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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Day 253: Step
OK, I’ve written quite a few times about my love of climbing and hiking, but there’s one confession I have to make: I’m not the most sure-footed of people on a trail. Sometimes I’ll blame my old, worn-out approach shoes. … Continue reading
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Day 252: Untangle
Blah! I am caught up in a technical difficulty that is anything but simple right now. It’s not a big thing–just trying to set up an email fax account, but somehow I’ve gotten myself tangled up in some sort of … Continue reading
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Day 251: Arrive
I’m here. The academic job market is a little odd. Ads post in the fall–usually September or October–with deadlines toward the end of the semester, and then invitations for interviews during January and February. And then that’s it, until next … Continue reading
Day 250: Trek
Another Sunday in the woods. Even when we were living in the city, I would make a point of getting outdoors with the kids as often as I could. What’s changed now is that “as often as I can” really … Continue reading
Day 249: Invite
We had plans to meet some new friends for a cook-out at a park just down the road from our home. We knew the weather would be a bit dodgy again today, so our backup plan was to head back … Continue reading
Day 248: Drip
A couple of weeks back, we had a stretch of bad weather that started to wear me down a bit. We’ve hit another rainy patch, but it feels quite different this time. Maybe it’s because we’re getting good doses of … Continue reading
Day 247: Content
Why is “content” more commonly used as an adjective rather than as a verb? Why is it something that I “am,” rather than something that I do? Maybe that seems counter-intuitive, as though I am placing priority on doing over … Continue reading
Day 246: Recycle
So as promised yesterday, today I am recycling an old daily challenge, one of my first really: the pantry. Back on Day 4, I was realizing that my completely chaotic and utterly overflowing pantry was a daily nuisance to me, … Continue reading
Day 245: Curb
Maybe it’s because today was the first day back after a long weekend. Maybe it was all the catch-up I had to do. Whatever the cause, today wiped me out. But still, I had a plan. Way back at the … Continue reading
Day 244: Transpose
Today wasn’t a challenge. It was easy. We had friends from Atlanta pass by today. They had spent the weekend cycling on the Virginia Creeper Trail, and their drive back home sent them right through our town. We met for … Continue reading
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