Missives from the Swamp Vox 2008-07-04T19:15:18Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e398daa4450005/ An alligator, a bottle of Tobasco and a rabbi walk into a bar... You know its summer when... tag:vox.com,2008-07-04:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fae8c8f637000b 2008-07-04T19:15:18Z 2008-07-04T19:15:18Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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... You sport the watermelon mustache.

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]]> Just When You Think You Know Someone... tag:vox.com,2008-06-30:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fad6956a8e0005 2008-06-30T21:00:17Z 2008-06-30T21:00:17Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

David weeps for his brethren. "We all Earth's children," says David.

What happens to a gentle soul when it is confronted with a terrible choice? What you do if the choice was to save yourself or take away the life of an "innocent" life? David A. is a friend from Austin who embodies all that the liberal city stand...

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]]> What We Did on Our Summer Vacation: The Extreme Edition tag:vox.com,2008-06-30:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fad69566510005 2008-06-30T19:41:58Z 2008-07-03T13:39:16Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Daisy displays a pig's heart she plucked out at the last tribal gathering. Tobias commits an act of civil disobedience with reckless aplomb.

Something is happening to the children. An evil influence. The black veil has been pulled over the little ones. A veil called "summer." During the school year, both kids had structure around them. This created strong, able little citizens t...

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]]> Eating Levi's Best Write-up Yet... tag:vox.com,2008-06-19:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fa968053ae0003 2008-06-19T05:18:42Z 2008-06-20T15:46:11Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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For those of you traveling in Europe, Brazil and/or the Middle East, it's old news that "Eating Levi" can be found on television (usually playing somewhere between the Ronco apple peel-o-matic and Juiceman's "Juicebox Hero" video). For those of ...

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]]> A Quiz: How you know you're back in Louisiana? tag:vox.com,2008-06-17:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fa967fb7940003 2008-06-17T05:19:02Z 2008-06-17T05:19:02Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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1) The humidity gauge starts at 83%. 2) The temperature gauge starts at 91 degrees. 3) Monster trucks are ubiquitous. 4) All of the above.

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]]> Colorado sends us away with a final taunt... tag:vox.com,2008-06-13:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fa967e0e650002 2008-06-13T21:22:09Z 2008-06-13T21:22:09Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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As hurtled back towards the scorching swamps of Louisiana, Colorado sent us a final "screw you, we're Colorado, not hot and sweaty Stanley Kowalski loving, Dallas Cowboy adoring South". Driving back, we encountered the glorious snowy wonderland a...

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]]> Heidi looks for more spice... tag:vox.com,2008-06-09:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fae8c1758a000b 2008-06-09T21:38:16Z 2008-06-11T15:36:50Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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So there we were, at Mountain Chili and Microbrew fest. Heidi asks me to go get her a bottle of water. She says she's hot. When I return, this is what find. For the uninitiated, this is a hot chili. That's right, I found Heidi staring deep into t...

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]]> Doesn't Colorado suck? tag:vox.com,2008-06-07:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fa967c3ed90002 2008-06-07T20:20:49Z 2008-06-07T20:20:49Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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I mean, really! Where is the traffic, the mean people, the stress of the city? You can't even find a whacked out homeless guy to hassle you while you're on a picnic.

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]]> It's safe to come back to the mountains... tag:vox.com,2008-06-06:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fa967bbefc0002 2008-06-06T00:45:10Z 2008-06-06T00:45:10Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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As the storm subsided, my children celebrated by acting like nothing happened. "What blizzard?", Daisy asked.

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]]> Colorado was a good idea until... tag:vox.com,2008-06-06:asset-6a00e398daa445000500fa967c61480003 2008-06-06T00:42:43Z 2008-06-06T00:42:43Z GregoryK http://mfts.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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We got caught in the blizzard! This is movie magic. Experience the power and majesty of a June snowstorm. My kids expressed their appreciation for nature by totally freaking out.

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