Runnin’ in the Desert
That’s desert with one “s.” There’s nothing decadent about the landscape we are moving through – no Mag trees to shade us, no grass to run barefoot in. Something deeply terrifying and also beautiful. Perhaps sublime is the word I’m looking for. By the time we left El Centro, CA for Phoenix our temp. gauge […]
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Hope in the Trees
“This park is going to be so pretty one day,” Jane Cage (’78) says with a steady gaze. We are strolling by a row of saplings in Mercy Park – the unofficial ground zero for the EF5 tornado that ravaged the small town of Joplin only 6 years ago. The trees are barely nascent but […]
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They Left Me…
The Streakin’ Deacon just left for Cincinnati yesterday and I must admit, I am having a bit of separation anxiety. I know she is in good hands – Chelsea and Kathleen are both great drivers – it’s just…weird. I’m still getting used to my stationary office desk. The scenery here does not change as fast. […]
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Stranded in Crandon Park, Key Biscayne
You read that correctly – The Streakin’ Deacon was stranded for a little over 24 hours in Key Biscayne, FL. Not a bad place to be stranded if you ask me: Ok, so there wasn’t a beautiful mangrove tree by the water but we did have an incredible sunset from the Sky Deck before we […]
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Locked Out But Not Shut Out
Hey guys! I have an awesome story to tell you and I’m so excited I can barely stand it! Let’s hop right in: It all starts with these wonderful WFU Orlando Alums: We were all hanging out at the Streakin’ Deacon sipping on some Broken Cauldron Taproom brews and catching up. Prior to the event, we […]
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