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Day 295: Enact
I was wandering through the library stacks today. Actually, it was my first time in the stacks of my new library. I had about a half hour until a talk I was supposed to attend, so I thought I would … Continue reading
Day 294: Smoke
No, I haven’t returned to any long-discarded bad habits. But I did manage to smoke up the house a bit tonight. The night turned cold, so we decided that a fire would be in order. Only I wasn’t really tending … Continue reading
Day 293: Wobble
Here’s to being just a little unstable. I noticed that I was feeling a little down earlier today. Nothing major, but enough for me to note it. The cause? Well, there’s the usual suspects: first day back at work after … Continue reading
Day 292: Fry
We went to the Wooly Worm Festival–an annual event in honor of the Wooly Bear Caterpillar, aka the Isabella Tiger Moth caterpillar, which (according to local lore) is an accurate predictor of the coming winter’s weather (or at least no … Continue reading
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Day 291: Question
I think I have been putting off this blog post for a little while now, but I’ve had a lingering question in the back of my mind for the past week or so: Has this blog already served its purpose? … Continue reading
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Day 290: Evacuate
The past two days have been fall break on campus. I had some meetings scheduled for Thursday, but I told myself I would keep Friday open and try to use it as a vacation day. My wife obliged, volunteering to … Continue reading
Day 289: Doze
Wow. I just woke up after falling asleep on the couch. That was unexpected. I was planning on writing about how I had sacrificed my own interests tonight for the sake of another–but now, I really think the most honest, … Continue reading
Day 288: Drift
“Flow” sounds so much more positive than “drift,” doesn’t it. But that’s how I felt today–like I am drifting along. And is that a bad thing? It didn’t feel like it today. I have been up in our new home … Continue reading
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Day 287: Proportionate
Huh. It turns out “proportionate” is a verb. Who knew? So I’ve been a bit down today. It may be the long stint of rain, or it may be the multiple days of thick fog. But if you ask me, … Continue reading
286: Transfer
Some things haven’t changed too much over the past 286 days. Finances would be one of them. While we are certainly not hurting for essentials, and the new job has been a help, our day to day money situation is … Continue reading
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