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on the road again
I’m going to be honest: I had only run once since the half-marathon. I can feel it in my legs…and moreso, I can feel it in my waist-line. I can give you a thousand excuses why I hadn’t made an … Continue reading
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They’d never spent a night apart For 60 years she heard him snore Now they’re in a hospital In seperate beds on different floors Claire soon lost her memory, forgot the names of family She never spoke a word again … Continue reading
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Top Five Concerts of All Time, no. 1
Dave had discovered that Death Cab for Cutie was coming to a venue in Brussels, which was only about a 30 minute train-ride from our door. He suggested the grand idea of taking me for my birthday. Everyone sat around … Continue reading
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Top Five Concerts of All Time, no. 2
I must have been all of eight. It was my first concert. Ever. Aunt Maggie took my mom and I to see Kathy Mattea. I was a fan because my mom loved her so–still does, although I don’t know that … Continue reading
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Top Five Concerts of All Time, no. 3
I loved the proximity of my dorm to the quad. I loved the proximity of my dorm to Death Cab for Cutie, who was playing at Follinger Auditorium, literally only a few hundred yards from my door. I attended the … Continue reading
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Top Five Concerts of All Time, no. 4
We all knew it was a bad idea. But somehow that didn’t stop us. I’d gotten an email about a pre-sale for Barenaked Ladies tickets that I promptly forwarded to my mom–as we deeply shared in the love of BNL. … Continue reading
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Top Five Concerts of All Time, no. 5
I lived in New York. Ben Folds was coming to Brooklyn. None of my friends wanted to shell out the money for the ticket, but I would not let solitude keep me from seeing the Ben-Rufus show. I went by … Continue reading
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You ought to give Iowa a try
Sandy and I had a successfully unsuccessful day looking for apartments in the city. We didn’t find “the one” but we learned a lot about what it means to look for in a place, as well as the area. We … Continue reading
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