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FlyingPenguin is a strange, vaguely human-shaped entity who lives in Minneapolis, MN.

Day Two of Yellowstone Trip (Arrival)

Posted by By FlyingPenguin August 1, 2016Posted inDave's Blog, Vacation/TravelNo Comments
Here are some notes and thoughts that I jotted down about the second day of my trip, along with some pictures from the said day. This day basically consisted of…
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First Day Of Yellowstone Trip

Posted by By FlyingPenguin August 1, 2016Posted inDave's Blog, Vacation/TravelNo Comments
Okay, so posting some more pictures here, a few at a time and accompanied by varying amounts of narrative. These five are from the 1st day of the trip, on…
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Beyond the Barricade (Tomorrow Comes!)

Posted by By FlyingPenguin January 22, 2013Posted inDave's Blog, Teacher EducationNo Comments
So, I'm about a week into what you might call my first "real" semester of taking classes at Metro State.  Last semester I took a single class—a deeply frustrating and…
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My School Volunteering Experience So Far

Posted by By FlyingPenguin February 8, 2011Posted inDave's Blog, Teacher EducationNo Comments
So, I'm not really sure how to feel in recent weeks about this school volunteering thing that I'm doing.  I don't know that it's really going all that well…though maybe…
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Slightly Embellished Account of Waterpark Mishap

Posted by By FlyingPenguin June 28, 2010Posted inDave's Blog, Vacation/TravelNo Comments
Our day at Noah's Ark was highly enjoyable despite a bit of a mishap that we really should have been able to avoid. Here's the story: The day got off…
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How Lost Should Have Ended?

Posted by By FlyingPenguin May 25, 2010Posted inDave's Blog, MiscellaneousNo Comments
Despite my frustration and disappointment with how Lost ended, I stand by my view that for almost its entire run, it was a fantastic show. There's no excuse for it…
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Whining About Lost

Posted by By FlyingPenguin May 25, 2010Posted inDave's Blog, MiscellaneousNo Comments
Warning: This post may be a bit whiny. It's largely directed at stuff I've read online by writers, fans, and commentators whose take on the Lost series finale differed dramatically…
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Bittersweet Parting With Satanic Mystery Meat

Posted by By FlyingPenguin January 16, 2010Posted inDave's Blog, Miscellaneous2 Comments
It's a sad, sad day; today, I threw away my beloved can of Deviled Spam. Given to me by one Justin T. Williams in honor of my high school graduation…
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The Exhaustively Complete Saga of Our Trip to Yellowstone, Part IV: The End of the Trip, and an Adventure During the Voyage Home

Posted by By FlyingPenguin July 18, 2009Posted inDave's Blog, Vacation/TravelNo Comments
Day Seven (Friday, July 3rd) Though it was much warmer when we got up in the morning on this, our last full day in Yellowstone, than it had been on…
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The Exhaustively Complete Saga of Our Trip to Yellowstone, Part III: The Funnest Thing I Didn’t Do (and Other Stories)

Posted by By FlyingPenguin July 18, 2009Posted inDave's Blog, Vacation/TravelNo Comments
Here's the next installment, recounting the events of the Wednesday & Thursday of our week in the park: Day Five (Wednesday, July 1st) One worthwhile tidbit that we actually did…
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The Exhaustively Complete Saga of Our Trip to Yellowstone, Part II: Seeing the Sights

Posted by By FlyingPenguin July 17, 2009Posted inDave's Blog, Vacation/TravelNo Comments
Here's part two, which recounts our first two days actually in the park: Day Three (Monday, June 29th) The first thing on our agenda for our first full day in…
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The Exhaustively Complete Saga of Our Trip to Yellowstone, Part I: Getting There

Posted by By FlyingPenguin July 17, 2009Posted inDave's Blog, Vacation/TravelNo Comments
Okay, I am finally ready to post (or at least start posting) my long-awaited account of our trip to Yellowstone! I wrote many pages, so I have decided to break…
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Metaphorical Wagons and Educational Crossroads

Posted by By FlyingPenguin May 8, 2009Posted inDave's Blog, MiscellaneousNo Comments
So, I've decided to get back on the blogging wagon—though I'm not sure if blogging is a "wagon" in the sense of a "bandwagon," or if I am referencing the…
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