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On Sunday Ambrose and I went for a run, on what seems to have been the last nice day that…
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Slate had an article by Amanda Marcotte during the recent shutdown describing how the Democrats could deal with the Republicans…
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I’m the kind of driver who insists on seat belts. The kind of driver who gets paranoid about going over…
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My English 275 class has moved on to poetry. At first, I was like, ugh, poetry, spare me. Then we…
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Stage 1: PreparationYou’re smart. You know that layers are the way to go here. Normal pants and shoes will do…
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On Sunday, I turned 31 years old. I think I’m supposed to be saying that I’m 29 still, for at…
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When I read Seanan Mcguire’s livejournal entry on being cred checked at the San Diego Comic Con, I was reminded…
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I started running in 2009. I didn’t know how to run, and I wasn’t very good at it, but I…
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If “there” is the place where rejections are occasionally replaced by acceptances, then I’m not there yet. I’m not pursuing…
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