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Day 204: Knit

We have another movie that’s about to start, so I want to keep this post short. This afternoon, some friends from Atlanta stopped by to visit. They were staying at a lodge about an hour and a half up the … Continue reading

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Day 194: Realize

I guess I mean that in both senses of the word. Even though just the other day I was writing about how my departure from Atlanta feels more like a gradual dissolve than an abrupt transition, today things felt pretty … Continue reading

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Day 192: Dissolve

It’s been an odd day that has me thinking a lot about change and transition. Today was my last day on campus at my old job. On Monday, I will be starting my first full day at my new job … Continue reading

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Day 190: Orchestrate

We have to coordinate a lot of moving pieces right now. I just got done writing out a couple of paragraphs’ worth of details explaining all the things that need to be done by about a half dozen people in … Continue reading

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Day 185: Interdepend

OK, OK–I’ve probably already used up my yearly allotment of bad puns and made-up words, but I couldn’t help myself today. Just a short post to note that on a day celebrating “independence,” it’s worth taking a moment to acknowledge … Continue reading

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Day 176: Lighten

Something sort of strange happened today. I walked into an administrator’s office this afternoon to handle some business or another. He was not in, but I talked to his assistant for a little while. After a few moments, she interrupted … Continue reading

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Day 173: Detox

Nope, sorry. No lemon juice purges or blueberry smoothies for this detox (though a blueberry smoothie does sound pretty good right about now….) The truth is, I’ve had a bad case of l’esprit de l’escalier for most of the day. … Continue reading

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Day 172: Recapitulate

Well, we are back in Atlanta after a quick, two-day trip up to North Carolina–and back to stable internet access. A quick recap of yesterday, as promised: I took the boys up to the old family cemetery–I knew where it … Continue reading

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Day 169: Greet

Hello, and how are you? I’m so glad our paths have crossed on this journey, even if it is perhaps just for today. I don’t have a huge following on this blog, and that’s fine by me. I’m always pleasantly … Continue reading

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Day 161: Commemorate

Today an old friend of mine stopped by to visit. He used to live in Atlanta and moved up to Massachusetts about two years ago. It’s been a few years since we’ve seen each other, and I was glad to … Continue reading

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