I took a trip with the Hoofers Mountaineering Club to Red River Gorge in Kentucky. I had been wanting to go climbing there for a long time, but never seemed to find the time. But now with no job, why not?
We drove overnight and set up camp at the famous Read More: Red River Gorge »
I went with Katie to Minneapolis over the weekend for her friends Lisa and Mark's wedding. Lake Calhoun was still full of plenty of fall colors, and I got to check out the famous cherry spoon sculpture. We… Read More: Minneapolis Visit »
Katie and I drove out to Spring Green to check out a shitty barn session. It's basically a concert inside a barn with no stage. They only sell about fifty tickets per show, so you're guaranteed a great seat. Another cool thing is that they have grills with hot… Read More: Shitty Barns »
Crash The Lou, an event I had been looking forward to for a long time, had finally arrived. Stephen and Kevin came to Madison from St. Louis back in July for our couch crash, and they really talked up St. Louis. They did a good job, too: eight people from Madison drove to The Lou… Read More: Crash the Lou »
I made an enlightening trek to northwestern Kentucky to visit the Creation Museum. It's housed in a 70,000 square foot building with some amazing exhibits, including dinosaur fossils believed to be several thousand years old, and “Read More: Prepare to Believe »
I made the trek back to Dayton, mainly to help Dr. Turk with his website, but we also had time to stop at a few other places.
We started with Wapakoneta, Neil Armstrong's hometown. A museum dedicated to him was just off the highway, which was housed in a… Read More: Back in Dayton »
As many of you know, my employer decided to shut down its Madison office, so I no longer have a job. It was a sad day when I found out, as I greatly enjoyed working with everyone there. Being a rather large office, we had a lot of stuff to get rid of like refrigerators,… Read More: Robotron! »
August 24-26 was the annual Orton Park festival on the isthmus in Madison. Among many musical acts, there was a performance by Madison's Cycropia aerial dance troupe. This performance is special because instead of hanging their apparatuses from the rafters of a gym, they use a giant… Read More: Cycropia »
I took a flight a few weeks ago with my pilot friend Gary, and it was so much fun I jumped at the opportunity when he offered to take me flying again. This time, the destination would be a bit more interesting than the Wisconsin Dells: Chicago.… Read More: Flying around Chicago »
This was our big weekend in Madison, the 2012 Couch Crash! Months of planning went into it, and while there were some minor problems, the weekend was a total success. We had an outdoor movie night featuring Nacho Libre on Lake Monona, a day trip to
