Escape Adulthood

Archives for July 2007

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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Just Doing It

One of the excuses people often give for not going after their dreams is that they're not educated enough, in one way or another. Now that might involve something like having a degree, but it goes way beyond that. You may be hesitant to move forward on something if you haven't had a lesson, a class, or some sort of prior hands-on experience in that area. And so you wait until a class is offered, the timing is better, or you can drum up enough money and/or time to go back to school. Meanwhile your dream sits on the mantle collecting dust. Scott offers up a pretty good argument for not …

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I’ll Have What They’re Having

Last night I had a chance to partake in a little fireworks action. Kim and I have an ongoing debate; she'd prefer they'd shoot 'em all off in in the span of about 10 seconds. I, on the other hand, like when they're spread out a little bit so I can savor them, you know, like a fine wine. (But not too much; my hometown liked spreading them out so much you could read a few pages of the dictionary between each explosion.) …

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Escape Plan TV #5: Madison

In this episode of Escape Plan TV, filmed in Madison, Wisconsin, Kim and Jason demonstrate several fun and exciting ways to annihilate the Adultitis in your life. The ideas are all based on the world-famous Escape Plan. So here's what happens in this installment of Escape Plan TV: The duo takes a tour of an ice cream plant, goes shopping on State Street, tries on some, um, cheese, and spends some time lounging by Lake Mendota. …

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My Life List

I love working on my life list. Do you have one? It's a compilation of the things you wish to experience, accomplish, and/or attain (a.k.a. your dreams). I wrote my first official LL about 4-5 years ago. It's been neat seeing how many things have been checked off since then. Here are a few of the highlights... 1- I've visited Boston in the fall. 2- I have seen the pandas in the San Diego Zoo. 3- I have toured Washington D.C. 4- I drink 8 glasses of water everyday. It's also exciting to see the ones that are about to happen very soon... …

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While You Were Busy, Life Passed By

Last week I enjoyed a nice vacation in Door County with the fam. We rented a house that was just big enough for the eleven of us: me, Kim, Mom, Dad, and my brothers' families. We roasted marshmallows, fished for salmon, gazed at the stars, played mini golf, sampled wine, sat on the beach, and ate lots of cherry-related products (thumbs up on the cherry barbecue sauce). I also did something I haven't done in years: I didn't check e-mail or surf the internet once. Somehow, the world continued to rotate on its 23 degree axis. …

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