America: Where Worlds Collide

February 1, 2005

One of my co-workers is of Vietnamese descent. I’m not sure if she was born in Viet Nam or the states, but she is “American” in many ways. She is probably better with the English language than 99% of Americans. But she is also still very rooted to her Vietnamese culture. Her young, American-born [...]

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Pangs of Hunger?

January 29, 2005

Everyone that’s ever stopped by this site has probably done some drinking at one time or another in their life, right? I hope so.
I don’t think it is too broad an assumption to say that everyone has also probably had a few mornings when they’ve uttered these exact words: “I’m never going to drink [...]

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“Not to worry. There’s a new fiesta in the making as we speak. It’s out at the Moon Tower, full kegs, everybody’s going to be there.”

January 27, 2005

So January has come and gone. The basic numbers to sum it all up:

Four weeks at the Groveland Tap on Wednesday nights
16 Summits consumed.

My memory of the four unique Wednesday nights:
Week #1: A small crew. If I recall correctly: Scott and Laura, Andy, Katie and me. I don’t think Kristin was there. Maybe she [...]

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Thanks Scott

January 24, 2005

for transporting me back to one of the best places on the planet Saturday night: Riomaggiore, Italy. Don’t get me started.

Every night, we would join 10 or so other people to sit on the rocks by the harbor, drink beer, and just watch the sun go down. That is life.

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The Summit Good Will Wednesday Nights

January 20, 2005

You can differentiate between types of bars by those that decorate entirely with the free stuff that their liquor suppliers give them and those that don’t. The Groveland Tap has the best of both worlds. Classy neighborhood joint up front, neon, logo-ridden adornments in the back.
Through the front room with the booths and tables, then [...]

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sunfish park

January 9, 2005

Went for a hike at Sunfish Park in Lake Elmo with my parents today.
Here’s me and my dad:

update: There, that worked. Now I”ll actually write something.
We did a lap around the interior lake at Sunfish. It was a clear day in the woods. Gray skies, but without any leaves on the trees it’s a perfect [...]

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