A deeply moving experience

Brent Olson
Jul 3, 2025
Jul 3, 2025

Independently Speaking tectonic 2.JPG — The Olson family explores a geological phenomenon in Iceland.
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Several members of my family discouraged me from climbing a step ladder to hang a picture in our stairwell, so I was forced to snorkel over the separation of the tectonic plates.

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Independently Speaking tectonic 1.JPG — Snorkeling in Iceland
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Brent Olson farmed in Big Stone County, Minnesota for 30 years. He once harvested 235 acres of soybeans in 17 1/2 hours. It snowed that night and he had three cups of coffee the next morning before he put on his shoes. Read more at www.independentlyspeaking.com.