Tag Archives: way
thoughts on kids and athletics
I’ve been training for this particular race about 14 weeks, give or take. I’ve been running for almost 2 years (it will be exactly 2 years in mid-May). It feels quite odd… in a way, running feels like a completely … Continue reading
Posted in exercise-health, mini editorials
Tagged cable, direct tv satellite, directtv, media exposure, obesity, running feels like, satellite type, television, way, yesterday
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education and the speed of technology
One day soon, I plan to spend an evening at my mom’s school. She is a teacher and refers to me and my dad as her “tech committee”. She got a smartboard, which she loves, and we’ve helped her find … Continue reading
Posted in friends and family, mini editorials, randomness
Tagged chalkboard, computer issues, dad, kinds of computer, Plus, Smartboard, speed, tech committee, technology, way
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prom thoughts
Today I heard at least three semi-famous people complaining (read: whining) about not getting asked to prom. I have very little sympathy for them. I did not go to my prom. I was not asked to my prom, and besides, … Continue reading
Posted in mini editorials, my life
Tagged accident, car, car accident, famous people, la femme prom dresses, limo, prom, senior year, way
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carpet and crime
Here’s something that I’ve always wondered… I’m kind of a news junkie. I enjoy following the news. It’s not uncommon (sadly) to see stories about someone getting shot- in a home, in a store, in a car. Sometimes they die, … Continue reading
Posted in mini editorials, randomness
Tagged car, carpet cleaning, home, lake travis, news, news junkie, professional carpet, sheetrock, store, way
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teaching
With all the chaos around public employees nowadays, it seems appropriate to link to this story about one public school teacher’s fear of the future. I am in the very unusual situation of already being a former teacher, before I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in writing and other jobs
Tagged chaos, college, education, fear of the future, job, perfect resume, public school teacher, teaching job, way, west Africa
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jewelry, engagement rings Winnipeg
I am not a fan of jewelry. Let me rephrase that. It’s not that I don’t like jewelry, exactly. It’s more like, I rarely take the time in the morning to put it on. I’m the same way with makeup- … Continue reading
Posted in mini editorials
Tagged costume jewelry, engagement rings, expensive jewelry, flat, job, job interview, makeup, morning routine, rephrase, way
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tomorrow’s plans
Not sure what tomorrow will hold, though I suspect a lot of time will be spent making up on all the work I’ve missed in the chaotic past few days. Tomorrow I may take myself out for lunch. I would … Continue reading
Posted in my life, randomness
Tagged casters, crochet, few days, lunch, store, tablecloth, tomorrow, urge, way, work
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my brush with identity theft
This week, two people were arrested on my old college campus for digital fraud. They were both students, and right there in one of the dorm rooms, they had hacked into the college network and were preparing to sell the … Continue reading
Posted in my life, technology
Tagged college, dorm room, dorm rooms, fluke, fraud, havoc, technology, technology department, theft, way
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