The Daily Grind
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Cool art, #2
Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, located at the Art Institute of Chicago. There’s a storm outside with wind and pouring down rain, and I find this piece particularly pleasant. Do you have a favorite piece in Chicago?
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Leg cramps
I hate leg cramps. My son was at summer camp and I was called by the camp nurse, just as my wife and I were heading out for a date with no kids for the first time in many years, with a report of problematic illness. He needed to be picked up tonight, now if…
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Cool art, #1
This is an oil on canvas at the National Gallery of Art at the Smithsonian. It is called, “Joshua Commanding the sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon.” The artist is John Martin. I find art an amazing medium to help with stress reduction. The reasons seem obvious to me: you have to sit still and…
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Most underrated national park…
There are a lot of national parks, and the top 5 get the lion’s share of attention. Everyone knows about Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. These are iconic parks, that are matchless in their unique natural settings and huge yearly attendance. The Great Smoky Mountains have more visitors by far than any other national…
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Breakfast bonanza
What food would you say is your specialty? For years, I have owned morning feeding. As a dad, this was my territory early in the morning when the kids arose for school, and more elaboratively on the weekend. Eggs were a great source of long lasting energy for the school bound. Even when I was…
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Constance Pass: A perfect Labor Day adventure
The weather report was too good to be true. No systems rolling through, clear skies and sunshine. I had preplanned a different backpacking trip, but I decided it was one that needed a buddy to accomplish, and I was going solo this time. I could leave at noon on Friday, and so out came the…
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One of the Best Hikes ever…
Some hikes showcase amazing views that just cannot be captures on the camera – this is one of them.
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Surfing is hard…
Clearly, there are a lot of activities that are difficult to start in your 50s and one of them is surfing. For most of my life, I’ve struggled with balancing on everything from a skateboard to skis and now I can add a surfboard to that list. Ever since I was a child, I’ve had…
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