State
|
Chris
|
Cassie
|
Alabama
|
Yes (LSU-Alabama game 2008)
|
Yes (grandparents live there)
|
Alaska
|
NO
|
NO
|
Arizona
|
Yes (Grand Canyon trip in high school)
|
Yes (visited dad at Honeywell school)
|
Arkansas
|
Yes (Hot Springs and Little Rock trip in elementary
school)
|
Yes
|
California
|
Yes (San Francisco as newborn)
|
Yes (Los Angeles trip in 2013)
|
Colorado
|
Yes (many ski trips as kid)
|
Yes (visited friends as kid)
|
Connecticut
|
NO
|
NO
|
Delaware
|
NO
|
NO
|
Florida
|
Yes (spring training trips as kid)
|
Yes (Disney trip as kid)
|
Georgia
|
Yes (Atlanta Olympics 1996)
|
Yes (Craig and Amy’s wedding)
|
Hawaii
|
NO
|
NO
|
Idaho
|
NO
|
NO
|
Illinois
|
Yes (Rangers road trip to Comiskey
as kid)
|
Yes (visit to Cyn and Chapman)
|
Indiana
|
NO
|
NO
|
Iowa
|
Yes (accepted job at WOI sight unseen in 2000)
|
NO
|
Kansas
|
Yes (Mizzou-kansas basketball
game in 1999)
|
NO
|
Kentucky
|
NO
|
NO
|
Louisiana
|
Yes (drove through a lot as kid, but may not have stayed
overnight until I visited James Adair in 2003)
|
Yes (born in Baton Rouge)
|
Maine
|
Yes (Lobster and Portland Head Light 2012)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Maryland
|
Yes (Orioles game 1995)
|
Yes (lunch during DC trip 2013)
|
Massachusetts
|
Yes (Emerson College visit, Red Sox game 1997)
|
Yes (New England trip 2012)
|
Michigan
|
NO
|
NO
|
Minnesota
|
Yes (2014)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Mississippi
|
Yes (Vicksburg cemetery 1996)
|
Yes
|
Missouri
|
Yes (College visit 1997)
|
Yes (Mizzou-Miami OH game 2011)
|
Montana
|
NO
|
NO
|
Nebraska
|
Yes (TCU-Nebraska game with Kevin 2000)
|
NO
|
Nevada
|
Yes (Las Vegas 30th b-day)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
New Hampshire
|
Yes (Dartmouth 2012)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
New Jersey
|
Yes (flew into Newark on NYC trip with mom)
|
NO
|
New Mexico
|
Yes (Santa Fe trip as kid)
|
Yes
|
New York
|
Yes (Baseball HOF trip with dad as kid)
|
Yes (New Year’s Eve trip)
|
North Carolina
|
Yes (Biltmore visit pre-Craig and Amy’s wedding)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
North Dakota
|
Yes (2014)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Ohio
|
Yes (Cleveland and Canton trip with mom)
|
NO
|
Oklahoma
|
Yes (several times as kid)
|
Yes
|
Oregon
|
Yes (summer 2015)
|
YES (same trip)
|
Pennsylvania
|
Yes (honeymoon)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Rhode Island
|
Yes (New England trip 2012, visited Brown)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
South Carolina
|
Yes (Clemson driving range pre-Craig and Amy’s wedding)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
South Dakota
|
Yes (2014)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Tennessee
|
Yes (Memphis St. Jude’s trip 2004)
|
Yes (Opryland as kid)
|
Texas
|
Yes (born here)
|
Yes
|
Utah
|
Yes (ski trips)
|
Yes (Blake and Heather’s wedding)
|
Vermont
|
Yes (New England trip 2012, quick stop for coffee/tea)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Virginia
|
Yes (Arlington National Cemetery as kid)
|
Yes (DC trip 2013)
|
Washington
|
Yes (Rangers-Mariners trip as kid)
|
Yes (summer 2015)
|
West Virginia
|
NO
|
NO
|
Wisconsin
|
Yes (flew in, toured Miller Park before Chicago visit)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Wyoming
|
YES (summer 2015)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
STATES REMAINING
|
10
|
15
|
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
50 States Update - Summer 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
New LamarVikings.com Design
I started this site in 1995 when the internet was a much different place. It was the first team-specific high school football website in North Texas and it was a fun way to support my friends on the team. Later, it became a way to volunteer my time when my brothers were Vikings. After they graduated, it was a way to stay connected with my alma mater.
I finally gave it up four years ago for various reasons when I started a new job. It was rough for a little while, seeing the site I built fall off somewhat. But when Sam took it over, the site returned to its previous stature. He's incredibly talented and shares my pride in LHS.
VFND!
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
States Visited
This week, my mom is completing a life-long travel goal by visiting her 50th state. We'll cross over from Minnesota into North Dakota on Saturday morning.
We'll be traveling with my "bonus dad," Steve Chapman, who will have just three states remaining on his journey towards this goal: Alaska, Idaho and Oregon.
I still have quite a few left. My wife is even further behind. Notes are an attempt to indicate first visits to each state.
We'll be traveling with my "bonus dad," Steve Chapman, who will have just three states remaining on his journey towards this goal: Alaska, Idaho and Oregon.
I still have quite a few left. My wife is even further behind. Notes are an attempt to indicate first visits to each state.
State
|
Chris
|
Cassie
|
Alabama
|
Yes (LSU-Alabama game 2008)
|
Yes (grandparents live there)
|
Alaska
|
NO
|
NO
|
Arizona
|
Yes (Grand Canyon trip in high school)
|
Yes (visited dad at Honeywell school)
|
Arkansas
|
Yes (Hot Springs and Little Rock trip in elementary
school)
|
Yes
|
California
|
Yes (San Francisco as newborn)
|
Yes (Los Angeles trip in 2013)
|
Colorado
|
Yes (many ski trips as kid)
|
Yes (visited friends as kid)
|
Connecticut
|
NO
|
NO
|
Delaware
|
NO
|
NO
|
Florida
|
Yes (spring training trips as kid)
|
Yes (Disney trip as kid)
|
Georgia
|
Yes (Atlanta Olympics 1996)
|
Yes (Craig and Amy’s wedding)
|
Hawaii
|
NO
|
NO
|
Idaho
|
NO
|
NO
|
Illinois
|
Yes (Rangers road trip to Comiskey
as kid)
|
Yes (visit to Cyn and Chapman)
|
Indiana
|
NO
|
NO
|
Iowa
|
Yes (accepted job at WOI sight unseen in 2000)
|
NO
|
Kansas
|
Yes (Mizzou-kansas basketball
game in 1999)
|
NO
|
Kentucky
|
NO
|
NO
|
Louisiana
|
Yes (drove through a lot as kid, but may not have stayed
overnight until I visited James Adair in 2003)
|
Yes (born in Baton Rouge)
|
Maine
|
Yes (Lobster and Portland Head Light 2012)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Maryland
|
Yes (Orioles game 1995)
|
Yes (lunch during DC trip 2013)
|
Massachusetts
|
Yes (Emerson College visit, Red Sox game 1997)
|
Yes (New England trip 2012)
|
Michigan
|
NO
|
NO
|
Minnesota
|
Yes (2014)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Mississippi
|
Yes (Vicksburg cemetery 1996)
|
Yes
|
Missouri
|
Yes (College visit 1997)
|
Yes (Mizzou-Miami OH game 2011)
|
Montana
|
NO
|
NO
|
Nebraska
|
Yes (TCU-Nebraska game with Kevin 2000)
|
NO
|
Nevada
|
Yes (Las Vegas 30th b-day)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
New Hampshire
|
Yes (Dartmouth 2012)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
New Jersey
|
Yes (flew into Newark on NYC trip with mom)
|
NO
|
New Mexico
|
Yes (Santa Fe trip as kid)
|
Yes
|
New York
|
Yes (Baseball HOF trip with dad as kid)
|
Yes (New Year’s Eve trip)
|
North Carolina
|
Yes (Biltmore visit pre-Craig and Amy’s wedding)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
North Dakota
|
Yes (2014)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Ohio
|
Yes (Cleveland and Canton trip with mom)
|
NO
|
Oklahoma
|
Yes (several times as kid)
|
Yes
|
Oregon
|
NO
|
NO
|
Pennsylvania
|
Yes (honeymoon)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Rhode Island
|
Yes (New England trip 2012, visited Brown)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
South Carolina
|
Yes (Clemson driving range pre-Craig and Amy’s wedding)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
South Dakota
|
Yes (2014)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Tennessee
|
Yes (Memphis St. Jude’s trip 2004)
|
Yes (Opryland as kid)
|
Texas
|
Yes (born here)
|
Yes
|
Utah
|
Yes (ski trips)
|
Yes (Blake and Heather’s wedding)
|
Vermont
|
Yes (New England trip 2012, quick stop for coffee/tea)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Virginia
|
Yes (Arlington National Cemetery as kid)
|
Yes (DC trip 2013)
|
Washington
|
Yes (Rangers-Mariners trip as kid)
|
NO
|
West Virginia
|
NO
|
NO
|
Wisconsin
|
Yes (flew in, toured Miller Park before Chicago visit)
|
Yes (same trip)
|
Wyoming
|
NO
|
NO
|
STATES REMAINING
|
12
|
18
|
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