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Day 254: Shake
Nope, even though I am very happy at my new job and in my new home in my new town, I didn’t expect that I would suddenly live a problem-free life. So today I had a bad day. Well, let … Continue reading
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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 240: Commence
I retired my old alarm clock during the big purge. Now my phone wakes me up every morning. I set it to a song, usually changing it every few weeks just to have some variety. Right now, my wake up … Continue reading
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Day 235: Capture
It couldn’t have lasted more than ten minutes. Maybe only five. I slept in this morning and didn’t get the coffee going until around 8:30am. By the time it had stopped dripping, I could hear other family members starting to … Continue reading
Day 234: Focus
Well, as I promised I would do yesterday, today I tried to focus on just one small thing, something to remind me of how simple it can be to live simply. So I dug back into my toolbox to one … Continue reading
Day 232: Relate
I’m still very much “the new guy” on campus, but I am starting to find “my tribe.” This morning, for example, I spent an hour over coffee talking with two other faculty members from another department about overlapping research interests … Continue reading
Day 226: Pocket
Once upon a time, there was a would-be minimalist and sometime adherent of Thoreau-by-way-of-Gautama-and-Fox, who told himself he would remember to stow away his cell phone as often as he could, as a way of helping him to be more … Continue reading
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Day 225: Obey
OK, I’m not exactly proud of today’s entry, but: I got a speeding ticket tonight. I could probably give you some really good reasons why I didn’t deserve a ticket. After all, the Ranger was at the bottom of a … Continue reading
Day 215: Gain
We took a hike along the Little Wilson again to do some climbing. It’s been cold and drizzly for the past few days, so when we got two days of sun in a row, it seemed like a good time … Continue reading
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