What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Marble League Rolldown: Events 6 & 7

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We return to the Rolldown, described by someone on the Jelle's Marble Runs subreddit as "Comprehensive. To the max." This week another two events were on the schedule as we watched to see whether another team wanted to join the Minty Maniacs, O'rangers, and Crazy Cat's Eyes in the upper

Senor’s Marble League Rolldown: Event 3

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Welcome back to the Rolldown. With two events complete, Balancing and Halfpipe, we move to the first individual event of the competition, the Funnel Endurance. The question is, will it follow form? And of following form, will a third different team take gold, or will the O'rangers or Minty Maniacs

Senor’s Marble League Rolldown: The Games Begin! (ML2020 Opening Ceremony & Event 1)

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Yes, we made it. We're not all dead yet and can experience the gravitas, the splendor, the magnificence that is the pinnacle of marble sports. Marble League 2020, from the Andromedome. To lead it off, the opening ceremonies, with King Stardust, and the primary members of the JMR Staff and Committee

Boots On The Ground: What I Did On My Summer Vacation

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(I realize this is terribly late, but I promised myself I would post this before I wrote about my recent trip.) As one of DFO's regular vagabonds, I write about some of my personal adventures. I like to think that it helps people think about planning their own vacations around what

Your “Anything But The Grammys” Sunday Evening Open Thread

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"OH BOY THE GRAMMYS!" said no one, ever. The disappointment of the Grammys brings to my mind the summer of 2017. Now, WineWife LOVES Adele. Has all the albums; bought the CDs first day. I'm not a total idiot, so when they announce Adele is going to be performing at Wembley Stadium for

Boots on the Ground! Things to do in Denver When You’re Drunk Pt 2: Red Rocks!

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Welcome back to another edition of Boots On The Ground! In part 1 of this 2-part series I shared my experiences in and around the Denver area, focusing mainly on Coors Field, beer, food and beer. Today I wanted to show you the primary reason I visited the Denver area

Boots on the Ground! Things to do in Denver When you’re Drunk. Part 1 – The Full Mile High

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A couple of weeks ago I took my annual, "Well shit I have to use up some vacation time" vacation. I'm a big baseball fan and I took the opportunity to add another MLB stadium to my "visited" list. I've been to 16 current MLB stadiums along with 5 or

Boots On The Ground – “The Summer of 50” Part 2: How To Create A Liquor & Golf Vacation

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In Part 1 of the series, I covered how to create a veneer of respectability around an event by giving it a title. In this part of the story, we cover the trip to Scotland and the accompanying whisky tastings. As for the whisky tours, that planning started back in April