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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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Turkey Blog 4.0
Do you know where you were a few days before Thanksgiving four years ago? Well, my answer to that question is, right here. I was sitting on this couch with my laptop computer creating my blog, GraphiteFree. I haven’t been … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
Tagged Adventure, Blog, Camp, Delta State, Derek Jeter, Dixon Ticonderoga, Family, Farm, Food, Friends, Holidays, Mississippi, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Peyton Manning, Ragnar, Space Camp
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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
Posted in Year End Blog
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
Posted in Adventures
Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, BRC, Camp, Camp of the Rising Son, Delta State, Family, Friends, Mississippi, Space Camp
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Good Okra Hunting
Today we ventured to the book store to purchase our Fighting Okra paraphernalia! I’m sure you’re thinking, “What’s this Okra thing all about?” Delta State University’s official mascot is the Statesmen. And it is lame. Yes, I know that many … Continue reading
Mosquitoes and STDs
Rain, rain and more rain! I left North America and was transported magically to Southeast Asia or a tropical rain forest in South America. Oh, did it rain! Being in Cleveland as it rained today reminded me of all those … Continue reading
Posted in Mississippi
Tagged Aviation Challenge, Delta State, Space Camp
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Along the Trail
Today at Aviation Challenge we graduated our Mach 3 – Twelve Day trainees, campers that are so die hard they come back year after year. They survived our watered down version of SERE, flying F-15s into simulated combat, several bumps … Continue reading
Posted in Camp
Tagged Aviation Challenge, Camp of the Rising Son, Delta State, Space Camp
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