Rural America

Get Your Kicks on Route 66

Posted on Apr 15, 2006 in Daily Grind, Rural America, Special Events | 0 comments

We did exactly that last night. But not before making some of the best hanburgers on the planet. Well, I can only speak for myself, and only one other person can verify that mine were in fact good… so just go with me on this. They were good. It was also pretty exciting because an...

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A Night at the Fights

Posted on Mar 28, 2006 in Daily Grind, Rural America, Special Events | 0 comments

So Kurtis came across these free tickets to the WWE event in Joplin (formerly known as the WWF apparently). Our seats were excellent – front row on the balcony, and for a venue as small as memorial hall – these are great seats. Kurt explained to me how wrestling works beforehand so I...

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The Spirit of Being Cool

Posted on Mar 15, 2006 in Daily Grind, My Thoughts On..., Rural America | 0 comments

Okay so I saw this article in the news-leader this morning. I just think its plain awesome. That is what i call being a good neighbor. Naturally I start wondering “who paid for the material” and “what if they were thinking about rebuilding a different kind of house, or in a...

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There Goes the Neighborhood

Posted on Mar 10, 2006 in My Thoughts On..., Rural America | 0 comments

Ok so the government has decided that a good way to help pay for rural schools is to sell of tracts of the national forest. Obviously they are doing this because they think it is a brilliant way to pay for something without having to use the “t” word (tax). This includes many forests in...

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Onyx Cave

Posted on Jan 30, 2006 in Daily Grind, Day / Weekend Trips, Rural America | 0 comments

Onyx Cave

Even after 2/3 of my team bailed because of rain, I was dead set on enjoying my saturday to the fullest extent possible. Two of the 3 others (who shall remain nameless) decided getting wet didn’t sound like much fun… and stayed in Joplin. I guess most people’s idea of fun...

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I went roller skating, and you are jealous…

Posted on Dec 12, 2005 in Daily Grind, Rural America, Special Events | 1 comment

Yeah huh I took a trip back to gradeschool days and hit up the roller rink. Oh it was very excellent, and I have the bruises and blisters to prove it. This will mainly be a photo post…. so enjoy….. I just don’t even know what to say here…   Or here… ...

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