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Day 299: Deal
Today, I had three tasks that demanded my attention. Not one of them was something that I wanted to do today. And at not a single moment during each of these activities did I find myself thinking: Here I am! … Continue reading
Day 298: Stretch
I have never done any yoga–maybe someday I will, but today was not the day. All I did today was just a little stretching. I was outside today–a pretty long hike to a new crag, and then some good climbing. … 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 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 273: Monotask
Why is it so freaking hard to do just one thing at a time? When I first started off this blog, I was certain that I would be paying a lot of attention to monotasking–doing one thing at a time, … Continue reading
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Day 267: Rise
I’ve changed the wake-up song on my phone again. Now it’s “Rise,” by Eddie Vedder. On the ride into work this morning, the song was still stuck in my head, so I put it on in the car. The cattle … Continue reading
Day 265: Barefoot
My oldest child refuses to believe that “to snowshoe” is a verb. I’ll have to wait another 90 days or so to see if I have the opportunity to use that particular verb, but for today, with a tip of … Continue reading
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