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The Road to Eureka Springs
An oasis. A dark blue dot in the middle of a dark red state.
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The Silence of the Bees: An Eclipse Experience
They held their collective breath.
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The Public Art of Kansas City
You can tell a lot about a city by its public art.
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The Steamboat Arabia
Lost for 132 years, the re-discovery of this steamboat is an epic treasure-hunting story.
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The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
The Kemper was the first contemporary art museum in the state of Missouri.
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Some Things Can’t Be Taught
I long for the days when I was operating under the illusion that most human beings were basically civilized and kind, and relatively intelligent. It is extremely disappointing to discover, over and over again, that that’s far from the truth. The evidence, it seems, is all around us. Case in point: this article from the…
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My Jacksonville to Seattle Odyssey—Part 4
I had a lovely visit with my niece and her husband, and got to meet my grand nephews for the very first time. My nephew also stopped by. It was good to see them all. And then I was off yet again. Miles and miles of miles and miles. I find myself intentionally hitting the…
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My Jacksonville to Seattle Odyssey—Part 3
From now on I’ll be a day behind in my telling of my trip, because last night I spent with family, and I wanted to give them all my attention. You understand, I’m sure. Well, Kentucky was my first new state in a long time, and now I’ve driven through another: Illinois. For the first…
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Drawbridge Style
It has been my privilege to be one of the few bridgetenders on the planet to have had the opportunity to operate all three of the most common styles of drawbridges. So here is an extremely basic primer. This is a bascule bridge. These come in the form of a double span, like the…
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Chicken Panic
My late sister used to have a tiny farm in Missouri. One day she woke up, looked out the back window, and saw a smoking black circle surrounded by snow where her wooden shed used to be. When the insurance company came to investigate the claim, they concluded that it was caused by “chicken panic”…