Tag: Texas
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Everybody Gets Sick.
This post is a little late in coming. I did say something in the last post about following that post up with some heartwarming story about home during the holidays or some such thing. But, then I got like, super sick, and had some time to think better of that. What probably would have happened…
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Going Home.
Having come back to America from the Middle East, there was a requirement to head back home and see mom and dad. I utilized the initial couple weeks being back in the USA to handle the things that need to be handle after a year abroad. There was finding an apartment, rifling through loads of…
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A Quick Road Trip.
Faced with a weekend that quickly needed to be filled with something, I decided that it wasn’t too early for a quick road trip. There was a cup of coffee, a scroll around google maps, and a bag to be packed. Admittedly, when I walked out the door I was only 50% committed to my…
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Adjusting to the Weather.
It’s been a minute since I’ve left, what had become, my desert home. I have to say that of the small number of things I enjoyed about the desert, the heat would be number one. It’s interesting to me how something like the weather can have a lasting effect on people’s impressions of a place.…
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Sandstorms. Again.
It’s amazing how your view of a place can change over time. Things you think are crazy become commonplace with the passage of days and months. Stay in one place long enough, those same things become the platform for jollifications and witticisms. I remember when I moved to the Great State of Texas. I thought…
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Off on the road again.
Since the theme of this blog was supposed to be about travel. And, travel by adults. I decided, once again, to try and take my own advice. I always think this is a good idea, until it actually happens. Then, I think twice about it. This time, I decided to embrace the expat lifestyle and…
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US Road Trip 2017, Day 16.
With a super-casual application of my Campus School math, I have lingered too long on the trail, and it is time to go home. So, today it was back on the road. Fourteen hours of driving took me from Northern New York to the eastern edge of Tennessee. All in all, the drive was good.…