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“Should I stay or should I go now?” – The Clash One year. 365 days. Or, as the musical Rent so eloquently put it: 525,600 minutes. I am someone who feels very comfortable making decisions. I look at the information presented, weigh the options, and decide. Why then am I so terrified about a choice […]
“Everybody wants to be famous, but no one wants to do the work” – KH I apologize in advance for the ramble… I went to see magician David Blaine last night at the Flynn Theater in Burlington. His finale was holding his breath underwater for 10:02. The medical community generally believes that, after 10 minutes […]
“There’s nothing half so pleasant as coming home again.” – Margaret Elizabeth Sangster We both knew this day would come: the day we have to return to real life and leave the carefree (and work- and school-free!) days in Greece behind us. Athens didn’t make leaving any easier; with beautiful sunshine, soft Mediterranean breezes pulling […]
“But that’s the glory of foreign travel, as far as I am concerned. I don’t want to know what people are talking about. I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years […]
“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower So, let’s just say that I have the best of intentions yet, after over two decades in uniform, sometimes I make the most rookie mistakes. Day Four’s plan was to visit the ancient site at Delphi, where the temples to Apollo and Athena are. […]
“I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren’t tense.” – Martha Beck The concern and tension that ended Day Two are gone. I downplayed how concerned I was because I didn’t want people worrying unnecessarily, but the violence outside got pretty gnarly. I’m just thankful that Madison was asleep for most […]
It’s really too bad that I didn’t write Day One’s blog post last night, before tonight’s events colored my opinion of the whole thing. Day one started overcast, but the weather held. Madison and I started walking toward the Acropolis – no directions needed. We’re approximately a five-minute walk from the Acropolis, so we just […]
“Experience does for the soul what education does for the mind.” – Casey Neistat The day finally came for Madison and I to depart for our week in Greece. The goal of the trip wasn’t necessarily to see the Acropolis or the ancient ruins of one of our species’ greatest cultures – although it would be […]
So, many of you know that I’ve been a vegan for almost a month. …I’m not sure if it’s funnier that I’m keeping track or that I think there are “many of you” to begin with. haha… On the drive home today, my wife told me everyone had already eaten so I started thinking about […]
“One more dance along the razor’s edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.” – RJ Spring time brings new life. The grass returns to it’s sultry hue of emerald, birds dart through the air, and trees bloom – all welcomed signs that we’ve survived winter to once again be renewed, […]