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The Milk House Column Video: Scenes Behind a Rural Life Column

It is getting close to ten years that The Milk House feature has appeared in magazines across the globe. The...
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Rabbit People are fierce at shows
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Rabbit People

American Rabbit Breeder’s Association, or more commonly, ARBA. If you say ARBA out loud enough you realize it sounds like...
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St. Ann's Cathedral, where the punks of belfast took me
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The Punks of Belfast

In hindsight, I could have avoided being kidnapped. He seemed to be about the same age I was at the...
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The last cowboy passed through here
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The Last Cowboy

He was a man in his fifties, his long braids swinging quietly between his shoulder blades as he pedaled. He...
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the milk mafia everywhere
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The Milk Mafia

I was admittedly intrigued when an Icelandic farmer told me his town was owned by the mafia. I could imagine The...
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boxing can hurt
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Trading Punches (for Life Lessons)

If there ever was a movie that captured the American spirit, it was Rocky. A no-name working class guy from...
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country music can lead one to examine their own life
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Country Music and Me

When the parts of the whole are added together, it’s not surprising that I grew up listening to country music....
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Run Bucky Run was our anthem
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Run Bucky, Run

This summer, people in New York State had something to talk about other than the wet weather. Convicted killers David...
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Dumpster Diving was our only option
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Diving

I could have either chosen to participate in the culture around me, or stayed in my room and watched internet...
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El Medano, where we were attacked by naked old people
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Attack of the Naked Old People

“Is he still staring at us?” my girlfriend asked. I glanced over my shoulder. An old man stood in the...
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You can help being typecast
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Typecast

In my mid-twenties I dated a German girl from a rich family. Her father was appalled that she was with...
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poker night
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Throwing Down Cards

I walked gingerly up to the table with my registration slip. The eight men sitting there turned towards me. They...
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