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A feet feat!
Today, like all other days, is a day in history. This one differs; however, because I just ran my first 8 mile trail run in a leisurely 2 hours 20 minutes: the longest distance I've covered yet! I drove to Chino Hills State Park at 11:30 this morning and walk/jogged up the North Ridge and peaked at Gilman; later returning via Telegraph Canyon ( Read more... ) -
Follow your nose
Wednesday was a good day for stir fry, in my opinion. As I was poking around the kitchen, I pulled out bok choy, red cabbage, snap peas, red peppers, onions, garlic, and asparagus spears. The garlic was budding, and I seriously considered planting it somewhere rather than tossing it, but I moving in two weeks, so there was no use in that. Now I ( Read more... ) -
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The spring night smelled sweet with wet leaves and dust. Surrounded by damp bushes and tall olive trees, I made my way softly over the hard-beaten ground. I paused over the bridge to listen to crickets and the trickle of water down the algae-ridden stream. I didn't linger too long; the nights are still too cool. The nightengale called me home ( Read more... ) -
Mustgo Dinner Extraordinaire
Mustgo Dinner. (noun): The fun night at home when every one gets to eat items of their choosing from the cupboard and fridge (aka O.Y.O. (on your own). Usually accompanying the phrase, "Everything must go ( Read more... ) -
New year
It's that time again, folks. A new year, a new start, a new you - in just 365 days ( Read more... ) -
Research has shown...
...that my writing is verbosely ambiguous. To be concise: I concede. -
Writer's Block: Pickup Artist
There is a hole in the wall swing dance club called Memories in the next town over from where I live. I love going there because chivalry thrives within. The men approach the women, ask them to dance, and then lead them along through blissful turns and quick steps. The windows run with rain like tears of mascara down a pale woman's cheek.
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Family
I'm so impressed and grateful for my family. Immediately after Grandma died, my brother called to console me, and then we immediately worked out a plan to contact our youngest brother. The three of us quickly figured out how to rearrange the weekend to go home and be there for my parents ( Read more... ) -
Nona
"Don't take her until she surrenders!" I breathed a prayer of desperation ( Read more... )
