Tag: T50YP
Posted on June 12, 2017
February 22, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana
“Are you building a wall?” I ask the young boy at the bar as he places multiple check presenters upright and positions them next to each other in a row. “Yeah, it’s Donald Trump’s wall!” I laugh out …
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Posted on June 11, 2017
February 7, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana
Left turn. Left turn. Left turn. MSU. With enough bus rides to and from the same place, you begin to innately know what stop you’re arriving at or departing from without opening your eyes. You automatically memorize turns. …
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Posted on June 5, 2017
January 26, 2017 – Okoboji, Iowa
Just what we needed. I’m sitting around a table in my friend’s parent’s condo with the ‘Boji gang: Lucas, Kyle, and Matt. Lucas (one of my oldest and best friends) introduces the newest gimmick for our annual, debaucherous …
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Updated on May 31, 2017
End: Year Two, Bozeman, Montana
Reflections: 2016. Two years in now. Although my year in Montana has come with more surprises than my year in Minnesota, I’m feeling more adjusted to my “routine of change.” It seems I’m becoming more of a seasonal …
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Posted on May 27, 2017
January 12, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana
Well, I certainly hope this is my low point of the season. In a nut shell, I tell Chad: “My car has been hit twice in two months while parked (without me in it, costing me $1,000 in …
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Posted on May 23, 2017
December 7, 2016 – Bozeman, Montana
I can’t wait to get on the mountain. As I admire my shiny new snowboard, boots, and bindings, the anticipation builds within. I hope the package is worth the $700. Everything is laid out on my matte, used …
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Posted on May 17, 2017
November 24, 2016 – Maple Grove, Minnesota
A list of things I’m thankful for on this day of Thanksgiving: Currently having a job at a restaurant yet somehow having the day off. My aunt and uncle for letting me borrow one of their vehicles to …
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Updated on May 17, 2017
October 22, 2016 – Maple Grove, Minnesota
Do we really need twenty-seven clothing stores here? Thoughts from a man who has grown to despise shopping malls. Unfortunately (but most importantly, fortunately) for me, I picked up a temporary job within walking distance from my older …
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Posted on May 9, 2017
September 28, 2016 – Seattle, Washington
“How do you know when to stop putting everyone else’s needs above your own?” …the gentleman sitting across from me asks, rhetorically. He’s holding both of his arms out, palms up, painting a picture for Miri and I …
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Posted on May 6, 2017
September 27, 2016 – Port Townsend, Washington
Well, this is one way to spend a vacation. Cleaning dead rats out of a basement doesn’t exactly meet my ideals of a good time, but when you visit a fellow traveler at their host’s place… It hasn’t …
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