vacations
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Beau and I were in New York (not city) in part to go visit one of his former instructors at a place called Cobalt Studios, an arts and education organization that both creates backdrops for professional theatres and also trains scenic painters in the art. We got a tour of the rustic facility, which is
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Although it sounds like some kind of supervillain or maybe a kind of hurricane-recovery clean-up service, Storm King is actually a very high profile outdoor sculpture museum featuring some significant works from the 40s-90s. Beau and I dropped in during our recent trip to NY, and we had the good fortune to visit with his
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Mileage from Phoenix to DC: 2317Hours of driving: 34State lines crossed: 11Most visited state: West Virginia (in and out twice) Longest day: Phoenix to Oklahoma City–14 hours with 2 time zone changes.Best weather: Missouri & IllinoisWorst weather: New Mexico Worst sight: An accident in which a semi lost its rear axle and crushed a black
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I haven’t been blogging much…because I went to Alaska! I climbed a mountain! (Mostly without complaint, even.) I saw beautiful glacial streams! I sailed high above a gorge in a rickety little metal basket on a rope! (This is my friend Graham, so picture me there, except completely pale and shaking.) There were bald eagles!
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I made a quick trip back to Phoenix to spend time with my family on Mother’s Day (some of you know my mom has been fighting an illness for the past few years, so these things have become more important) and had a fantastic time with everyone. While it makes me homesick to exist so
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While Beau’s been here, I’ve not been blogging as much because I’ve been taking some vacation time…and watching season 1 of Bones with him. Beau likes watching shows about forensic scientists, so I thought he’d like this. I watched Bones when it first came on because, you know, the David Boreanaz thing (see also Buffy),
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