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I have written for years with my Dixon Ticonderoga in my Moleskin journal. I was motivated to create an online blog almost ten years. Much has changed in my life since starting this blog. Back then I worked at the Barn and now I am a multi-Ironman triathlete, adventure seeker & former camp director. GraphiteFree is for fun, nostalgia and to honor my favorite yellow pencil.
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King George I
In 2006, two days before Christmas Chris and I arrived at my parent’s house in Mississippi with our little dog Boo. I had just walked in the door and sat down at my father’s desk when I got a phone … Continue reading
Looking Back at 2010
To make a tradition stick forever you must do it year after year. I am not sure if year three of this blog review makes this a tradition. However, let’s still call it my “Traditional Year End Countdown” of all … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Arizona, Blog, Camp, Delta State, Mississippi, Prescott, Space Camp, STS-131
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Recruiting Mississippi Style
Tuesday – October 26 I am definitely lucky to be a Space Camp recruiter. This week, I recruited at Delta State, my school and home of the Fighting Okra. Unlike my trips to Arizona, each year that I visit Mississippi, … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, BRC, Camp, Camp of the Rising Son, Delta State, Family, Friends, Mississippi, Space Camp
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Bravo Romeo Charlie
Be Ready Camp is over for 2010. Will we have BRC 2011, only our next governor knows? As for me, if this was our last year of BRC, I don’t think we could have ended it better! The final mock … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Alabama, Aviation Challenge, BRC, Space Camp
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September
September is an amazing month! On Saturday morning when I opened the door to let Boo out, I discovered fall was here. It was 54 degrees and I was headed to Lynchburg for a tour and barbecue. This makes for … Continue reading
Fueling the Dream
On Friday night, Space Camp held its fourth annual Space Camp Hall of Fame celebration to induct four new members into the HOF family. After months of preparation, and in my opinion with three previous HOF events as practice, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, Camp, Friends, HOF, Max-Q, NASA, Space Camp
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Limited Interest
Growing up, my parents made sure we were exposed to the world beyond Carroll County, Mississippi. It was very important for us to be interested in culture, science, politics, art, and other things of the sort. While here in New … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Baseball, Family, Farm, Flight, New York Yankees, Space
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Traveling with the Platinum Member
I am writing this morning from our hotel room in New York City. Chris and I are on only our third extended vacation together. We haven’t really found the time to take a week or so off from work since … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, New York City, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Something…
I have been trying to post an entry on my forgotten blog for at least two weeks now. Everything thing that I write is boring or disconnected or just plain terrible. I am sitting here with little Boo next to … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, Family, Friends, Mississippi, Space Camp
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