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Birthday Camp
This overnight outing is partially to celebrate my upcoming birthday – #34. Once again Dad showers me with wrapped gifts that he calls “mere trifles”, but include many things from REI that will help support my outdoor habits for years to come. We drink a toast, eat some cake, and crawl gratefully into our sleeping…
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Movie: Madagascar (2005)
It’s been a while since I made through a whole Disney film without getting disgusted, but this one stuck it out. The basic idea of New Yorkers trying to survive in “the wild” is good, supplies some funny moments, and should have been explored more. But the formula comes first, and the freshness eventually gives…
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Wet at Vedauwoo
It seems like months since we’ve done any climbing and we’re itching to get on some rock at Vedauwoo, but alas, the weather does not comply. Instead we explore some of the territory east of the main area on foot, and despite the drizzle Vedauwoo supplies us with soul-nourishing experiences, as it always seems to.…
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Movie: Thumbsucker (2005)
The great thing about this coming-of-age flick is how it sets up the same cliché plot structures you might expect for the genre, then just leaves them uncompleted when the next twist comes along. On the way it also hits many modern issues with spot-on satire. Feel the pain of characters attempting to change themselves,…