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Bethlehem, PA: Escape.exe – Neon Tokyo (Resistance)

The last time I visited Escape.exe, in April 2021, Neon Tokyo was coming soon. After the experience I had in ...
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Nine Hours, Zero Puzzles

I've committed a serious violation of my modus operandi today. Nine hours in the car, zero escape rooms, zero geocaches! ...
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Long Drive East

It's nice being back in the swing of things with travel. Only a few weeks after circumventing Lake Michigan, we're ...
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Glowing Key Launch!

Today I've finally completed something I've had in motion for a long time- starting a business! It's called Glowing Key, ...
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Circle Around Lake Michigan

With everything that's going on, and with approaching my 600th escape room, I very nearly missed out on reporting about ...
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Escape Room Visits

March 20: Big Day

I really could not care less about my birthday. I can barely remember my age, so it feels strange to ...
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St. Charles, MO: Deadlock

January 3, 2021- I left Springfield, MO with only about half of a plan. I knew it would involve at ...
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Arvada, CO: Conundrum Escape – Experiment C73

June 13, 2020 - After a VERY brief adventure at the top of Pike's Peak, Christina and I weren't ready ...
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Louisville, CO: Rabbit Hole Recreation Services – Frost Base Z

June 12, 2020 - Every time I visit Rabbit Hole Recreation Services I get a little bolder in proclaiming how ...
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Bellevue, WA (Online): Reality Break – Seattle Freeze

As an avid traveler who loves learning more about the places I visit, I really enjoy when escape rooms tie ...
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Commentary

Strange Weeks

These last few weeks have been strange. I've been busy, but I've been able to do a LOT of puzzles ...
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Puzzle Addiction

I feel like I'm drowning in puzzles. And I love it ...
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Remarkable Week

This week was a little bit unusual. I took nearly a full week of paid time off from my job ...
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Puzzle Goals (Chess, Rubik’s, and More)

When I created this site, my #1 goal was related to escape rooms, and pound for pound escape rooms are ...
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Travel

Exploring Upstate New York

May 18, 2022 - Today, I'm doing a little exploring of upstate New York! It's a bit of a bare ...
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Ping Pong Journey

I'm on my heels a bit right now- posting rapidly between legs of a journey. This weekend I took a ...
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Weekend in Wisconsin

With our dog finally fully trained and ready to stay with family members, Christina and I packed our bags for ...
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St. Louis Convention – Recap

I only spent Thursday at the Transworld Escape Room show. I really enjoyed it, though, and plan to come back ...
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Transworld 2022

It's my first time in a few years actually attending an escape room conference! I was around during Transworld last ...
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Puzzle Drifter

Puzzling Across the World