Category: Personal
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Long Way Round and Long Way Down. Well worth the time.
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December 30, 2008.
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by May Sarton Come out of the dark earthHere where the mineralsGlow in their stone cellsDeeper than seed or birth. Come under the strong waveHere where the tug goesAs the tide turns and flowsBelow that architrave. Come into the pure airAbove all heavinessOf storm and cloud to thisLight-possessed atmosphere Come into, out of, underThe earth,…
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An old pic (but new to me) from my brilliant sister-in-law‘s Flickr photos:
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So I turn 40 this year, a birthday that surely deserves its own logo. It’s supposed to be an angst-inducing experience, and who knows? Perhaps it will be; I have a few months to go. But for the moment, at least, I’m not there–equal parts denial, cluelessness, optimism and actual satisfaction. Last year I heard…
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Well, sort of. I stayed away for over a year, but I’ve decided that trying to fold everything into a single site just isn’t working, and I’d much rather have 1) a strictly personal site where I can post on anything under the sun (i.e. here) and 2) a more "professional" site focused on topics…
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The Bottom Line: I won't be posting here for a while, perhaps indefinitely. But I'll be writing up a storm at EdBatista.com, so I hope to see you there. UPDATE: I've successfully exported all the posts from this site to EdBatista–amazingly, it was even easier than TypePad promised; having taken a lot of heat lately,…
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The Giants said goodbye to J.T. Snow, and he'll be missed. Even though I'm a fan who appreciates a) athletes who act like grown-ups and b) long-time contributors who provide continuity with a team's history, I understand that Snow's time in San Francisco is up. His maturity and defense will make him an asset wherever…
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Can I just say how much I wish I were in New Orleans right now? Earlier tonight I was driving home and heard some blues-y buskers on a corner, and just now a car drove past my apartment with something funky coming through the open windows, and I was just hit with this urge to…
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We moved into our new place in a hurry last year and never really finished decorating. Our old place had molding all over the living room walls, making it difficult to hang anything, so although we had plenty of pieces for our hallways and smaller rooms, we didn’t have anything big enough for our new…