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New Things
New Things: Sleep In A Yurt

New Things: Sleep In A Yurt

Each year on my birthday, I make a list of new things I want to try. Some are hard, some are easy and shockingly mundane. You can read about previous new things here. Guys, I've reached that point in my life where I'm (slightly) less interested in...

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New Thing: See The Iditarod

New Thing: See The Iditarod

Each year I make a list of new things I want to try. Some are easy, some are hard, some are shockingly mundane. You can read about past adventures here.   you can see more photos from my Alaska trip on Instagram I didn't go to Alaska just to...

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New Things: Swim With A Manatee

New Things: Swim With A Manatee

Every year I make a list of new things I want to try.  Some of them are easy, some are hard, some are shockingly mundane.  You can read about past shenanigans here. Here is my list of favorite animals: 1. Otters 2. Prairie dogs 3. Manatees (Cats...

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New Things: Swim In A Cenote

New Things: Swim In A Cenote

Each year I make a list of new things I want to try. Some are easy, some are difficult, some are so mundane you'll think "Have you been living under a rock, Von Bargen?"  You can read about past adventures here. Growing up on a lake in Minnesota, I...

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New Things: Sleep in a fish house

New Things: Sleep in a fish house

Each year I make a list of new things I want to try.  Some are easy, some are difficult, some are shockingly mundane.  You can read about past shenanigans here.   As I've probably mentioned about a million times on this blog, I'm a third...

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New Things: Watch ‘Casablanca’

New Things: Watch ‘Casablanca’

Each year on my birthday, I make a list of new things I want to try. Some are hard, some are easy, some are shockingly mundane.  You can read about previous adventures here.   Growing up, I didn't particularly care about movies. I spent most...

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