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Category: The Journal | Dustin

The Journal | Dustin

Finding our first home

We found apartment 931 by chance. We made it—that wonderful little apartment—our home by choice. Continue reading Finding our first home

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The Journal | Dustin

My year without soda

My first new year’s resolution in over a decade might sound ambitious: no soda for an entire year. But it was easier than even I expected. Continue reading My year without soda

Dustin5 October 20143 June 20151 Comment
The Journal | Dustin

That time I tried out for a game show

I always knew that it was my destiny to win a million dollars on TV. Until it wasn’t. Continue reading That time I tried out for a game show

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The Journal | Dustin

Pour l’amour du français

A dedicated teacher can open up a whole new world. For me, that teacher was Mrs. Ellen Bensley. Continue reading Pour l’amour du français

Dustin30 July 201414 March 20171 Comment
The Journal | Dustin

Mr. Daddy

Add being Fiona’s preschool teacher to the many hats I wear. It’s a hard job, but well worth it. Continue reading Mr. Daddy

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The Journal | Dustin

Personal. Rapid. Unique.

Checking out the world’s first PRT system—in Morgantown, West Virginia, of all places. Continue reading Personal. Rapid. Unique.

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The Journal | Dustin

Seeming rather than being

Higher ed’s deficiencies are leaving students empty-handed and the nation shortchanged. Continue reading Seeming rather than being

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The Journal | Dustin

Dustin the dropout

I didn’t finish college. But sometimes the right path doesn’t go the way you—or others—expect. Continue reading Dustin the dropout

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True to the faith

I returned home from my service as a full-time missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ten years ago today. Here I reflect on what those two years of my life mean to me—and remember that my real mission has only just begun. Continue reading True to the faith

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The Journal | Dustin

Of junk & memories

By Dustin | If moving to New York a little over a year ago—our first move as a family—taught us anything, it’s that we have a lot of stuff. Too much stuff. So much stuff that I would be embarrassed to accept anyone’s help on our next move if I didn’t take some time to sort through it, organize it, and toss out the stuff I … Continue reading Of junk & memories

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