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The Ghost of Travels Past

Posted by Jason Hussong on Thursday, December 16, 2010,

I've been going through some sort of nesting phase that I

can't quite explain; cleaning has taken on a new meaning as dirt and dust have started to cower before my mighty spray bottle. Just a couple of days ago I ventured into the closet in my guest bedroom, which is actually more of a personal office or library, and emptied it out in an attempt to rid myself of a stack of unwanted possessions. Well, in the middle of my assault on clutter I came across a box of photographs that contained all ...

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Posted by Jason Hussong on Thursday, December 17, 2009,

I have a handful of favorite places that I like to hit when I go home to the Minneapolis area. And yeah, most of them may actually be restaurants and bars, but a few aren't; one in particular is the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. I

t's a great place to get lost and look at some high class art for free. Yep, that's right, it's doesn't cost a dime if you're visiting the main part of the museum - special exhibits are extra.

Normally I drop in for an hour or two to bridge a gap that I have in...

France ~ 2008

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,

It's about one year to-the-day since I was in France on holiday with my father. It is a trip of which I have such fond memories. One of them occurred within our first few days in Paris.

We had just landed and were standing on the bus on the tarmac, waiting to be shuttled to the terminal to get our bags, when this man walks on and stands, holding on to the pole, right in front of me.

He surely looked familiar, but I wasn't positive at first so I waited for him to turn around again. An...