MINI GOLF!!!!!! oooh maaaaaan i loved mini golf as a kid!!! some of my fondest memories of growing up involve the elaborate courses at castles n’ coasters in phoenix, birthday parties in chicago, and just hanging around in the summertime hittin’ some balls. circle through the loop-de-loop, past the windmill, around the mermaids, no!...
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while we’re on the sports theme here…capitalizing on the amazing summertime sunshine last weekend, we hit the bleachers at the oakland coliseum for an a’s vs. mariners game with ryan, chris, moshe, lisa & tim, laura, daniel, nick and jake. we took up two full rows and chowed down on hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn,...
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originally i wanted to write about my search for the perfect winter parka…but while researching the history of parkas and looking for images in the alaska’s digital archives, i quickly realized that shopping for outerwear is incredibly boring in comparison to the inuit blanket toss! nalukataq is the harvest festival celebrating the end of...
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getting psyched up for tonight’s baseball battle between the giants and the phillies. dont get me wrong, im a cubs fan till i die, but when you haven’t won since 1908 (world champions 1908!) you kinda have to go to plan b…GO GIANTS!!!
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chicagoans have to be sports fans. today at my house we’re flipping back and forth between the super and puppy bowls, but the superbowl shuffle is still the best moment for me in superbowl history. go bears!
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lynn & horst just blogged about fencing– what a coincidence! i was just passing by the golden gate fencing center, conveniently located a block from my house, and wondering how i would go about getting involved in such a sport…i could look like this: images via anjalouise, loc, shorpy, and nypl
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