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Exciting news: I am getting back out on the road this spring!

The family and I are planning a short trip through eastern New York state. Our chief interest is getting to the Baseball Hall of Fame, which Sonya and I have talked about visiting since before we got married (and we got married in the year 2000, so a long time here), but along the way we’ve scheduled stops at three presidential gravesites – Chester A. Arthur, Martin Van Buren and Franklin Roosevelt!

I’ve got some planning to do, so if you’ll excuse me…

 

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Brady Carlson is a writer and radio host from Madison, Wisconsin. more