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Various ventures into Mr. Scott’s mind.

Cycling over Mountains

When I lived in Poland, I got into cycling. I bought a mountain bike, bought a road bike, and then my wife and I decided neither was for us: touring is where it's at! So I converted my mountain bike into a make-shift touring bike and we set off. Every possible...
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Cemetery of Memories

The first time I approached the cemetery in Lipnica Wielka was November of 1996, and I headed up for my first experience with All Saints' Day in Poland. I took pictures and made mental notes for my journal: I left my apartment around 4:30 and headed up to the cemetery...
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Trstená Supermarket

Just across the border from where I lived in Poland (Lipnica Wielka) and where my wife grew up (Jablonka) is a Slovak town called Trstená. We go there every time we visit family in Poland. I love Trstená because unlike much of Central Europe, it seems frozen in time....
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Dec 16, 2017

From Neptune's Daughter is a 1949 musical romantic comedy Something for the season...

Amazing Cover

Dec 13, 2017

Following yesterday's theme... And now both Chris and Prince are gone.

Son House “Death Letter Blues”

Dec 11, 2017

This, ladies and gentlemen, is how blues is supposed to sound. Jack White and the White Stripes made a passable version of this, but it's nothing like the purity of the original.

Lead Belly “Midnight Special”

Dec 9, 2017

If you've never listened to Lead Belly, you've really missed out. This one is one of his best and one of my all-time favorite songs.

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Education

Nov 17, 2017

Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. Gilbert K. Chesterton

Bike Ride to Budapest, Day 1: Jablonka to Donavaly

Bike Ride to Budapest, Day 1: Jablonka to Donavaly

Nov 5, 2017

My wife and I once rode our bikes to Budapest, Hungary from the little village in Poland where we lived. It was a three-day ride on bikes packed heavy with clothes and cameras. (Yes, I was an idiot...