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Zippy (Taken with Instagram at Dollywood)

The King’s Ride (Taken with instagram)

This is how I kick off my extended weekend. (Taken with instagram)

This is the first thing I thought of after reading Donna Summer died. My sister and I did this sketch in a high school variety show.

I was dressed as a woman.

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Dollywood- Wild Eagle

2 days.

I need a little magic to get through this week (Taken with instagram)

Company Picnic With Company Picker (Taken with Instagram at Owen Bradley Park)

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I have a 7AM demonstration to give to our Sales team. It is a last minute assignment after the original presenter had a meeting on the road. 

I’m trying to distill all the nuggets down to a tasty 6-pack but it’s hard. And in the back of my head I know I am quickly approaching a point of diminishing returns.

On top of that I got a snotty email from a coworker after he took down a server we rely on with no notice. He insinuated that brining to problem to his attention “BEFORE” 5:30 in the future will be easier for everyone. That pissed Daddy off enough that he banished himself to the kitchen instead of giving Nolan a bath.

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Black Diamond News Report by Dark in the Park

On October 14th, 2011, Bill and Seph Cherkasky traveled to Knoebel’s Amusement Resort in Elysburg, PA to check out the reincarnation of one of their favorite childhood rides. After two years of hard work, the Knoebel’s rebuilt the former Golden Nugget Mine Ride from Wildwood, NJ as the Black Diamond. This 7 minute report includes an interview with Dick Knoebel, president and co-manager of the park.

I have wanted to return to Knoebel’s ever since I left on my only visit 5+ years ago. I’m anxious for them to finish Flying Turns so I can justify a return.

Strawberries were a large part of my weekend in Illinois. Dad & I drove to Newton early Saturday morning and picked 35 pounds of berries in around an hour. It took me back to hours in the patches with my parents when I would whine about the sun, or my back hurting, or anything else I could think of to get out of the work. 

Nolan has come to like them as well. He was grabbing many as I stemmed them on the front porch.

As an adult I appreciate the work and know how special a strawberry in season is. They are so good that I should call the off-season berries something different.

Coming Home (Taken with instagram)

I love my parent’s green grill. (Taken with instagram)

Icing Cream (Taken with instagram)

Graduation Over (Taken with Instagram at Lake Land College)

Graduations suck but I’m still proud. (Taken with Instagram at Lake Land College)

Mow (Taken with Instagram at Effingham, IL)

Paul Octavious - Puffin Clouds

I have been tasked with planning a lunch for 8 coworkers to celebrate the success of a project. I have a budget of $75/person ($600). Where should we eat? What else should we do during our reward?