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Day 227: Tarry
OK, here we are–it’s the last weekend before classes start, for me and for my kids. I know there are things around my house that need my attention, but I think our time will be better spent between now and … Continue reading
Day 223: Weather
It has been raining since Friday. Not quite non-stop, but close enough (and the periods between the rain have been blanketed in thick fog). I escaped the rain on Saturday, with our trip down to Charlotte, but other than that, … Continue reading
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Day 219: Chart
Speaking of shortcomings: Today I started my day by yelling at a recorded voice. OK, so I was a little frustrated by the repeated prompts of “I’m sorry, I didn’t quite get that. It sounded like you wanted to order … Continue reading
Day 218: Calibrate
Tonight’s revelation: I am as good as I am. Pretty major, right? Here’s the thing: I really enjoy climbing. But I’m not by any means a really strong climber. I’d love to be climbing a grade or two higher than … Continue reading
Day 206: Hunker
Well, it’s not exactly camping, but I am “roughing it” in a way–I’m back at our house in Atlanta for (hopefully) the final weekend of clear out and clean up. There’s no furniture left, so I’m sleeping on a sleeping … Continue reading
Day 198: Imperfect
Yes, I know it’s a perfectly good adverb–and if we were talking about grammar, we could call it a noun–but in keeping with the past 197 days, we are going to abuse “imperfect” into service as a verb…. As in: … Continue reading
Day 195: Roll
So I’m back in Atlanta…. I got up early and started the morning sitting on my front porch, sipping a cup of coffee and enjoying the quiet. I thought about how easy it was to start the day this way … Continue reading
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Day 191: Enumerate
Nineteen. There–that doesn’t sound like too much, does it? I walked around the house today and counted up the number of pieces of furniture that still need to be loaded up into the pods. So now I’m thinking to myself: … Continue reading
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
Day 188: Punt
Well, it’s the third time in 188 days…that’s better than an 98% completion rate, but I still feel a bit bad about punting on a post. But it’s nearly 2am…. My middle child had a birthday/going-away party tonight. His plan: … Continue reading
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