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Old Age has Me Stumped

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02 Aug
2017

Recently, while braving the wilds of Facebook, I came across a post about how both Pokémon and Tickle Me Elmo […]

Posted in NevadaTagged Bristlecone Pine, Great Basin, National Park, Prometheus19,139 Comments

Say Wha?

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25 Jul
2017

New York’s City’s famously Bohemian neighborhood of Greenwich Village probably won’t top the list of things to see for a […]

Posted in New YorkTagged Cafe Wha?, Dylan, Greenwich Village, Hendrix, Pryor, Springsteen8,035 Comments

Where James Monroe and Tyler Go

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18 Jul
2017

Trivial Pursuit is one outstanding board game and an excellent source for developing a solid foundation of knowledge with which […]

Posted in VirginiaTagged cemetery, Hollywood, James Monroe, John Tyler, President, Richmond10,542 Comments

The Ultimate Limited Access Road

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22 Jan
2017

Urban exploration seems to be a pretty big thing these days. You probably know the drill – break into some […]

Posted in PennsylvaniaTagged abandoned, Breezewood, interstate, PA Turnpike9,927 Comments

The President’s Residence Precedence

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19 Jan
2017

Have you heard? On Friday, we’ll all be welcoming a new tenant at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, though just how welcome […]

Posted in PennsylvaniaTagged Executive Mansion, George Washington, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, President's House, White House8,644 Comments

Houdini’s Last Curtain Call

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16 Dec
2016

Six weeks on from Halloween, I’ve just recently finished plowing through the last of the kids’ candy stash that I […]

Posted in QuebecTagged Halloween, Houdini, magic, Montreal, Parisian, Princess Theater7,660 Comments

The Lost County of James

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24 Sep
2016

One of the more colorful stories from early federal history is that of the ‘Lost State of Franklin’, an area […]

Posted in TennesseeTagged Chattanooga, Hamilton County, James County, Ooltewah, State of Franklin, Tennessee9,263 Comments

A Trek to Kirk’s Rock

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19 Sep
2016

As a tribute to the 50th anniversary of Star Trek’s debut on NBC, I thought it might be fitting for […]

Posted in CaliforniaTagged california, Film, Gorn, Kirk, Kirk's rock, Los Angeles, Star Trek, television, Vasquez Rocks10,861 Comments

Mon Aerolisador es Plen d’Anguilas

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07 Sep
2016

Let’s play a game. Who here thinks they can guess the language that’s up there in the title? Ok, put […]

Posted in North CarolinaTagged eels, French, hovercraft, language, Occitan, Valdese, Waldensian5,711 Comments

The Priciest Bar in Ottawa

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03 Sep
2016

Canada, our polite and unassuming neighbor to the north, may be a bit bland as a tourist destination, but it’s […]

Posted in OntarioTagged Canada, Gold, Mint, Ottawa6,324 Comments

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