Category: travel
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update from the national pastors convention
May I say this without alienating friends back in chicagoland? The weather in San Diego has been wonderful! Sunny and pleasant with that lovely smell of living things: flowers, trees, and grass. Our time at the National Pastors Convention has been great. We’ve received tons of information… probably more than our brains can absorb. Last…
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just arrived…
…at our hotel in San Diego for the National Pastors Convention. Upon encountering the view from the hotel window I couldn’t help but feel a slight twinge of guilt given the weather system that is heading towards Chicago at the moment. That system may make it tricky for the PCC staff and family (including Maggie)…
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the rendezvous: best ribs ever
A couple folks have asked about the dry-rub ribs that I mentioned on the blog before Christmas. The Rendezvous is a ribs joint down an alley in Memphis that has been around for a long, long time. Thought I should post a few photos of this Memphis legend in all its glory. Getting hungry just…
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golden compass, sigur ros, and sister wynona carr
I love the sense when you’re on a road trip that you might find or discover something interesting or wonderful. We found a few gems tonight. Maggie and I arrived in Effingham this evening around 6:00. It took some looking, but we found the local movie theater in time to watch The Golden Compass. We’ve…
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a few things i’m glad about…
Tonya’s peppermint bark. She left it on our front step last night. Maggie may have squealed with delight when we discovered it. Bob’s tamales. Every year Bob goes to his secret source for the best tamales in the world… somewhere on the west side of Chicago. And every year he gives us a big bag…
David W. Swanson 