Monthly Archives: August 2010
polar bottles: product review
A few weeks ago, I was asked to review the Polar Bottle brand of reusable insulated water bottles. I was looking for a good bottle to use when I run, so I jumped at the chance. I was skeptical when … Continue reading
Posted in around the world, exercise-health, mini editorials, my life, personal
Tagged carabiner, polar bottle, water bottle, water bottles, wide mouth
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people who have too much time on their hands…
…create stuff that winds up on this website. Related Posts:No Related Posts
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a literary loss
Today, the publisher of the Oxford English dictionary announced that the internet may phase out the printed Oxford dictionary. What a loss! Everyone should have the experience of looking up a word in a (paper) dictionary. The internet is definitely … Continue reading
rss, bookmarks
Boy oh boy. Remind me not to agree to work more than 24 hours in advance- then the time comes to work and I’m not in the mood. *grouch* Ok I know that didn’t make a lot of sense but … Continue reading
Posted in my life, technology, writing and other jobs
Tagged blog, Google, grouch, idea, mood, reader, sense
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vancouver cafe, or, i am not a coffee drinker
Personally I think it tastes terrible. I had an old friend who tried really hard to turn me into a coffee drinker. He would take me to Starbucks and buy me lattes, and when I didn’t like those he’d give … Continue reading
Posted in mini editorials, randomness
Tagged coffee beans, coffee drinker, coffee prices, cup of coffee, place taste
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final arrangements (funeral planning)
Coming away from a funeral, like I have this weekend, it’s impossible to not think about my own mortality. It’s morbid, I know, but it’s a reality. My parents and I have actually discussed our funeral planning before, what we … Continue reading
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Tagged cemetery plot, coffin, funeral planning, mortality, tons of money
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men and teddy bears
Just a cute story that I found today… 1 in 4 grown men travel with a stuffed animal Related Posts:Happy Palindrome Day! (Again!)daily humora good dayNYT: Desperate brides try feeding tube dietgoodness
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Tagged animal, cute story, grown men, story, stuffed animal, Teddy, Today
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grandma johnson
Today we went to a funeral. I actually don’t think funeral is the right word. It was really more of a celebration of life and memories. It was in honor of the father of my old pastor, who I had … Continue reading
cremation
This morning, my family attended the funeral of the father of a friend of our family. We hadn’t seen this family or many of our mutual friends in a long time, so it was neat to get to talk to … Continue reading
Posted in friends and family, my life, random amusement, randomness
Tagged bag, basic golf, beach, com, cremation, golf packages, moral of the story, mutual friends, water, www
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