A Brief History of Midsummer’s Day

Midsummer’s day is the longest day of the year and the first day of my favorite season.  Also, for many European cultures, this day held significant meaning for them whether it be religious or agricultural, the whole community gathered for this day. The Germanic and Celtic tribes of Northern Europe celebrated a break from normal work because […]

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Welcome to Expedition: Runaway

Welcome to Expedition: Runaway, and if you were here originally, welcome back and thanks for staying with me and sorry about the wait!  Check out the About page to find out a little more about myself and this project.  Expedition: Runaway now has Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google+ accounts so please go check those out and follow […]

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Revamping

Hello everyone, due to low traffic and enthusiasm, I am updating my blog to be up with the current times we live in.  As you can see, I have added a Google+ page, a Facebook page, and a Twitter account and possibly an Instagram in the future, but I’m not sure about that one yet. […]

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New Mexican Beauty

It’s a hard thing for me to come through here without going back and feeling like a kid traveling to North Carolina rather than from it.  Before we moved, I had lived in Arizona for over 10 years but had traveled across country to visit NC several time which is when we fell in love […]

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The Rite of Spring

Picture is of Sedona, Arizona. Alright, why is there no WiFi!!? Sorry guys, my house is being renovated and we have been staying at a place with no internet connection. Tomorrow night I am leaving for Arizona and my first stop will be Memphis, Tennessee. We are taking I-40 from Asheville, North Carolina (my home) […]

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Spicy Beef Noodle Soup

So this last weekend I was in the Atlanta area and I got a dish that I had gotten once before at the Asian market called H Mart.  The dish is Yukgaejang or Spicy Beef Noodle Soup.  The broth is really rich and flavorful and the contents are shredded beef, baby bok choy, green onions, […]

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Political Correctness?

Hello everyone, sorry for putting this out so late in the week, it’s mid-terms this week and next so I am busy as heck with college. Lets get right to it. In this country, our culture and livelihood are being eaten away by a nasty thing called political correctness. This is an agenda that tells […]

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