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Las Vegas Tourney Journey (Coffee Hack Edition) | Special to Calinfluence
The convergence of a long drive in to Las Vegas (clocking in at 7 hours and 6 minutes from San Diego) + a late dinner (well after...

Calinfluence
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KC Volleyball Tourney Journey - Not a First-Timer (Anymore) | Special to Calinfluence
The trick to a successful journey is figuring out where the hell it is you’re going. And in my return to Kansas City, I’ve been enjoying...

Calinfluence
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KC Volleyball Tourney Journey — Lunch Edition | Special to Calinfluence
Mildred’s, For Breakfast at Lunch: Day 2 in Kansas City brought a late start, but a full day of volleyball games. The team convened in...

Calinfluence
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Escaping Vegas (Breakfast Edition) | Special to GPR Road & Travel
Sometimes, which seems to be too often, there is always a drag, some pull that leaves you wanting out of Las Vegas. Everything costs you,...

Jason James Barry
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The Man At The Door | Jason James Barry
There’s a picture of him I hadn’t seen until this past year, a tall figure dressed in black and framed by the doorway he hadn’t yet...

Jason James Barry
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1980s Gems on Streaming TV
Big budget films and CGI may grab audience attention, but some vintage films go where modern movies try paying homage to but fear to...

Jason James Barry
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The Far End of the Bench
1989. Timing then was everything. And I found then, time was running out. Waiting until the end of next spring to get a varsity letter — in track no less — wasn’t going to cut it. I found myself calculating when I could get custody of an actual letter — sewn on my jacket — in time to be seen actually wearing it. It would have to be fall or early spring or of course in winter. But by the time track season would end and award ceremonies came around in the warmth of late spring

Jason James Barry
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