So I’ve had much to say, but not much time or motivation to write them. I wanted to tell my tens of readers some endearing and adorable Maple stories, and I wanted to provide my tens of readers with pithy vignettes that demonstrate the mild culture shock and slight buzz that I feel being an “expat” and working at such an international place. And I hoped to do some expository writing on various topics such as Vienna, and meeting new people, and even blog about work.

But in the end, I’m left with some unattached, unrelated observations for you, the reader.

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I have had my eye on this specific house for a long time. It’s a lustron home from the middle of the 20th Century. From the listing
walk to decatur square! mid century modern! here is your chance to own a rare ‘lustron’ home! check it out at lustron dot org. situated on a great [...]

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In what must surely be a plot to alleviate my family from its cumbersome life savings and alleviate our worries about achieving retirement goals, a site dedicated to Craftsman, Arts & Crafts, Mission and Prairie School design points out that I could literally spend all of my money in one day.
My wife and [...]

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My buddy Nate takes part in the latest Lightboxing competition. Check it out!

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