Monthly Archives: June 2010

Flint Hills: Like Ireland, sans sheep

The Kansas Turnpike takes you through Flint Hills, which is reminiscent of Ireland, sans sheep. Continue reading

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CoMo: Memory Lane Exit

As a graduate of Mizzou, what’s a trip through Missouri without a stop at campus? Continue reading

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St. Louis: Rex and Effects

Anyone who gets that gets brownie points…think late 80s rap/hip-hop… I wandered around St. Louis all afternoon, and was reminded of something: Missouri is hot. Quite hot. At Mizzou, a friend of mine and I rented an apartment and decided … Continue reading

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Summer Tour

Perhaps it is all the Bill Bryson reading, or re-reading, I’ve been doing, but at some point earlier this month I got into my head that traversing Route 66 from Chicago to Oklahoma would be cool. I’d never been on … Continue reading

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