One of the best things about animals is their inability to talk. It is such a relief not to have to deal with a whole line of chatter when you walk in the door after a long day. Just give me a lot of tail wagging and ecstatic panting and yelping and maybe a slight … Continue reading One Sick Puppy
Month: May 2010
Logging In To This Moment
I'm a big fan of the Buddhist Geeks podcast, because even though I don't "identify" as a Buddhist per se, I certainly feel a deep affinity for much in Buddhist philosophy, particularly Zen. Back in early March, there was a great interview with a guy named Soren Gordhamer about how technology, particularly social media (i.e. … Continue reading Logging In To This Moment
Post-Modern Wedding (and life) Vows
Last weekend G and I drove down to Virginia to attend the wedding of an old friend. I posted my pre-wedding thoughts here about how I was so happy for this couple, and for once, not cynical. The wedding itself was what it was, both lovely and creepy in turns, which, as far as I … Continue reading Post-Modern Wedding (and life) Vows
Things I Love…
(on a cold Tuesday night in May.) I am just back from my "Detox Yoga" class which was packed to the gills with some of my fave yogarians-- yogarians who love to sweat and twist and compress and breathe. Yogarians who come in and say: "That P90X yoga that everybody thinks is so hard? Pth. … Continue reading Things I Love…
My Mother: Goofus
Remember Highlights, the kid's magazine? Yeah. I loved Highlights, especially the Hidden Pictures. But the part of Highlights I remember the most was Goofus and Gallant. Goofus was rude. Gallant was polite. Goofus stole things. Gallant respected the property of others. Goofus lit the cat's tail on fire. Gallant was always kind to animals. And … Continue reading My Mother: Goofus
Spotsylvania
I am in a Hampton Inn in Spotsylvania county, Virginia (How I love that word Spotsylvania!) From Pennslyvania to Spotsylvania and it only took 2 Wait Wait Don't Tell Me's, 2 This American Life's, 1 Radio Lab "Short," 1 tall soy latte, 1 mozarella basil and roasted red pepper pannini, 1 lobster, shrimp and scallop … Continue reading Spotsylvania
Bonner’s Wedding
Tomorrow I'm taking off for Virginia to go to a friend's wedding. I hate weddings. I have been to more than my fair share of disaster weddings where it was abundantly clear to most, if not all of the guests, that this was going to be one of those "starter marriages" where the parties involved … Continue reading Bonner’s Wedding
Caterpillars, ew.
So, we are now experiencing a Hitchkokian plague of caterpillars here in the formerly serene, but now roaring, town of Manhole, and you know what? I am strangely okay with them. Everybody else is freaking the hell out, spraying, squishing, and ew-ing all over the place as they walk through curtains of caterpillars, picking them … Continue reading Caterpillars, ew.
Gauging My Life
Ever since the end of the Challenge and the end of the Half Marathon I've been really tired and feeling kinda lackluster. It happens. Letdowns happen. Brian Johnson of Philosopher's Notes, quoting one of his favorite authors, says, "When our car runs low on gas, we don't blame the gauge, we simply pull into a … Continue reading Gauging My Life
April Recap
What a weekend! Here is our running "Trybe" before we approached the start line for the River Towns Half Marathon. We all look so happy and fresh and smiley and clean, don't we? Yeah, we didn't end up looking so pretty, but we all finished! We have been training since January in temps ranging from … Continue reading April Recap
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