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Road Trip 2008, Days 17-18: End of Days
“Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow After our tour of the abandoned Lyman high school (which will someday be “Paul’s Brewery/ Concert Hall / Apartment Complex/ Campground/ Baseball Diamond/ Center”) we … Continue reading
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Road Trip 2008: Day 15-16, Honest Abe and the Cave Dwellers
That is the dangerous part about caves: you don’t know how far they go back, sometimes, or where a passage behind may lead to, or what is waiting for you inside.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit We left O’Dell’s, obviously in … Continue reading
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Road Trip 2008: Day 15, Savoring the Stout
“They poured strychnine in his cup And shook to see him drink it up: They shook, they stared as white’s their shirt: Them it was their poison hurt. –I tell the tale that I heard told. Mithridates, he died old.” … Continue reading
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Road Trip 2008: Day 14, Vonnegut and the Vikings
“Always rise to an early meal, but eat your fill before a feast. If you’re hungry you have no time to talk at the table.” Odin from the “Hávamál” By the time we reached Malcolm’s, the sweat from the concert … Continue reading
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Road Trip 2008: Day 12-13, Hulk and Kong take on the Hipsters
“Chaos is a friend of mine.” Bob Dylan After hiking for a couple hours, we returned to the car and decided to get some lunch. Malcolm suggested Dairy Queen, and we both agreed that ice cream sounded tasty after our … Continue reading
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