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Shiny Things: August 2013
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Commonplace book of a magpie. Sunday, August 11, 2013. The Mantis, the Apatelodes, and the Parisian Cat. Well, David's play opened. Meanwhile, here at home we've had a praying mantis lurking around our front door. I guess the kids have seen it a few times. I got to see it when O started to go outside and exclaimed, "Oh! What does it mean to have a mantis on your doorstep? So it must be true.) Maybe that's what it was bringing me. At Nova Scotia Butterfly, Moth, and Caterpillar. 800 good new words on Satu...
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Daddy Runs Fast: This is my road to my redemption.
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Saturday, April 26, 2014. This is my road to my redemption. Twenty years ago, one life ended, another began. On the surface, this departure may be obvious. It may appear facile to suggest that the sudden and complete collapse of a five-year relationship and recent first marriage represents the end of a "life" or that my current "life" is defined by the commencement of my relationship with the woman with whom I became romantically involved at that same time. Distance: 3.25 miles. The air is moist before t...
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Daddy Runs Fast: If I get drunk.
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Saturday, October 12, 2013. If I get drunk. It has been a long day, starting last night. Friends from the Heights joined us for a weekend trip to the out-laws - the fact that this is Homecoming at O.U. was a coincidence, we had actually all been planning to visit Canada for several weeks, but those plans fell through and MP and Chris were all too happy to accomodate. No Myth (Damascus Mix) -. King For A Day. The Way You Make Me Feel *. Elvis Costello and The Attractions. Groove Is In The Heart. Temperatu...
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Daddy Runs Fast: Sunrise over Bong Hill
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Saturday, July 29, 2006. Sunrise over Bong Hill. Week-end Total: 21 miles. Distance: 9 miles (oops.). I Want Your (Hands On Me). I Am Stretched On Your Grave. Hard Day (Shep Pettibone Remix). No Sleep Till Brooklyn. King for a Day (12" Version). Don't Wanna Fall in Love. Sign O the Times. Lonesome For A Place I Know. Everything But the Girl. Cooldown: Night and Day. By mile three I was in need, and had no friendly neighbors to let me into their home. Praise Bob, the john was unlocked. Let's hear ...The f...
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At the Foot of the Stairs: Off to a great start
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At the Foot of the Stairs. Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Off to a great start. So, anyway. Back. Still here. But I'm not even sure why I started writing this, because I'm so bored. I don't feel like I'm depressed, but I could be wrong. I do these little checklists: When was the last time you had fun/felt happy? Yesterday) Can you have fun/feel happy? Yes) Are you sleeping too much because you feel like hiding? Sometimes, but not this week) Is there anything you're interested in/looking forward to? Even skyd...
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At the Foot of the Stairs: November 2014
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At the Foot of the Stairs. Tuesday, November 4, 2014. The universe is continually devising innovative and unexpected ways of humiliating me. Last week, it hit my car with a bus while I was in it (school bus; grazed me) and knocked off my license plate and scratched the hell out of my bumper, but the car is drivable. And I need to call my insurance team and schedule an appointment for repairs. It's just one more thing. I said, "Can you please come tell my students that? My eyebrows nearly shot off my head...
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At the Foot of the Stairs: February 2011
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At the Foot of the Stairs. Thursday, February 17, 2011. I think I'm getting used to the roller coaster. One minute, things are fine and placid, and the next I feel anxious and sick. She said primly, "Well, you can't live in Provo or Sandy and not hear about. I told him he'd been dreaming. When he got up for cereal later, I asked him what he'd been dreaming of. I thought I heard your mother's voice.". We spoke to a woman named Lyle in the RU. She says she is the oldest staff person at Sunrise, and wor...
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At the Foot of the Stairs: Self Love (rated G)
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At the Foot of the Stairs. Friday, October 24, 2014. Self Love (rated G). I generally love teaching, but this was nagging at me. I finally had to shake myself and have a little come to Jesus meeting with myself. "Look at how many students you still keep in touch with," I told myself. I decided that I was going to have to approach the situation the way I approach dating:. Topics that were covered in class today were:. Assessment tools and how the criteria for them are created;. Hook, by Blues Traveler;.
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Daddy Runs Fast: I must learn to swim all over again.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012. I must learn to swim all over again. Ultramarathon runner Jenn Shelton is very pretty. Tightening of the abdominal muscles occurs naturally, gradually, for me, through the act of running, and that's it. When I cease running, the muscles go slack. Sometimes worse, I return to inner-tube land. To this boy, the sexiest part of the male anatomy is the inguinal ligament. Distance: 4 miles. I'm back. Super Bon Bon Genius Playlist. Red Hot Chili Peppers. 177 bpm) - Violent Femmes. Come ...
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