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Five Great Work Things from 2014

At the end of each year, I like to look back at some major projects that we launched over the past 12 months. Here’s the tops that I had the opportunity to have a part in. Wikipedia Zero Wikipedia Zero’s goal is to…

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Book Review: Blink

I love Malcom Gladwell’s work. He’s such a thoughtful writer, and I was excited to read Blink. In fact, I read this book in about a month. Impressive for me these days with Nixon, work, and summer. But, it was another interesting read.…

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Book Review: The Millionaire Next Door

Bridget bought me this book awhile back, so I decided to take it with me on our European tour. Basically the book talks about the benefits of being frugal.People who are wealthy don’t drive fancy cars, don’t live in giant mansions, and don’t…

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Reno Tahoe Odyssey: Where’s the 2014 Post

Okay, that might not be the actual name of that post. But, it was “Where’s the Cancer Now, Doc? … Gone!” The name came after our fearless leader Ski, who end up beating cancer. Ski, an amazing Kiwi, is one of those people…

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Europe 2014: Amsterdamsky Amsterdam

The last leg of the trip was four days in Amsterdam. The drive was going to be quite the leg with six hours ahead of us. We broke the trip into a stop in the most delicious cheese in the world. Yes, there’s…

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Europe 2014: Champagne in Champagne

We spent two days in the Champagne region in a little village called Verzenay. The region here is like the wine country in California, but they do real Champagne. We found that to make Champagne here, you have to abide by certain regulations…

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Europe 2014: A 4-Day Trip to Paris

We spent a good amount of time in Paris, about four nights at a camp site where we stayed in a small motor home-esque house. Jason’s girlfriend met us in Paris, as well as Suzy, Bridget’s German friend. Day 1 Our first day in…

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Europe 2014: Mont St. Michelle – The Castle Town

Mont St Michelle is a castle town that was built through the centuries with a natural tide coming in to protect itself against intruders. The city was built in a prairie with the town placed on a hill in the middle. Then the…

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Europe 2014: Normandy and our History

Over the past two days, we’ve been in Normandy, France.  We arrived to a 600 year old house castle. It had a gate and courtyard, which was situated on a farm. We went into the main room of the house and later found a…

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Europe 2014: Belgium is quite delicious this time of year

Bruges We stayed in Bruges for two days. The city was great, that perfect European mix of the square, shops, and historic churches. Belgium though is known for exquisite chocolate, diverse beers, and delicious waffles, so this place will be missed. They also…

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