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Thursday May 23rd 2013

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The People in My Neighborhood: MFAland

The People in My Neighborhood: MFAland

I love sport. I love doing it, training for it. I love introducing friends to it. I love race day. I love the pre-race energy; I love the random camaraderie that springs up on the course. (People ask how you’re doing; people help each other with transition areas; [Read More]

7×7=one grateful blogger

Awhile ago, my Whidbey colleague Charlotte Morganti nominated me for a 7×7 link award! I wish I knew what the origins of this award was, but more important, I’m just happy that I’m getting an award! It’s my first! Also, one thing about Charlotte, [Read More]

the rest of my Whidbey photos, and a brain dump

the rest of my Whidbey photos, and a brain dump

So you know when your brain goes on overload, and you realize that you’d better download the stuff before your hard drive breaks and you lose all the stuff? That’s where I am now. I’ve been out in the big city twice in as many days, and although I’m [Read More]

My right hand

My right hand

This is my right hand. It has some curious features on it. A faded scar, shaped like a crescent moon An awful bump in the middle joint of my middle finger A healing scab A couple of moles An index fingernail that looks like all of the index fingernails on my mother’s [Read More]

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An Open Letter to the Nike+ announcer lady

An Open Letter to the Nike+ announcer lady

Hello there. I feel I need to tell you something. I loathe your voice. It isn’t because I do not value what you [Read More]

Turning over a new leaf

Turning over a new leaf

So I turned in my revised thesis to my adviser a little while ago. A little under a week ago. Since then I’ve [Read More]

Verbagram 4, A Haiku, and other stuff

Verbagram 4, A Haiku, and other stuff

Falafel, so plain Until fried in surprise form, Cooked like a doughnut. In other news, I am headed off this weekend to [Read More]

The Name Game

The Name Game

Mr. Gooddirt is incredibly good at nicknames. He comes up with them on the fly, and they’re always accurate and [Read More]

Verbagram 3

Verbagram 3

Today in southern California, it’s brisk with a stiff breeze. If I closed my eyes I could imagine myself back in [Read More]

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