Category Archives: Adventure

My America

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Stephen W. Browne

Finally it happened, the twice delayed road trip with my children, re-planed and expanded better than ever! First day to the panhandle of Oklahoma. This year it looked greener than I’ve ever seen it due to an unusually wet year. … Continue reading →

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Another reason I love this job

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: Cross-posted from my newspaper blog. Friday morning I got to climb up one of the two interior ladders of the wind tower simulator at the Minnesota Emergency and Response Industrial Training (MERIT) Center in Marshall. Very cool. That evening … Continue reading →

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Skydivers and other crazy people like me

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: My personal blog is on indefinite hiatus, but I am cross-posting from my newspaper blog at the Marshall Independent. Q: What’s the difference between a golfer and a skydiver? A: A golfer goes, “Whack, DAMN!” A skydiver goes, “Damn, … Continue reading →

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Boyhood dreams – how I ran away from home and joined the smugglers

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: a shorter version of this article appeared a few years back in Liberty magazine.Five and twenty poniesTrotting through the dark-Brandy for the Parson’“Baccy for the Clerk.Them that asks no questions isn’t told a lie-Watch the wall, my darling, while … Continue reading →

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