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July 2025

On shoveling pig s---, yes, literally
I don't want to brag, but I got to drive a skid loader for this piece.
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Matt Crossman
Right time, right place, right training
What happens when you apply what you have learned under great distress
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Chasing Roosevelt across North Dakota
On falling down, getting back up and learning to thrive
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A bucket list adventure I'll never do again
Three days kayaking on the Mississippi was three too many
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Matt Crossman

June 2025

My daughter's bucket list is color-coded, immaculately written and AWESOME
Sometimes she needs me to check items off. Sometimes she needs my money. Sometimes she needs both.
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The time I drove the world's fastest and most expensive production car
'When you crash it, are they going to garnish your wages for the next 12 lifetimes?'
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On freezing while climbing a majestic red oak named Willa
'It enriches your life. You learn something about trees and yourself.'
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That time I left a me-shaped divot after crashing my bike
Or success means nobody has to call your wife from the ER
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May 2025

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