Resolving

I usually don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I don’t see the point. I’m constantly working on myself through the year and if there’s something I want to accomplish, I see no point in waiting to do so. This year is different. There’s something I’ve been intending to do for a while now that should help [...]

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Making My Case: Movies V. Books

I’ve written a few posts on this blog about disappointing movies based on books. A few people have admonished me, saying that I “can’t” compare movies and books because they are simply two very different styles of storytelling. I agree they are different styles. I disagree that I “can’t” compare them. Because, when it comes [...]

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Injury Report

On December 17, I decided to go for a run at about 1 in the afternoon. It was a sunny, warm (but not too) day and I felt good. I ran up the hill of my townhouse complex parking lot and back down. Halfway down, I rolled my left ankle, landed on my left knee [...]

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Hang Up and Drive

Last night, I met a friend at a local coffee shop and a walk. I encountered the following on the drive there: I was turning right and a woman coming the other direction and turning left (no arrow) decided it was perfectly reasonable to turn in front of me. We nearly collided. She was on [...]

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Pinterest – ing

You all may have heard (or at least some of you) of the new phenomenon sweeping the Interwebs. It’s called Pinterest and “everyone” seems to be doing it. My friends have been posting on Facebook quite a bit about this new obsession/addiction. I didn’t understand what the big deal was. Basically, you find photos of things [...]

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Cubicle Farm

For the first four and a half years at my current job, I was blessed with my own office. It was cozy (when it wasn’t freezing) and isolated. It was my cocoon and I loved it. Then the new governor decided to pull the office I work for out of its parent agency, which turned into [...]

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Hell and Me

Hanging up in my work cubicle (we moved. I no longer have my own office. I miss it. Mostly, I miss having a door. I don’t so much actually mind the cubicle itself.) are ten old Far Side cartoons that I especially liked and so cut them out and keep them with me. Three of [...]

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December

Last week, a friend suggested going out for New Year’s Eve. I will probably stay in, but it started me thinking about if I did go, what I would wear. I decided I would want to wear the little black dress I wore for my best friend’s wedding reception a couple summers ago. Problem is, I’m [...]

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