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Be Bold

Posted in Other, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

“If we are bold, love strikes away the chains of fear from our souls.”

— Maya Angelou

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Photo by Bernhard on Unsplash

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Adventure, with Trolls!

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 11, 2024| Leave a Comment »

This is just all kinds of delightful:

Giant Trolls in Detroit Lakes Bring the Public on a Fairy Tale Adventure

The Danish artist has continued to expand his work in America and has just completed his most ambitious project ever with Alexa’s Elixir. Located in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, the exhibition takes people on a journey to solve a riddle and find a Golden Rabbit.

Sculptor, recycling artist and activist Thomas Dambo makes giant trolls and shares them with the rest of us. And when they say “giant,” they mean it!

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If you happen to be in the Detroit Lakes area of Minnesota, this looks like a lot of fun.

WHERE ARE MY TROLLS ? LOST 9 SCULPTURES IN MINNESOTA! – YouTube

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Photo by Sean Foster on Unsplash

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StoryBundle Last Call!

Posted in Entertainment, Other, Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on October 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »

It’s last call for StoryBundle’s To the Stars Adventure SciFi bundle, featuring Writers of the Future v.39 and so much more!

This new StoryBundle will take your autumn, and your e-reader, to the far edges of the universe. Curated by bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson, this cosmic batch of eighteen books showcases the range of epic science fiction, from galactic empires to time-travel adventures to alien invasions. These books are from classic award-winning science fiction authors and hot new indie authors. 

Only a few hours left to grab this Great Deal on Sci-Fi. Enjoy!

Am I biased? Sure, I happen to think our collection is great. But the bundle is curated by Kevin J. Anderson and also includes books by other names sci-fi/fantasy fans may have heard of, like Todd McCaffrey and Nancy Kress, as well as others I look forward to discovering.

Enjoy!

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Photo by Massimiliano Morosinotto on Unsplash

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Tiny, Big

Posted in Holidays, Other, tagged , , , , on August 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Summer can be a time to plan big, but today I am going to suggest that you consider adventures a little closer to home.

The Microadventure-Filled Life of Alastair Humphreys

Humphreys defines a microadventure as “a shorter, simpler, cheaper, more local, more accessible version of what you deem to be an adventure. It’s something that you can squeeze in around the margins of real life.”

I kind of love this idea, of finding what’s interesting right around the corner.

Now I’m off to consider what might be fun to do around town. Like this, which holy crap, looks both scary and crazy cool! 

Interzip Rogers – The interprovincial zip line.

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Photo by Jeff Vinluan on Pexels.com

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Into the Trees

Posted in Likes, Other, tagged , , , , , , on September 10, 2022|

No writing today. Instead, adventure.

Morning: an early drive through the fog-filled hills of Quebec to canoe through a giant water maze, home to beavers, frogs, birds, turtles and more.

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Lunch: hot dog with ketchup and sauerkraut in honor of my grandfather, who also liked them that way.

Afternoon: three hours of hiking, climbing, zip-lining, rock climbing fun.

Ziptour – Adventure – Discover our Arbraska Parks

A representative view from the aerial bridge trail. Strangely, it doesn’t look as high as it actually was.

And now we rest.

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This photo represents neither the location or season of today’s zip-line experience. The country and coolness factor are spot on, however. Photo by Constante Lim on Unsplash

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The Road Now Taken

Posted in Other, tagged , , , on June 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »

We didn’t go far today but we did have an adventure. A walk on a beautiful sunny day turned into a hike through a wooded ravine that could have been miles away from human settlements. Slick, steep trails, flocks of mosquitoes that chased us a kilometer or more, and the kind of quiet that is hard to come by in a city. All within a few minutes of the house.

It was hot and sticky and itchy and downright delightful.

I celebrated with a new version of a drink I remember from childhood, the lime freeze. Lime juice, ice cubes, simple syrup, cream, and a touch of rose water, garnished with basil from the back garden.

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