West Point Graduation West Point Wrap-Up 17 Jun 201818 Jun 2018 First and foremost, this post is a thank you to all of my supporters on Patreon. Without you, I'd never have the confidence to invest in all these miles. I'd…
Travel… An Officer’s Commission(s): A West Point Graduation Experience 14 Jun 2018 From the graduation ceremony, we walked partway across West Point's campus, which clings to the side of a small mountain on the west bank of the Hudson River. The property…
Travel… Pomp and Circumstance: A West Point Graduation Weekend 11 Jun 2018 The next day began three and a half hours after we'd arrived. Everyone had to be in the stadium by nine AM, as no more people (even those with tickets)…
Travel… Getting There: A West Point Graduation Weekend 6 Jun 2018 There's no real good stretch of highway to get stuck on. There are better areas, ones with cell service in densely populated bits of the country, where parts are plentiful…
Travel… Setting Out: A West Point Graduation Weekend 3 Jun 20185 Jun 2018 Travel is one of my Umbrella Terms for a reason. I’ve been going new places my whole life, and the thrill of turning a corner I’ve never been around before…
Food Pingala Cafe (Burlington, VT) 27 May 201825 May 2018 I struck gold when I moved to Burlington for school. Not literal gold, of course, but the metaphorical gold of lifetime friendships and irreplaceable memories. This place, however, was great…
Food Tavern II (South Burlington, VT) 20 May 2018 I began to question my title format toward the end of my time in New Castle County. Argilla was monthly, so Newark popped up a lot to begin with, but…
Food Grazer’s (Williston, VT) 13 May 2018 A change of scenery can be an incredibly good thing when in fact it is the right thing to do. A change of scenery for someone very ill could be…
Food Al’s French Frys (South Burlington, VT) 6 May 20186 May 2018 A saying I've heard in multiple (unrelated) places goes "Never meet your heroes." The wisdom behind this vague piece of advice is based on the idea that people are people,…
Food Gaku Ramen (Burlington, VT) 28 Apr 2018 Boy is it good to be back in Burlington. The first several days I was here were warm and sunny, with gorgeous sunsets over Lake Champlain and more stars than…
