Today is the official hump-day of my break from work and I have spent it exactly how I wanted. Last week concluded with me finishing up two courses. Last year I doubled up on classes throughout the colder months, but the classes are a bit more intensive and require so much reading that it becomes difficult to breathe, let alone enjoy life after 200 ( Read more... )

Last week I hopped in my car after work on Wednesday and headed west. As always, I made an obligatory stop in Effingham

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because it's the subject of a Ben Folds song. Truth be told, I can't seem to make the 10-12 hour drive without taking a nap and Effingham just happens to be the halfway point between Columbus and Kansas City ( Read more... )

Lots going on around the Collins house of late and most of it is pretty good stuff ( Read more... )