On January 15 of this year, Sam and I played a round of golf at the Links at Norman. I’d just finished up my “top golf shots of 2025” post that I was extremely proud of and wanted to try something new for 2026. On the extremely short par-3 3rd, I dropped my tee shot …
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Europe 2025: Rome
It was a bit of a star-crossed journey, if I’m being honest. From Sorrento to Naples, our transfer car driver did his best to murder himself and everyone else in it. If you’ve never seen one of those big airport transfer vehicles before, just imagine being in something roughly the size profile of a small …
Denali National Park: Bus Tour With Family
You know what was the coolest part of working in Alaska in August of 2024? The correct answer is “everything”. But it was especially awesome to go to Denali one weekend for work, and then get the chance to go right back to the national park the next weekend with my family. We spent a …
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10 Things From South Korea: May 13
Once upon a time, when planning our trip to South Korea, Elizabeth wanted to split our time between countries. Despite the fact that we’d be there in the middle of May, forcing our trip to be a little shorter than otherwise (I can’t take that long off of work in the middle of storm season), …
Europe 2025: Eating in Sorrento
Italy: a land of Elizabeth’s wildest dreams. You have the home of authentic pizzas, handmade pastas everywhere, and a strong belief in the power of bread and cheese. If you cut her open on any given day, Elizabeth’s stomach might be 60% composed of those items. But here in the homeland of Italian food, she …
10 Things From South Korea: May 12
Think of your ideal vacation. In all likelihood, it contains some combination of three elements: cool views, cultural significance, and relaxation. Everybody has their preference of which of those three elements to emphasize. For national-park-goers like Elizabeth and me, cool views take precedence. For James and Moriah, visiting Korea was mostly an opportunity to soak …
Glacier 2025 Diary: September 21, Two Medicine
Reminder: this diary was handwritten on the night of September 21 and has been lightly edited in the transcription. 8:20 am – We’ve just departed from the Lewistown, MT Super 8. It was definitely nicer than the [Minden, ND] Days Inn, though I would rate that comparative rather than superlative. Sunrise this morning was beautiful …
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10 Things From South Korea: May 11
The early to mid 2010s were well-known for pop culture’s obsession with zombies. Spurred by The Walking Dead, which was appointment television when new episodes premiered, society when through a rash of apocalyptic TV shows and movies. It wasn’t just Hollywood, either. In 2016, a movie premiered in Korea called Train to Busan. Typical of …
Europe 2025: Sorrento Boat Tour
Almost exactly 2,000 years ago, Rome’s second emperor completed the construction of his vacation villa. According to ancient sources, Tiberius was already growing weary of the backbiting and politicking required to fill in Augustus’ footsteps. His villa sat atop a 1,000-foot-tall mountain on the island of Capri where would-be assassins and annoying courtiers would have …
10 Things From South Korea: May 10
A note to self: if you don’t feel too much jet lag your first night in a foreign country, it’s very possible that the second night is going to bring a night of blackout sleep for you. At least that’s what it felt like after a long day at the DMZ and a Korean baseball …
