Author Archives: conrad reynolds

Clothes make the man

Back when I was a young buck, I was skinny. When I bought suits, I had them remade to fit very slim.  Some people thought such skinny suits looked funny, but, well, they fit me. I’m not so skinny anymore, … Continue reading

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Hiking Patoka Lake

After a foggy, near freezing morning, it turned into a beautiful spring afternoon.  I decided to cross the river into Indiana and hike the Lake Potoka trail.  (Lake Potoka is officially known as Potoka Lake, for reasons known only to … Continue reading

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The Responsible Rally for Rover

The City has recently opened the Big Four Bridge across the Ohio River.  This is an old railroad bridge that dates back to nineteenth century.  The bridge approaches were removed in the 1960’s, leaving the waterfront skyline with an old … Continue reading

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Wild Kingdom

This is one of a series of posts on our 2012 trip to Costa Rica. If you like, you can start with the first post. We had an interesting experience last night. I was sitting and reading on the balcony … Continue reading

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Resort life

This is one of a series of posts on our 2012 trip to Costa Rica. If you like, you can start with the first post. Christmas day, and we wake up in our fancy (that is, American-style) Pacific resort. The … Continue reading

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Cloud forest

This is one of a series of posts on our 2012 trip to Costa Rica. If you like, you can start with the first post. The weather never did clear over Arenal, so although we saw a lot of it, … Continue reading

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My wife, the illegal alien

This is one of a series of posts on our 2012 trip to Costa Rica. If you like, you can start with the first post. Now we’re staying at the base of the Arenal volcano, Costa Rica’s biggest and most … Continue reading

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Poison frogs and fruitcakes

This is one of a series of posts on our 2012 trip to Costa Rica. If you like, you can start with the first post. Today we head back west on our journey to the Pacific coast.  Before we leave … Continue reading

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Welcome to the jungle

This is one of a series of posts on our 2012 trip to Costa Rica. If you like, you can start with the first post. Well, here it is the 21st.  At the beginning of the tour, José, our guide, … Continue reading

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Into the rain forest

This is one of a series of posts on our 2012 trip to Costa Rica. If you like, you can start with the first post. Now we headed off to the rain forest, on the Caribbean coast.  We would be … Continue reading

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