Category: Misc
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I tried float therapy so you don’t have to
(But you might want to try this one!) My therapist is always telling me I need to take time to relax. No, that’s not the setup for one of those quirky The New Yorker cartoöns, it’s the reality for those of us seeking treatment for insomnia. So far I’ve found that a quick meditation exercise…
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I tried an IV therapy spa so you don’t have to
As someone who gets easily dehydrated during the hot summer months in a good year, I found myself struggling to get enough fluids after a recent illness. No amount of water, herbal tea, Gatorade, etc. seemed to be cutting it. I needed something stronger — and I needed it fast. So I went to an…
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I tried the weirdest 20+ year old health fad so you don’t have to
Remember oxygen bars? No? Well prepare to let me save you money on your, uh… time machine bills, because I’m about to explain this health fad that had run its course by the early 2000’s. Somehow there’s still an oxygen bar in San Francisco at — where else? — Pier 39. So of course I…
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Dallas wrap up and stray observations
Don’t go to Dallas during a heat wave. That’s probably super obvious advice to anyone who’s been to Dallas during a heat wave, but if you haven’t here’s the deal: in a Texas heatwave when there’s a breeze it’s not a relief. Oh no. It’s like being inside a convection oven where the breeze simply…
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Spoilers: Meow Wolf’s The Real Unreal
I’ve reviewed The Real Unreal in a previous post. While I hinted at the story and space in that review I did my best not to spoil anything. This post is all spoilers, so stop reading now if you want to go in fresh. Entry After going through the security checkpoint there’s a gift shop…
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Dallas Museum of Art
Located in the middle of downtown Dallas, the Dallas Museum of Art is a free art museum with pieces from a wide variety of places, styles, and time periods. It includes everything from works by Picasso to a large Hindu shrine. And there’s even a mummy. This scattershot approach provides a taste of a lot,…
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Review: Meow Wolf’s The Real Unreal (No Spoilers)
Just outside of Dallas in the city of Grapevine there’s an absurdly large mall known as Grapevine Mills. They say everything is bigger in Texas, but nothing quite prepared me for a mall that’s so big it somehow has three separate Auntie Anne’s Pretzels locations within. Okay so I know the title says “no spoilers”…
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Thanks-Giving Square
Thanks-Giving Square is a public/private park featuring a shell-shaped non-denominational worship room with an incredible series of stained glass skylights. The square itself could almost be mistaken for any other public plaza, were it not for this odd building in the corner. After walking up a spiral ramp there’s a doorway into the chapel-like space…
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Eye, aka “the giant eyeball” in downtown Dallas
After my trip to Santa Fe, I hopped on a plane and then a DART light rail train to downtown Dallas. After dropping off my bags at my Airbnb I walked down the street to see it: the giant eye sculpture at 1601 Main Street. This mixed media sculpture was created by American artist Tony…
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Santa Fe wrap up and stray observations
I have a lot of thoughts on Santa Fe but I’ll start with the basic info you need to know. The basics Santa Fe is at an extremely high elevation — higher than Denver — and as such you will get winded from the thin atmosphere, even just from a long walk. It takes some…
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