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The Soundtrack to Your Life
I called in sick for my shift at the temple this morning, not because my cold was keeping me down, but because I didn't particularly want to pass it to others. It let me do a few other things though, like replacing the toilet valve stem that busted a few days ago, flooding our bathroom and part of our bedroom. The new valve I bought was made by ( Read more... ) -
Yeah, I kinda feel like that
I was a few minutes late out the door this afternoon on my way to class (after having worked at home and gone to Jeff Hightower's funeral) and encountered several things which slowed me down on the way to campus. So I walked in late (thankfully with another classmate) still decked out in my full cycling regalia. The professor broke his lecture ( Read more... ) -
Best and Worst Shape of My Life
We visited the orthopedist again earlier this week to talk about my back. 9 months on from my re-herniation and I'm growing tired of it. The last time it took somewhere 9-12 months to subside (though I don't think it fully went away). It's hard for me to remember a time when my back/leg didn't hurt, or when I was free to run, jump or do all sorts ( Read more... ) -
Misperception in Labeling
I had a fabulous lunch meeting today with a guy from another agency who cold-called me after reading the article that featured me on the front page of the Washington Post on Aug 7. He's a Lean/Six Sigma Master Black Belt and we chatted about process improvement and our respective work (his is doing process improvement and training people on how to ( Read more... ) -
Commuting on Two Wheels
I know the days are shortening, but it was an abnormally dark start as I left this morning with severe thunderstorm alerts popping up. Biking in to work can be a thrill.
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My son.
At 2pm, my whole house is asleep. The main overhead lights haven't been on all day. A major cold has Cherry knocked out since last night, and baby to a lesser degree. At least Xavier's been a pretty happy child all told, and hasn't been too bothered by the clogged sinuses and periodically runny nose. He has such a great disposition ( Read more... ) -
Joy in the Morning
I miss the peaceful moments of reflection that I used to have (or used to create) so much more often ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday Andrew & Zoe!
Since Andrew & Zoe have the first familial birthdays of the year and thus Andrew has not yet designated this year's birthday animal in his traditional posts, I will take the liberty in the interim: two charming tigers in honor of the recent Chinese New Year and our favorite Charm City residents.
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The Individual
It’s late and I’m on my way home from school after having spent several hours studying in the library. Education is in many ways a solitary pursuit, and as I leave the building, I contemplate how individualistic I am at my core ( Read more... ) -
Time for Family
I made it out west to be with Cherry and Xavier, and we've been on tour ever since. It's been refreshing to see all my far-flung siblings even though we ostensibly came out to have Christmas with Cherry's folks. We spent a day with Alyssa and Coreen after I got into Salt Lake, getting to spend the night at each of their places, seeing Isaac play as ( Read more... )