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Flowers, Poverty and Dignity
I had a good stretch there for a couple of months where I had my tax refund, a Christmas gift/Birthday gift/estate bonus and I had already got my credit card payment down pretty low. So I could buy things I needed and allocate money for projects that needed starting. The projects are still going, but now I’ve again reached the ( Read more... ) -
Making my own choices
I grew up a Unitarian Universalist. Being a fairly liberal do-your-own-thing kind of religious community, I did not learn an extraordinary amount of guilt through religious doctrine. I had my own internal sense of guilt and some of it may have come from my parents, but as I look back it seems that much of it was unnecessary. I had a ( Read more... ) -
A Commitment to Doing things badly
I think I have finally done it. I have accepted my perfectionism and recognized how it keeps me from accomplishing great things over time. The commitment to skate the hardest or fastest or swim the farthest I have to date is a daunting one. If I did yoga every morning I would feel so much better every day. But I know I just won’t ( Read more... ) -
Give until it feels good
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Hi all,
Life is plugging away and I'm beginning to be caught up from my long hiatus of bone healing. This saturday was a walk to help the homeless and prevent homelessness. Details are behind the link. I forgot to get this out in advance so I want to see if in the next few days I can raise some ( Read more... ) -
broken
specifically collarbone.
sucks.
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Reflection and introspection
There are some thoughts in my head that seem to be congealing into something articulable and complete. This seems to be a good place to write those down.
Over the last couple years i have been doing some reflection and personal work with the help of mind and body health professionals. The main concerns they have seem to be centered around how I ( Read more... ) -
46% RAWK, 55% HAIR, 22% INTENSITY, 38% Wholesomeness and 11% EVIL!
I don't usually do this, but a friend of mine made this quiz. And I have just enough of a friendcrush on him to jump on his bandwagon...
...that didn't come out right. ; D
I think it turned out pretty accurate! Go try it www.helloquizzy.com/tests/what-kind-of-80s-metal-are-you And be sure to rate it high! If you really like playing these fun ( Read more... ) -
29 things
This list is inspired by the 43 things site. But I've done this for a few years around my birthday to correspond with my age. So I'll start early and list 29. Feel free to chip in and help me with any of these.
1. Apply to the Kelley full time MBA program
2. Find a sweetheart
3. Make my house hospitable for me and others
4. Become debt free (not ( Read more... )
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