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    Berton 8:52 am on January 3, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Jucy Lucy, ,   

    Week 1 – Jucy Lucy 

    For those not sure what a Jucy Lucy is, it is basically a cheeseburger with the cheese cooked on the inside of the hamburguer.  They were created at Matt’s Bar in south Minneapolis.  I have always wanted to original, so tonight, my friends and I set out to have one.

    Check out this line.  It extended outside.  Now, to many a line that reaches outside a building may not seem extraordinary.  But in Minnesota, that means something!  The air temperature was -4 degress fahrenheit, -12 with wind chill!  It was that cold, and yet people were waiting outside for the food.

    Man, look at that cheese drip.  It was amazing.  One of the best burgers I have ever had.

    For a more detailed post, check out my blog at http://bertons52.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/week-1-the-jucy-lucy

    Until next time, be easy, space cowboy.

     
    • screeech's avatar

      screeech 1:58 am on January 7, 2010 Permalink

      In San Francisco, there is a vegan juice bar called Juicy Lucy that I used to go to a lot. Maybe it’s the same owner!

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    chardevore 11:13 pm on January 2, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Chicago, Ulysses   

    Hi Everybody!

    I’m ready for an adventureful 2010. So… I only listed 36 adventures. Generally, my eyes are bigger than my stomach when it comes to adventuring, so I tried to walk the line between audacity and reasonableness. I’m planning on filling in the remaining 16 adventures ad hoc, with adventuresome spontaneity. Here they are. I’ve already crossed one off the list by recording an interview with my lovely wife on January 1.

    1. Run the Chicago Marathon.
    2. Spend a week on the beach with Myndi.
    3. Read Ulysses, once and for all, all the way to the end.
    4. Make 50 meals from scratch.
    5. Travel to Ethiopia.
    6. Paint portraits from memory of 10 people I know.
    7. Write letters for birthdays, and whenever else the time seems right. On the typewriter.
    8. Learn a Thelonious Monk song on the organ.
    9. Go to a Bulls game.
    10. Wake up at 5 a.m. every day for a week. Go to the lake to watch the sunrise.
    11. Do the big shoulders 5K swim in Lake Michigan.
    12. Camp through 2 national parks.
    13. Interview Myndi. Make it a tradition
    14. Draw every place I have ever lived, from memory.
    15. Go to a bourbon distillery in Kentucky.
    16. Take one picture per day for a month.
    17. Go to a Blackhawks game.
    18. Write a children’s book, with illustrations, with Myn.
    19. Curate a 5-night living room film festival of my favorite movies.
    20. Go to the horse races.
    21. Kayak in the Chicago river.
    22. Run the entire lake front path, in segments.
    23. Carve something out of wood.
    24. Learn something that’s traditionally taught in calculus class.
    25. Attend a religious service in a language other than English.
    26. Plant seeds of a resilient plant in a public place.
    27. Ice skate.
    28. Win a mustache competition.
    29. Record sounds of my neighborhood. Edit together into a song.
    30. Build something that requires at least 4 tools. And is useful. And doesn’t immediately get wobbly and fall apart.
    31. Pick fruit. Make something tasty with it.
    32. Go a month without drinking alcohol.
    33. Ride the el from my apartment out to the end of the line and back. Write what happens.
    34. Take 4 “progress” photo sets, taken from the same spot showing the life of something.
    35. Get dressed up. Take my lady to the symphony. Drink coffee with pinkies extended.
    36. Write a good short story.

     
    • Kimberly Hula's avatar

      yearof52adventures 2:30 am on January 4, 2010 Permalink

      What a great list Charlie! Can you give us an itty bit of transcript from your interview with your wife? I’m sure it was fan-tastic.

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    Kimberly Hula 7:04 am on January 2, 2010 Permalink | Reply  

    WEEK ONE: And we’re off! 

    A longer post, doing the deed its due service is forthcoming, but I wanted to report that I, along with the Chicago contingency of Mark, Shawna and Dan participated in the Polar Bear Plunge with a recorded temperature of 11 degrees farenheit and 1 degree with the wind chill (isn’t 1 such a cute little degree?). 

    Pictures will soon be posted, including a video (CELEBRATE!).

    In the interim keep posting your adventures for WEEK 1.  If you need authorship status contact Kimberlyhula@gmail.com and we’ll get you straight up-set up. 

    Happy New Year and good luck in/on/at your enviable adventures.

    You are so good, You!

     
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      Kristina Bulik-Hocum 2:19 pm on January 2, 2010 Permalink

      Life is adventure. So to appreciate it, part of my adventure to notice and appreciate them as such. Early on January 1, 2010 in the still dark of the night, I went outdoors to observe what was being called the full, blue moon. Stood in the cold of the Colorado night and took in the view of this wonderous moon. Below unlike during day hours the snow smarkled as if interlaced with diamonds. The beauty and wonder of it all started my year of 52 adventures.

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      Kristina Bulik-Hocum 2:57 pm on January 2, 2010 Permalink

      Adventure #2 on 01/01/10:Attended New Year’s Day Party at Lori & Chris’ in Windsor. Colorado. It is always an adventure to get to know people on their home turf. Learned of their dream to open a bed&breakfast. Observed that they are terrific host. They have decorating, preparing the best nibbles. . Lori has a terrific collection of tea pots. She plans to have one for each of her rooms in her bed & breakfast. My favorite of her tea pots was the one that just says Believe. Yes, it is an adventure to Believe. Believe in life and the adventures it brings. If only we believe.

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      Jane Showalter 3:38 pm on January 2, 2010 Permalink

      Good on you! I’m glad it went well and that there was no long-term freezing to be had. Looking forward to that video.

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      Mark Perry 8:03 pm on January 2, 2010 Permalink

      The good news is that I don’t have frostbite on right foot toes #2 & 3. The better news is that my left knee has a 3″-diameter bruise from running into an ice berg.

      Kristina, I love your blue moon adventure. Adventure doesn’t always scream – sometime it causes quiet contemplation. Looking forward to further details.

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    myndevore 9:34 pm on December 31, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    Hello fellow adventurers! It looks like … 

    Hello fellow adventurers!

    It looks like I was able to squeak out my list of 52 before the new year begins. I look forward to seeing the year through with each of you and keeping each other on track as we adventure along.

    Wishing everyone a safe and happy new year’s eve!

    1. Create ten postcards and send them.
    2. Spend a day alone at the Art Institute.
    3. Write three anonymous letters and hide them in books at the library.
    4. Send chopsticks, $20, and takeout menus to a friend.
    5. Learn to play a song on the piano.
    6. Write down one sentence everyday.
    7. Drive west and go camping.
    8. Photograph strangers.
    9. Bake a soufflé.
    10. Read a book in one day.
    11. Build a fort.
    12. Spend a day drawing only green things.
    13. Get off at an el stop I haven’t stopped at before. Buy a cup of coffee and take photos.
    14. Watch the sun rise.
    15. Run the Chicago Half-Marathon (Maybe the full? Can’t commit at this point).
    16. Take a sewing class at the Needle Shop.
    17. Write something I’m proud of. 

    18. Plan a wonderful surprise.
    19. Give away something I love.
    20. Go a week without purchasing anything.
    21. Make a large cake and write something obscure on it.
    22. Find books by my favorite writer in the library. Find the writer that comes next on the shelf and check out one of his or her books.
    23. Go on a photobooth crawl around Chicago.
    24. Master a Bob Dylan song on the harmonica (for campfire serenades).
    25. Buy some of my favorite books from childhood for our future children.
    26. Go apple picking.
    27. Write letters to friends on their birthdays.
    28. Record the stories of my grandparents.
    29. Make a blurb book.
    30. Start and finish a new painting.
    31. Harvest summer fruits and vegetables and do some canning and pickling.
    32. Finish watching the Ken Burns Jazz documentary.
    33. Keep the television off for one week.
    34. Make a poster and hang it somewhere.
    35. Ask Charlie to teach me to sail.
    36. Learn to whistle properly.
    37. Go to the opera or the symphony.
    38. Take a photo everyday for 30 days.
    39. Make a short film.
    40. Go biking.
    41. Sew something and give it away.
    42. Spend one evening making and eating favorite foods from childhood and watching old cartoons.
    43. Master calligraphy.
    44. Draw something everyday for 30 days.
    45. Go on a hike.
    46. Explore a Chicago neighborhood I haven’t been to yet.
    47. Volunteer.
    48. Host a seasonal gathering.
    49. Go roller-skating.
    50. Go to a play.
    51. Write about and photograph/draw/paint each person in my family.
    52. Make Christmas gifts.

     
    • Rick Williams's avatar

      Rick Williams 10:22 pm on January 31, 2010 Permalink

      great list ….. it has me thinking ….. January was a great adventure month for me but Feb is wide open….
      if you finish with Burns/Jazz, it will may inspire you on the short movie ….. i just tried calligraphy … i am starting with a fat brush and huge sweeping strokes …. simple but fun ….. best of luck with your Feb adventures …..

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    Berton 5:24 am on December 28, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Daniel, List   

    Time for some thrilling heroics (the real post this time) 

    Ok.  So a few days ago, I started typing up my list of adventures and ideas for the coming year.  But I wanted to give myself some time and consideration before posting it (as well as organize it and such).  But when I wanted to hit  the “save” button, I apparently hit the “publish” one.  So the list I posted before was incomplete and all that jazz.  Here is what I meant to say:

    (Oh, PS before I post my ideas, I am keeping my own 52 adventures blog.  When I blog, I get kind of long winded and crazy with it.  So to spare some people who may not know me or want to read the unabridged versions of my exploits, my blog is http://bertons52.wordpress.com/  I will be posting short versions of my adventures with a link to the longer version here on this website when they happen though)

    ——————————

    Food

    • Stop complaining about not finding good sushi in Minneapolis and make my own
    • Make a five-course dinner for a party of eight people
    • Give up soda to help me get into shape for my wedding
    • Be vegetarian for a week

    Twin Cities and Minnesota

    • Go sail boating on Lake Calhoun
    • Go to Al’s Breakfast
    • Go to a non-football University of Minnesota sports event (probably going to be a wrestling duel)
    • Start a snowball fight with the kids at my local elementary school
    • Go dog-sledding up  in northern Minnesota
    • Take my lady for a night on the town that isn’t simply dinner and a movie
    • Eat a Jucy Lucy at Matt’s Bar (where they originated)

    Crazy or Relaxing

    • Look fear in the face and win (ride a horse)
    • Get a tattoo (popular choice it seems)
    • Learn to dance (other than ballroom, which I already can do)
    • Spend a day watching classic films
    • Fire a hand gun
    • Get hypnotized
    • Go to my bachelor party
    • Get married (this was a pre-planned one, not a random thought, just so you know)
    • Go to the National NCAA Wrestling Tournement in Omaha with my father and two brothers

    Man-power

    • Run a 5K
    • Climb a mountain
    • Canoe a long stretch of river
    • Listening day (no talking)
    • Shut-it-off day (no electricity)
    • Get more involved with my friends lives and show them I care
    • Attend grad school (or apply for many more if I don’t get in)

    Out and About

    • Go to a high school sporting events and cheer loudly
    • Go to la ive dog or horse race
    • Attend a film festival
    • Get all snazzed up and go to a balet, opera, or some such event
    • Volunteer at a shelter
    • Go to a museum
    • Go to Six Flags
    • Attend a religious service of a religion not my own

    So far my ist is at thirty-five adventures.  And if the math skills I teach my preschool students is correct, that leaves me with seventeen adventures left to come up with.  I will probably swipe some of this stellar community’s awesome ideas as they appear, but also, please feel free to suggest some more or invite me on your own!

    Oh, and Hula, a Boston adventure sounds GREAT!  But I challenge you to come to a Minnesota adventure with me (or maybe we can meet up in Chicago for one?)  Your Minnesota adventure should be to come to my wedding August 7th!  Here’s my deal (I already talked with Becky about it) if you do come, you can speak at it like you wanted to 🙂  I will call you later in the week to chat about it.

     
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      Andralyn 10:43 am on May 4, 2011 Permalink

      I bow down humbly in the presence of such greantses.

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    Kimberly Hula 4:39 am on December 27, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    And when we see it/ 

    …we’ll do what is natural/ we’ll take our burned hands/ out of our pockets/ and clap/ – Tony Hoagland

    So now, what’s on the docket?  I’m jumping in an icy frozen lake.  We needn’t be competitive, but I would just LOVE to compliment you on your forthcoming fun risk-takes.

     
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    jeindeer 3:26 pm on December 26, 2009 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: juggling, pledge, talent   

    Happy boxing day, adventurers!

    I might have a houseguest during week 1/52, so my inaugural adventure isn’t going to be a bona fide outing–more an 80’s action movie training montage that extends through multiple days. I don’t have enough strange novelty talents to whip out at a moment’s notice, so I have decided to teach myself how to juggle. I’m going to devote as much time as necessary during the first week of 2010 to keeping three items or more consistently airborne. I checked it out online, and they suggest apples as well-weighted, inexpensive starters, so if you knock on my door and all you hear is a noise of surprise followed by three dull thuds, that’s the story.

     
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      Dahrann 2:05 pm on May 4, 2011 Permalink

      You’re on top of the game. Thanks for shianrg.

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    Kimberly Hula 5:56 pm on December 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    At This Most Wonderful Time of the Year 

    I want to remind you that now, in the thick of the holidays and a new year and resolutions, that you are so much more than an itemized list sequence. You are unique and brave and a great source of inspiration. So I would like to extend an adventurers salute and wish you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays. Here’s to an awe-inspiring 2010. Keep doing what you’re doing. See you on the adventure trail!

     
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    Berton 4:30 am on December 24, 2009 Permalink | Reply  

    Time for some thrilling heroics… 

    I have known Hula for close to three years now, and this little idea of hers is a perfect example of why I cherish her as a friend. Interestingly enough, she told me about this idea right when I realized how boring my life is. Since then, I have given a lot of thought to how I was going to make 2010 a year worth remembering. And the ideas so far are…

    Food

    • Stop complaining about not finding good sushi in Minneapolis and make my own
    • Make a five-course dinner for a party of eight people

    Wild

    • Look fear in the face and win (aka – attempt
    • Get a tattoo (popular choice it seems)
    • Go sail boating on Lake Calhoun
    • Start a snowball fight with elementary schoolers
    • Go dog-sledding
    • Go to high school sporting events and cheer loudly
    • Go to live dog or horse races

    Attend a film festival

    Get all snazzed up and go to a casino

     
    • Kimberly Hula's avatar

      yearof52adventures 7:53 am on December 24, 2009 Permalink

      You are such a delight. I want video of this dog sledding endeavor. And then I want you to meet me in Boston and adventure with me on site.

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    Kimberly Hula 7:04 pm on December 23, 2009 Permalink | Reply
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    2 Adventurers ((see: cupcakeemergency & Shawna Bailey)(with a potential 3rd!: I’m looking at YOU Sarena Johnson)) have agreed to jump into the icy waters of Lake Michigan on January 1st. I encourage all you Chicagoans without heart conditions to join us. I’ll pack a picnic!

     
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      cupcakeemergency 7:20 pm on December 23, 2009 Permalink

      yikes. I’m majorly scared already.

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