friends – The 50 Year Plan

Posted on April 24, 2020

June 24, 2019 – Crosslake, Minnesota

And I’m back. I can’t say that I ever really pictured coming back to Crosslake for round two, but here we are. I visited Mari and Syr (my first hosts) recently, and Kaia happened to be in town …

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Posted on November 26, 2019

March 17, 2019 – South Lake Tahoe, California

by Nicholas Miller

Mobile status: Engaged. As I’m walking downtown with my friend Melissa, I’m reminded how good it feels to have everything I own back in my car and ready to move on. Though I’ll be here for another month, …

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Posted on May 11, 2019

October 8, 2018 – Willow Creek, California

by Nicholas Miller

I must be up early. Nobody is in the kitchen yet this morning except myself and Nehem. We greet each other as I make some coffee and set up my computer in an attempt to be productive while …

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Posted on March 27, 2019

October 3, 2018 – Willow Creek, California

by Nicholas Miller

Day two. Day shift. More processing of wine. “Punching down” of the fermenting grapes in the vats. Bottling of the finished product. Filming. Family meals. Enter Gianni: a younger woman from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fellow Midwesterner. Well, she’s…uhh… Focus, …

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Posted on June 7, 2018

May 13, 2018 – Yosemite National Park, California

by Nicholas Miller

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom… I think to myself as I jam my left foot into the crack. At least I talked to her the other day. With no cell service at the farm, and certainly none in this …

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Posted on August 11, 2017

May 28, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

My God, this feels incredible. I inhale deeply. With my eyes closed, I listen to the frogs croaking in the nearby pond. Slow exhale. I feel my body cooling from the water in the cold tub. Inhale. I …

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Posted on July 2, 2017

April 25, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

by Nicholas Miller

I have better things to do with my time. I barely even know these people. Kya is only seventeen. Are these legitimate reasons to avoid participating in a sauna with Jack and his family and friends, or just …

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Posted on June 15, 2017

March 12, 2017 – Big Sky, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

It took three months, but I’m finally up here. No more bus rides. No more tolerating disrespectful, inconsiderate passengers. I can walk to work in ten minutes. Instead, I’ll be tolerating disrespectful, inconsiderate neighbors throughout my next month …

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Posted on June 5, 2017

January 26, 2017 – Okoboji, Iowa

by Nicholas Miller

Just what we needed. I’m sitting around a table in my friend’s parent’s condo with the ‘Boji gang: Lucas, Kyle, and Matt. Lucas (one of my oldest and best friends) introduces the newest gimmick for our annual, debaucherous …

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Posted on May 27, 2017

January 12, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

by Nicholas Miller

Well, I certainly hope this is my low point of the season. In a nut shell, I tell Chad: “My car has been hit twice in two months while parked (without me in it, costing me $1,000 in …

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The 50 Year Plan

Tag: friends

June 24, 2019 – Crosslake, Minnesota

March 17, 2019 – South Lake Tahoe, California

October 3, 2018 – Willow Creek, California

May 13, 2018 – Yosemite National Park, California

May 28, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

April 25, 2017 – Trout Lake, Washington

March 12, 2017 – Big Sky, Montana

January 26, 2017 – Okoboji, Iowa

January 12, 2017 – Bozeman, Montana

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