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figuring it out.

The Gulf Coast

The weekend after our trip to Tennessee was the big one. It was time for us to venture down to the Gulf Coast. And our first stop was in Mobile, Alabama. Actually, that’s not true. Our first stop was at a … Continue reading

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Nashville, Tennessee

At 4 o’clock, the bars were alive, music was pouring out into the streets, and Nashville had my heart almost instantly. The weather was unfavorable (below freezing with a wind chill), but the sky was blue and the city was … Continue reading

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Memory Ln.

If I close my eyes, I can feel the South Park Blocks. Big green leaves rustle, the sound of faint conversation. It’s amazing how nostalgia grabs you by the throat sometimes. Tonight the air is Portland. I can feel the creaking … Continue reading

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What Mississippi Taught Me

“Thank God for Mississippi!” -All of Alabama This quote is, like, an actual thing people in Alabama say about Mississippi. Of course, I’d never heard it. I didn’t have any preconceived notions about Mississippi because I never really thought about Mississippi. … Continue reading

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Sweet Home Alabama

I first saw Alabama in the dark. At our last stop in Georgia, a gas station, a woman discussed her temporary Alabaman drivers license with the cashier. As she took her case of beer off the counter, she remarked, “Alabama’s … Continue reading

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Atlanta, Pt. 1

My trip began in Seattle. Sea-Tac was more or less uneventful and my layover in Milwaukee was about the same. We touched down in Atlanta at about 5pm and the southern sunshine welcomed me with open arms. Philip was quick … Continue reading

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The Journey Thus Far…

I’ve shopped in Atlanta, eaten fast food in Jackson, watched live music in Nashville, and gone tanning in Tuscaloosa. Checking off bucket list items left & right! Go out there and live life. It’s not waiting for you to grow … Continue reading

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Now let me blow ya mind

There is a very famous poem written by the third patriarch of Zen, Seng-ts’an, called the Hsin-Hsin Ming, which translates as Verses in Faith Mind. In this poem Seng-ts’an writes these lines: “Do not seek the truth; only cease to … Continue reading

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Down in Dixie

Well… I have officially arrived in the Dirty South! I will be staying down in Dixie for a couple weeks. And since my personal frequently-asked-question lately has been “Why?” I thought I’d make a blog post about it. So here’s … Continue reading

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The Six Lives of Henry VIII

I remember sitting at a coffee shop in Portland a couple years ago with a ripped out page from my daily planner that had the heading “The woman I want to be”underlined at the top. I divided the page into … Continue reading

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