Steve and Frances Orton
Fifty States
In October 2022, I visited North Dakota as the last state in the USA for me to visit. I am a proud card-carrying member of the Best for Last club. https://www.fargomoorhead.org/plan-a-trip/best-for-last-club/
Hidden Gems
I hope to share some hidden gems. I am proud to say I have found Waldo, and I even found the hidden drive. It was easy. Each week of 2023, I will highlight a state visit by sharing experiences that I had as part of my work travel over the last thirty years.
Steve
I love to spend time with my family, playing basketball, growing vegetables, making salsa, and cooking Italian food. My exercise app on my watch controls me. I am hooked on dark chocolate, and I believe the internet when it says that dark chocolate is good for you. I pay taxes. I volunteer. I am a fan of college sports, Dr. Seuss, Bill Murray, Yogi Berra, and Steven Wright. I have started my great American novel. I love to travel and have visited each state and eight countries. I speak Italian, mutter in Spanish, and fake it with French. I don’t know German, but I love to make German-sounding phrases and listen to the response from my Google Translate app. I have a slight addiction to Words with Friends in Italian. I mow my lawn in a diagonal pattern to please my neighbors. I have a great life and plan to live past 102.