The other day, a distant cousin and her daughter came to visit my parents' farm, and my grandpa was there telling stories about our/their ancestors. He'd brought some old pictures, and one of them had portrait photos of the pupils in a one-room schoolhouse in 1908. Among them were my great grandfather and his two… Continue reading Symbols
One time when I was in college, The Mothman Prophecies came on TV, and I was intrigued, so I started watching it. When it ended, I was under my covers, with just the top of my head peeking out, and then I jumped out of bed, checked and rechecked the doors and windows to make… Continue reading Blankets
Today was day 151 of my running streak. It's mostly been reflexive now for a while. I make my daily plans and it's just assumed that I'm going to run each day, and I've gotten into a pretty good routine. First, I take the dog out (usually for at least a mile walk--sometimes a little… Continue reading Commitment…
I have a strange affinity for personality (or other kinds of) quizzes. I've had this fascination since before online quizzes existed--remember magazines? Yeah--fun stuff. Now, before you warn me about the dangers of hacking, I never take the quizzes where I would have to give them my email address or access to my Facebook profile.… Continue reading Who are you?
"I'm a big salsa fan!" -Roger Milla ("...a retired Cameroonian professional footballer..." -Wikipedia) He was talking about salsa music in response to an interview question by Paul Doyle in The Guardian (June 2, 2006) about the last CD he'd bought, but he probably likes chips and salsa, too. It used to blow my mind how… Continue reading A Mild Oversight…
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