Tag Archives: memories
land of the free, home of the brave
Yesterday I went to a John McCain rally near my home. Both McCain and Palin spoke, as well as several other local Republican politicians. I had lots of fun and had a great time hanging out with other Republicans. However, … Continue reading
Posted in friends and family
Tagged history, learning, McCain, memories, Palin, randoms, United States of America
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travel stories clarification…
I’ve decided to start adding stories from my travels to this blog. Why? Mostly because I can’t think of anything else to write about. But just to clarify: Right now I am home sweet home in the US of A. … Continue reading
Posted in around the world
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In, anything, blog, Burkina Faso, Burma, China, england, england wales, Ghana, Guatemala, home, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Laos, Liberia, memories, month, Scotland, stopover, sweet home, Thailand, travel, United Kingdom, United States, US, Wales, west Africa
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even history doesn’t last forever
A historic building in Oak Grove, Missouri burned to the ground this week. Events like this always reminds me that, for all of our work to preserve buildings and artifacts, true history will only last in our memory. Buildings will … Continue reading
Posted in mini editorials, personal
Tagged artifacts, building, God, ground, Grove, history, memories, Missouri, my life, news, Oak, Oak Grove, oak grove missouri, photographs, true history, week
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dry skin, dry hands
I have had dry skin on my hands since I was 17. It’s odd but I can remember exactly when it started – right after my car accident at age 17. I’ve read that some doctors call this “hand dermatitis” … Continue reading
Posted in exercise-health
Tagged car, car accident, care, cracked skin, dry hands, dry skin, hand, hand dermatitis, hand eczema, health, memories, my life, right, skin
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restaurant management tools
Long, long ago – well not really THAT long ago, but it was several years – I worked at a Fazoli’s restaurant. It was one of my summer jobs while I was in college. I had a fantastic manager, and … Continue reading
Posted in randomness
Tagged assistant manager, decision logic, desire, fantastic manager, fazoli s restaurant, Fazoli's restaurant, food, inventory management software, job, manager, memories, misc, quality restaurant, restaurant, restaurant inventory, restaurant inventory management software, restaurant management, summer
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drunken air passenger tries to start fire
Can you imagine how scary this would be? On a flight from Atlanta, GA to Vienna, Austria, flight attendants refused to serve any additional liquor to a drunken Slovakian man. In response, the man slapped a flight attendant’s hand, then … Continue reading
Posted in mini editorials
Tagged air marshals, airplane, airplane crash, Atlanta, Atlantic, Austria, domestic flights, fire, flight, Georgia, landing, man, Mediterranean Sea, memories, middle of the ocean, misc, Pacific, Vienna, vienna austria
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floods, levees, wet wet homes
The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers are flooding… again. It’s a bad year for floods. Some cities right on the banks get flooded every year, but the rivers are rising even higher this year. I have told my parents, again and … Continue reading
Posted in mini editorials, my life
Tagged burlap bags, course, date, flood, flood water, House, Kansas City, kansas city area, location, memories, Mississippi, Mississippi river, Missouri, Missouri river, missouri rivers, naturaldisaster, news, north Kansas City, snow, state law, tetanus, The Mississippi river, The river, weather, year
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fantasy baseball
Long, long ago, I almost signed up for a fantasy baseball league. I didn’t, because quite frankly, I am not a huge sports fan. But if I was to play a “fantasy” sport, baseball would almost certainly be it. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, baseball players, fan, fantasy, fantasy baseball league, fantasy sport, huge sports, league, memories, misc, sport, sports fan, statistics
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