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Nico Nico in Coconino!
Okay, we’re going to put the Talking Heads song titles away for a post here, because we enjoyed the word play around Nico and our current location. Credit to Kristen for coming up with the post title. I was trying to think of a way to change up “Copa Cabana” to “Coconino”, but to no…
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These Memories Can’t Wait
Okay… when I started writing these travel posts, I thought “Road to Nowhere” was the perfect title. I love the Talking Heads, and it tied in to our plans so nicely. Since then I’ve kind of boxed myself into using Talking Heads song titles for these posts, which wasn’t really my intention. I mentioned last…
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This Must Be The Place
Okay… This may be the last Talking Heads song I go with for a title. I love this little tune off “Speaking in Tongues”, but I realize we’re well past where anyone outside of pretty big fans will know what the heck I’m referring to. Anyway, I’m sure you’re curious what “must be the place”?…
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Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
I mentioned before that Kristen and I have hit a couple dozen national parks together, and Nico is rapidly building up his collection of parks too. It’s cliche, but we often take a picture of the park sign near the entrance. You can see from Nico’s face above, that he thinks it’s kind of a…
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Once In a Lifetime
Okay, let’s get back to the Talking Heads inspired post titles, after our short Nancy Sinatra detour. So, this wasn’t exactly a once-in-a-lifetime event for me or Kristen, but it has been so far for Nico – on April 8th, we enjoyed the solar eclipse in the heart of the Path of Totality. (Kristen and…
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What Six Songs are Hardest to Get Out of Your Head?
I am a truly atrocious singer. But I do really love music – almost all kinds of music. I’m also struck by how some songs just stick in your head and are hard to shake. Some of those songs are great, and some leave you ready to self-lobotomize to try to end the pain. Anyway,…
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These Paws Are Made For Walkin’
Another song title used for a post title, but this time not the Talking Heads. I have to thank Kristen for coming up with the title for this week’s travelogue, and Nancy Sinatra for the wonderful song (although I still argue her best songs are “Somethin’ Stupid” and “Bang Bang”). So… the question once again,…
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What Thoughts Keep You Up At Night?
So I flew up to Minneapolis a while back, and as we prepared to take off, the flight attendants did the safety spiel. It started with the bit about these personal flotation devices underneath our seats. I was flying from Kansas City to Minneapolis – despite the ‘land of 10,000 lakes’ stuff, I’m not crossing…
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The Road House Less Traveled
Those who know me know I have a pretty big man crush on Sam Elliott. I don’t really know the origin of it, but I’ve had the crush for several decades. He’s been in a ton of great films, but Sam Elliott was at his most Sam Elliott in a late 90’s tour de force…
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Take Me To The River
Okay, let’s stick with Talking Heads songs for our title again this week. After all, they were one of the most fun bands ever, so I may try to ride this out a bit further. But if you see a future post entitled “Psycho Killer”, then maybe it’s time to worry, qu’est-ce que c’est? It…
Where’s Nico? 