Baker’s Dozen III

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Things you can say about your house, but not about your significant other

  1. Cost 'way more than I was willing to pay at first.
  2. Just a starter, will upgrade when I can afford it.
  3. Believe it or not, I prefer to use the back door.
  4. It’ll take more than a coat of paint to make her look good again.
  5. It was too much for me to take care of on my own, so I hired some help.
  6. Smaller would be nice.
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Things you can say about your house, but not about your significant other

  1. Cost 'way more than I was willing to pay at first.
  2. Just a starter, will upgrade when I can afford it.
  3. Believe it or not, I prefer to use the back door.
  4. It’ll take more than a coat of paint to make her look good again.
  5. It was too much for me to take care of on my own, so I hired some help.
  6. Smaller would be nice.
  7. Sorry about the mess.
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Things you can say about your house, but not about your significant other

  1. Cost 'way more than I was willing to pay at first.
  2. Just a starter, will upgrade when I can afford it.
  3. Believe it or not, I prefer to use the back door.
  4. It’ll take more than a coat of paint to make her look good again.
  5. It was too much for me to take care of on my own, so I hired some help.
  6. Smaller would be nice.
  7. Sorry about the mess.
  8. Could use mowing more frequently.
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Things you can say about your house, but not about your significant other

  1. Cost 'way more than I was willing to pay at first.
  2. Just a starter, will upgrade when I can afford it.
  3. Believe it or not, I prefer to use the back door.
  4. It’ll take more than a coat of paint to make her look good again.
  5. It was too much for me to take care of on my own, so I hired some help.
  6. Smaller would be nice.
  7. Sorry about the mess.
  8. Could use mowing more frequently.
  9. The plumbing could stand to be updated.
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Things you can say about your house, but not about your significant other

  1. Cost 'way more than I was willing to pay at first.
  2. Just a starter, will upgrade when I can afford it.
  3. Believe it or not, I prefer to use the back door.
  4. It’ll take more than a coat of paint to make her look good again.
  5. It was too much for me to take care of on my own, so I hired some help.
  6. Smaller would be nice.
  7. Sorry about the mess.
  8. Could use mowing more frequently.
  9. The plumbing could stand to be updated.
  10. The roof leaks.
226

Things you can say about your house, but not about your significant other

  1. Cost 'way more than I was willing to pay at first.
  2. Just a starter, will upgrade when I can afford it.
  3. Believe it or not, I prefer to use the back door.
  4. It’ll take more than a coat of paint to make her look good again.
  5. It was too much for me to take care of on my own, so I hired some help.
  6. Smaller would be nice.
  7. Sorry about the mess.
  8. Could use mowing more frequently.
  9. The plumbing could stand to be updated.
  10. The roof leaks.
  11. It was a small load so I took care of it myself.
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Things you can say about your house, but not about your significant other

  1. Cost 'way more than I was willing to pay at first.
  2. Just a starter, will upgrade when I can afford it.
  3. Believe it or not, I prefer to use the back door.
  4. It’ll take more than a coat of paint to make her look good again.
  5. It was too much for me to take care of on my own, so I hired some help.
  6. Smaller would be nice.
  7. Sorry about the mess.
  8. Could use mowing more frequently.
  9. The plumbing could stand to be updated.
  10. The roof leaks.
  11. It was a small load so I took care of it myself.
  12. The upper story needs some reinforcement. It’s been sagging.
228

Things you can say about your house, but not about your significant other

  1. Cost 'way more than I was willing to pay at first.
  2. Just a starter, will upgrade when I can afford it.
  3. Believe it or not, I prefer to use the back door.
  4. It’ll take more than a coat of paint to make her look good again.
  5. It was too much for me to take care of on my own, so I hired some help.
  6. Smaller would be nice.
  7. Sorry about the mess.
  8. Could use mowing more frequently.
  9. The plumbing could stand to be updated.
  10. The roof leaks.
  11. It was a small load so I took care of it myself.
  12. The upper story needs some reinforcement. It’s been sagging.
  13. The basement door is always stuck shut, even when using lubricant.

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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum
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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana

Not the theme park.

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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio

The house is long gone, but there’s a small state park with a plaque and the U.S. and 7th Cavalry flags flying.

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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio
  5. Enoshima Island, Japan

I was taken there by our friend in Tokyo who wanted to show us an “off the beaten track” place just a couple of hours from the city

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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio
  5. Enoshima Island, Japan
  6. Riddick’s Folly, Suffolk, Virginia
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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio
  5. Enoshima Island, Japan
  6. Riddick’s Folly, Suffolk, Virginia
  7. Matthiessen State Park, Oglesby, Illinois

Located just a few miles south of the more famous Starved Rock State Park.

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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio
  5. Enoshima Island, Japan
  6. Riddick’s Folly, Suffolk, Virginia
  7. Matthiessen State Park, Oglesby, Illinois
  8. Poniatowski, Marathon County, WI

A small, unincorporated community in north-central Wisconsin, its claim to fame is that it is the location where the 45th parallel north crosses the 90th degree of longitude.

-“BB”-

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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio
  5. Enoshima Island, Japan
  6. Riddick’s Folly, Suffolk, Virginia
  7. Matthiessen State Park, Oglesby, Illinois
  8. Poniatowski, Marathon County, WI
  9. Lucy the Elephant, Margate, NJ

Sorry. Couldn’t share a pic for some reason.

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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio
  5. Enoshima Island, Japan
  6. Riddick’s Folly, Suffolk, Virginia
  7. Matthiessen State Park, Oglesby, Illinois
  8. Poniatowski, Marathon County, WI
  9. Lucy the Elephant, Margate, NJ
  10. Arikaree Breaks, St. Francis, KS

Drove through there this afternoon, in fact. A canyon-esque area amidst the farmland of northwestern Kansas. Accessible only by a gravel road.

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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio
  5. Enoshima Island, Japan
  6. Riddick’s Folly, Suffolk, Virginia
  7. Matthiessen State Park, Oglesby, Illinois
  8. Poniatowski, Marathon County, WI
  9. Lucy the Elephant, Margate, NJ
  10. Arikaree Breaks, St. Francis, KS
  11. Fredericktown, Ohio

Tiny little unincorporated hamlet in a beautiful forest along a federally-recognized Wild and Scenic river.

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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio
  5. Enoshima Island, Japan
  6. Riddick’s Folly, Suffolk, Virginia
  7. Matthiessen State Park, Oglesby, Illinois
  8. Poniatowski, Marathon County, WI
  9. Lucy the Elephant, Margate, NJ
  10. Arikaree Breaks, St. Francis, KS
  11. Fredericktown, Ohio
  12. Little America, Wyoming

Considered one of the world’s largest gas stations. It has a nearby hotel and post office, and is in the middle of absolutely fuckin’ nowhere. Its theme is penguins, and it has an ice cream shoppe, and boasts of having the cleanest restrooms on its highway. (And they’re right.)

I talked about this place today during work at 7-Eleven. I can’t remember in what context.
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Off-the-beaten-path places you’ve visited

  1. Albert the Bull, Audubon, Iowa
  2. Cenotes Toruga Tulum, Mexico
  3. Santa Claus Castle, Santa Claus, Indiana
  4. George Armstrong Custer’s birthplace, New Rumley, Ohio
  5. Enoshima Island, Japan
  6. Riddick’s Folly, Suffolk, Virginia
  7. Matthiessen State Park, Oglesby, Illinois
  8. Poniatowski, Marathon County, WI
  9. Lucy the Elephant, Margate, NJ
  10. Arikaree Breaks, St. Francis, KS
  11. Fredericktown, Ohio
  12. Little America, Wyoming
  13. The Mystery Spot, St. Ignace, MI

Famous ships

  1. HMS Bounty