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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 16 and 17: Home, Home on the Plains

“Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.” Oscar Wilde We left the Abe Lincoln rest area and continued on our way east toward Cheyenne where Paul planned for us to meet up with his old high school … 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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