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Eight Bears by Gloria Dickie
Eight Bears: Mythic Past and Imperiled Future by Gloria Dickie is a compelling exploration into the lives of the eight…
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4 Notes About Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery
Oakland Cemetery is one of Atlanta’s best places. It is owned by the City and maintained in partnership with the…
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TIL About The Chena River in Alaska
During my trip to Alaska, we spent a day in Fairbanks before heading further north. In addition to checking out…
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4 Notes on Visiting Seminole State Park
I was able to visit Seminole State Park in the very southwestern corner of Georgia. The Park was very different…
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The [Disney] Magic of The Public Domain
I love the attention that the concept of the public domain is receiving this year after the first version of…
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If You Want To Be Able To Do [X] at 80, You Need To Be Able to Do [Y] Now.
I discovered this chart from the book Outlive via Andrew Chen’s blog, where he writes that –
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4 Notes on Visiting F.D. Roosevelt State Park’s Liberty Bell Swimming Pool
I got to check out the Historic Liberty Bell Swimming Pool at F.D. Roosevelt State Park last summer. Here are…
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3 Reasons Why National Parks Are Underrated
I don’t think National Parks are underrated as a whole. In the US, they are held pretty sacred and deeply…
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6 Notes on Visiting Hofwyl Broadfield State Historic Site
On my way to see Cumberland Island National Seashore, I was able to stop off and see the Hofwyl Broadfield…
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Rome Emperors Baseball
I love the trend of unique names for Minor League Baseball teams. And I’m really loving the re-naming of the…
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Paris Built 68 New Transit Stations + 120 miles of Rail in 7 Years…for Half The Price Of American Transit
But change is coming – and on a huge scale. The venerable Paris Métro is about to get its most…
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6 Notes on Visiting Red Top Mountain State Park
I was able to visit Red Top Mountain State Park in Cartersville, GA in October. Even though it was incredibly…
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4 Notes About Visiting Providence Canyon State Park
I was able to visit Providence Canyon State Park for the first time since I was a kid. Here are…
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5 Notes on Visiting New Echota State Historic Site
As part of my project to visit every Georgia State Park & Historic Site, I went to New Echota State…
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5 Notes on The Macon Bacon
Macon lost their Minor League baseball team to Rome, Georgia in 2001. They are a fun, solid mid-sized city that…
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10 Things I Miss About The Philippines
I grew up in The Philippines, on the northern end of the island of Luzon. I lived there for 8…
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3 Reasons Why Local Community Events Are Underrated
I’m from Atlanta, where seemingly every little neighborhood has their annual community festival. And they are absolutely awesome…and totally underrated.
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