Napathon
My friend Brian Dils is running a marathon in March in Napa Valley, California to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, “an organization committed to raising money for research and patient...
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My strategy in the new year is to take on a huge pile of new years resolutions. I’ve been compiling this list since December 28th. I might add stuff too. And make no mistake, all of these are getting...
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Weekend
Here’s a bit of a recap, with photos. Dinner tonight: Aloo Gobi It was quite a weekend. Friday was the Cognitive Science Happy Hour, wherein we stood outside in the freezing cold making small talk. Met...
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Drawn lines
Hello Erik, Pat O sent you this message from Southern California Backpacking Cooperative on Meetup.com: —————————————————————- Hello Erik, I have your request to join pending, your answers are fine,...
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Mankind
Been feeling a bit pessimistic about feminism lately… thinking that maybe it is more about women’s advocacy than it is about gender equality. Which is… well, fine I guess. Just somewhat less inspiring...
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Not getting it
Kate Harding, who contributes to The Bibliophilistines, wrote a great post about Nando Parrado’s book Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home. Harding talks about the way...
View ArticleDaffodil
Janie? Josie? Katie? Karen? I can’t for the life of me remember her name. It was this interchange that did it: her: “We have to name the bike.” (referring to the two seater bike we were rescuing from a...
View ArticleNot on fire
Lots of San Diego is on fire right now, but in case anyone is worried about me: I’m not. We’re not even evacuated down here. So don’t worry about me, but please worry about the others. A quarter of a...
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