ColoRAD

I live in Denver, which is in Colorado. All the folks consider me pretty rad. I look like an Alex. My name is Alex.

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My year in cities, 2016

Inspired by Dan Romero, who was apparently inspired by Jason Kottke, I constructed a list of all the cities in which I spent at least a night in 2016.

I slept in 28 places in 2012; 28 in 2013; 36 in 2014; 36 in 2015.

This year: 53. Big year.

In chronological order:

Hinsdale, IL*

Denver, CO*

Littleton, CO*

New Orleans, LA

Coral Gables, FL*

New York, NY

Portland, OR

Breckenridge, CO

Stateline, NV

Mexico CIty, Mexico

Bogota, Colombia

Taganga, Colombia

Baltimore, MD

Durham, NC

Austin, TX

Oklahoma City, OK

Santa Fe, NM

Red River, NM

Bozeman, MT

Emigrant, MT

Marrakesh, Morocco

Madrid, Spain

Scala, Italy

Catania, Sicily, Italy

Gangi, Sicily, Italy

Montelepre, Sicily, Italy

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Rome, Italy

Bangkok, Thailand*

Krabi, Thailand

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Pai, Thailand

Luang Prabang, Laos

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Granby, CO

Little Rock, AR

Stafford, TX

South Padre Island, TX

Houston, TX

Miami, FL

Seattle, WA

Moab, UT

Water Valley, MS

Palm Bay, FL

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Moscow, Russia

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Davos, Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland

Pittsburgh, PA

Jones Mills, PA

New Port Richey, FL

Quito, Ecuador

* indicates multiple visits

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My year in cities, 2015

Inspired by Dan Romero, who was apparently inspired by Jason Kottke, I constructed a list of all the cities in which I spent at least a night in 2015. 

I slept in 28 places in 2012; 28 in 2013; 36 in 2014. This year: 36, again.

In chronological order:

San Francisco, CA*

Denver, CO*

St. Simons Island, GA

Miami, FL*

Silverthorne, CO

Atlanta, GA

Baltimore, MD

Ft. Worth, TX*

Houston, TX

Austin, TX

New York, NY*

Chicago, IL

Hinsdale, IL*

Rosebud, SD

San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO

Tel Aviv, Israel

Mizra, Israel

Kfar Giladi, Israel

Utrecht, Netherlands

Prague, Czech Republic

Budapest, Hungary

Eden, UT

Granby, CO

Pepper Pike, OH

Bogotá, Colombia*

Little Rock, AR

Durham, NC

Petaluma, CA

Kansas City, MO

Scottsdale, AZ

Dallas, TX

Tokyo, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Portland, OR

Cartagena, Colombia

* indicates multiple visits

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My year in cities, 2014

Inspired by Dan Romero, who was apparently inspired by Jason Kottke, I constructed a list of all the cities in which I spent at least a night in 2014. I slept in 28 places in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, that number grew to 36.

In chronological order:

New Orleans, LA*

Denver, CO*

Avon, CO

Miami Beach, FL*

Coral Gables, FL

Dallas, TX

Fort Worth, TX*

Hanoi, Vietnam

Hai Phong, Vietnam

Hoi An, Vietnam

Tulsa, OK

Bethesda, MD

Water Valley, MS

Memphis, TN

Hinsdale, IL*

Reykjavik, Iceland

Stykkisholmur, Iceland

Hella, Iceland

Kirkjubaejarklaustur, Iceland

Pepper Pike, OH*

Mizra, Israel

Haifa, Israel

Tiberias, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel

Rome, Italy

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Helsinki, Finland

Stockholm, Sweden

Brooklyn, NY

Virginia Beach, VA

Durham, NC

Deckers, CO

Ann Arbor, MI

San Francisco, CA*

Vancouver, BC

Portland, OR

* indicates multiple visits

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Things Miranda Lambert thinks are lamentable

cell phones

dryers

bottled tea

digital watches

CDs

iTunes

online shopping

GPSs

pay-at-the-pump gas

automatic transmissions

email

divorce

power windows

digital cameras

Inferred from her new song.

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Airport livin'

Folks, this summer's gonna be a good one:

Little Rock, AR, Mississippi Delta, and Memphis, TN (3 days, BBQ touring)

Iceland (2 weeks, tourist things)

Michigan (2 days, beer tour)

Chicago (1 week, family)

Asbury Park, NJ? (1 day, concert)

Israel (3 weeks, teaching)

Europe (1 week, tourist things)

Virginia Beach (4 days, beachin')

Durham, NC (3 days, hangin')

Miami? (4 days, beachin')

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It has really been a pleasure assisting you and if it's not too much to ask from you, moving forward, always see things in a positive light. I know this may seem out of the blue but I just want to share with you how great life is when you look at things positively.

my iTunes customer service rep, who was responding to my email about refunding a movie that didn't download

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I'm* in Miami*, bitch.*

*was

*Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Key Largo

*sorry, I'm legally obligated to write that

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Broncos 24, Chargers 17. On to the next.

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You know you are wonderfully comfortable in Colorado if you go to Beaver Creek and don't ski.

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On my sixth trip to New Orleans, these are some of the new things I did: went to a Saints game, braved a tough crowd to enjoy Manchu, saw New Years' fireworks, and witnessed hundreds of ant murders.

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Primanti Bros., a Pittsburgh institution, where you wait in line to eat a deli sandwich with fries and cole slaw stuffed inside. After a long morning with nothing to eat, plus that line, it tasted great!

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My year in cities, 2012

Inspired by Dan Romero, who was apparently inspired by Jason Kottke, I constructed a list of all the cities in which I spent at least a night in 2013. Curious, I went back to my records to see how my 2012 stacked up. Technically, I visited more cities in 2012, but that was inflated by trips to Israel and Argentina.

In reverse chronological order:

El Calafate, Argentina

El Chaltén, Argentina

Iguazú, Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Hinsdale, IL*

Denver, CO*

Vail, CO*

Arvada, CO

Philadelphia, PA

Colorado Springs, CO*

Ft. Worth, TX

Pepper Pike, OH

Jerusalem, Israel

Tel Aviv, Israel

Maagan, Israel

Mashabei Sade, Israel

Ein Gedi, Israel

Briarcliff Manor, NY

New York, NY*

Chicago, IL*

Chapel Hill, NC

Durham, NC

New Orleans, LA

Avon, CO

Cripple Creek, CO

Boston, MA

Nantucket, MA

*indicates multiple visits

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My year in cities, 2013

Inspired by Dan Romero, who was apparently inspired by Jason Kottke, I have constructed a list of all the cities in which I spent at least a night in 2013. Hey, Dan--go ahead and count 'em up and let me know who was more traveled this year, k?

In reverse chronological order:

New Orleans, LA*

Pittsburgh, PA

Jones Mills, PA

Hinsdale, IL*

Denver, CO*

Edwards, CO*

Scottsdale, AZ

Durham, NC

Houston, TX

Rosebud, SD

Tulsa, OK*

Incline Village, NV

Pensacola Beach, FL

Florham Park, NJ

New York, NY

Chicago, IL

Santa Fe, NM

Albuquerque, NM

St. Louis, MO

Phoenix, AZ 

Jacksonville, FL

Saint Simons Island, GA*

Ville Platte, LA

Avon, CO

Washington, DC

Kansas City, MO

Buenos Aires, Argentina

El Calafate, Argentina

*indicates multiple visits

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Western Pennsylvania.

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Matt and Morgan joined my dad and me for breakfast last week in Chicago. What a treat!

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Art out the Art Institute's window.

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He has two male teachers so this is pretty huge.