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The Virgin Islands and Northern Ohio

April 23, 2013
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Places I’ve been in the last two weeks, that is. D and I were on the US and British Virgin Islands for 8 days. I highly recommend the island of St. John, with day trips to the other islands including Jost van Dyke, Anegada and Tortola, over St. Thomas. Vacation is supposed to look like [...]

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Sick and Better

December 19, 2012
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Amazing. Two weeks to the day after losing my voice, it is back completely. On my way to the doctor, a friend told me not to bother as “it’s a 14-day thing that’s going around in the south” and will disappear on its own with rest and hydration. Who ever heard of a two-week virus? [...]

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Luck Be A Lady Tonight

November 7, 2012
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The best representative I’ve ever had is now a United States senator. On Wisconsin. Congratulations, Deb Fischer, Heidi Heitkamp, Mazie Hirono, Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin. Tweet

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Superdome On A Wednesday Morning

September 19, 2012

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Ent

August 18, 2012
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Going through old travel pictures. Walking in rural Ireland, it’s not hard to see where British fantasy authors get their inspiration. I touched this tree and expected it to start talking to me, beginning with “Ba ra room!” Tweet

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101 Geo-Sites Geo-Meme

June 21, 2012
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Get in on Callan Bentley’s new geo-meme! It involves highlighting the places that Albert Dickas visited and listed in his book 101 American Geo-Sites You’ve Gotta See. It appears Dickas needs to see more of Wisconsin. And I need to see more of the country. Truth be told, I’ve been on so many road and [...]

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Hiking A Batholith

May 8, 2012
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Batholith. I love that word. It is a portmanteau of “depth” (bathos) and “rock” (lithos), literally meaning “deep rock,” but sounds like you’re trying to say “basilisk” after having burned your tongue on hot coffee. On Sunday, Racy of the Racy Mind, VirgoTex (whom you all know by now as she who puts the Town [...]

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A Countertop of Kilkenny Marble

January 26, 2012
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Cari The Geologist And Certified U2 Freak is sure to love this post. Volcanoclast hosts this month’s Accretionary Wedge on countertop geology. Have you seen a great countertop out there?  Sure, everyone says it’s “granite”, but you know better.  Take a picture, post it on your own blog or send it to me and I’ll [...]

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