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Made the Frankfurt-Portland Flight

Barely… Again. Last year it was the crazy drive from Essen to Franfurt with five of us in a small car with bags stacked to our noses. This year it was a dela...

At the Dusseldorf Airport

Bags checked in fine - no weight issues but all three bags I checked were about 24 kilos each. I guess I fit within the 1-2 kilo grace range. We had some goo...

Fair is Over

I’m sitting here in Carey’s bathroom while Carey, Linda, Lorna, and Erik work on packing our various leftovers (not many!) and acquisitions into our return l...

Day 4 Begins

I managed to be just inside the main entrance in hall 12 (I forgot the cash box key in the hotel room) when the fair opened today - wow, what a crazy scene. ...

#100DaysToOffload

I'm taking the #100DaysToOffload challenge — writing 100 posts in 365 days.

  1. 100 Days to Offload
  2. Teaching Computer Science in this New World
  3. Van Camping with Rory
  4. Rewiring the Backswing: Lessons from a Patient Coach
  5. Tanks and Lizards
  6. (Jeff) Tweedy in Phoenix
  7. Golf in Rio Verde
  8. Album Club: Trans Europe Express — Kraftwerk
  9. Return to Arches
  10. Islands in the Sky
  11. Album Club: Rocket to Russia - Ramones
  12. Canyonlands Needles
  13. Day 1 - Collins Trailhead to Big Pour Off Ruins
  14. Day 2 - Big Pour Off Ruin to Cow Tank Canyon
  15. Day 3 - Cow Canyon to Bullet Junction
  16. Day 4 - Bullet junction to Turkey Pen
  17. Day 5 - Leaving Grand Gulch
  18. Backpacking Grand Gulch - Collins to Kane Gulch
  19. Album Club: My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello
  20. On the Road Again, Solo
  21. Arizona and New Mexico
  22. Texas and Louisiana
  23. Wilco x2
  24. Album Club: Lust for Life - Iggy Pop

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