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Monthly Archives: July 2011

The Ice

  • July 27th, 2011
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I was 9 years old when the USA Hockey Team beat the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics at …

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My Bike

  • July 25th, 2011
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I love my bike. It’s a mid-late 90′s Schwinn 6-Speed Cruiser. Every now and then I think maybe I need …

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Duane Peters

  • July 23rd, 2011
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Duane Peters is my favorite skateboarder. Not for what he did way back when, but for who he is today …

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Milano

  • July 22nd, 2011
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We ended our trip in style… In Milano… Hanging with Ben Harper and his band, as well as getting to …

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Terezín

  • July 17th, 2011
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It’s one thing to read history or to watch a movie… It’s another to stand where these events have occurred. …

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Photos 7.13 -7.15.11 (Paris / Prague)

  • July 15th, 2011
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Last morning in Paris. Waiting on a train. Waiting on our 2nd train, Cologne, Germany. Overnight train to Prague. From …

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Two Days In Paris

  • July 12th, 2011
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We’ve spent the last two days taking in and enjoying Paris. It’s not the obvious that stands out — It’s …

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My Best Buddy

  • July 10th, 2011
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The best part of our travels is that I get to share the experience with my best buddy. When Lucy …

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Photos 7.7.11 (London / Shepton Mallet)

  • July 7th, 2011
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We just arrived in Shepton Mallet, England. We’ll be here for the next few days for a skate and music …

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Photos 7.6.11 (London)

  • July 6th, 2011
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After a proper English Breakfast we enjoyed a beautiful day walking around London.

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Photos 7.5.11 (London)

  • July 5th, 2011
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We are now in London. We left Rome this morning and flew into Heathrow. From there we took a train …

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Photos From 7.3.11 (Rome / Ostia)

  • July 4th, 2011
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Where we are staying in Ostia is a ghetto. The skatepark owner Willy, instead of building his park in a …

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Photos From 7.1.11 (Rome / Ostia)

  • July 2nd, 2011
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We visited Rome again yesterday evening / night. This time we were well rested and had our wits better about …

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