — and many other (more notable) places — in the great state of Texas. It’s taking some time to … Continue reading
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Wild West Texas
Did you know that Dallas, Texas, is the ninth-largest city in the United States — and Fort Worth, Texas, is the tenth-largest?!?! Combined, they would be the fifth-largest (after New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston). And these twin … Continue reading
World Cup Match Day
When our family moved to the Netherlands in 2003, I quickly gave up on American football and instead shifted my attention to world football, or voetbal, or soccer. I played weekend pick-up games with friends on the Museumplein. I got … Continue reading
Painting Dallas Oranje
We made it to the rallying point almost an hour and a half before the scheduled assembly. But we knew we were in the right place because of the people dressed in orange gathering around two orange double-checker buses. The … Continue reading
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Odyssey
The odyssey has begun! Our 2010 Honda Odyssey handled the first leg of our family road trip well, with just a little bit of sweat about some irregularities with the air-conditioning. The vehicle’s 207,000 miles have included trips to the … Continue reading