I’m not a serious athlete. I have no goals to become a professional athlete, but like many other people who…
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The Failure Mode of Coffee
I like drinking coffee. I didn’t always like the taste. When I was young, the aroma was enticing, but the…
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The weekend of July 24th, my husband and I drove to the Kennally Creek Campground, outside of Donnelly, ID, and…
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The campsite, after we cleaned up and were ready to go. I went to sleep early enough that I woke…
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This year I’m giving each nominated work for the Hugo and Nebula novel awards their very own entry after I read…
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Note: If you are squeamish, then I advise you to skip the next 3 paragraphs. I knew that it was…
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This year I’m giving each nominated work for the Hugo and Nebula novel awards their very own entry after I read…
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Good morning! The next morning we did not sleep in. The plan for this day was climb, climb and climb…
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This year I’m giving each nominated work for the Hugo and Nebula novel awards their very own entry after I read…
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We drove to the trailhead on Thursday, after I got off work at lunch time. It’s nice to be able…
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