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I missed last Friday’s update because I was back home at a wedding, and I had neither time to write nor an internet connection. Being home was great. The wedding was spectacular–friends you’ve known since the first grade don’t often get married. (I’ll pause a moment to let you parse that one.) [Took me [...]

On September 16th, 2005, this was the truth. | (Tags: botulism, energy, food, heart attack, Internet connection, lower energy state, poisoning, stupor, Vancouver, Washington) | Comments Off

I took a “serendipity day” today, that is, a day where I set out with the intention of letting life happen. I haven’t done it in a while, and it felt really good. I had only two “hard points” to the day–go to church in the morning, and a house dinner in the [...]

On May 23rd, 2005, this was the truth. | (Tags: cellular telephone, energy, Franklin, Joel, judo, La Spiazza, Lawson Field, National St. Louis University campus, olive oil, St. Louis University, Starbucks, Steve, Washington) | Comments (2)

The trip meter on my car is currently reading 107 miles. Not much, on the face of it. But, consider that it was at zero when I started on my trip, and that the three-point-one digit meter has wrapped around three times Not bad for a week-and-a-few’s work.

The Northwestern states are [...]

On September 10th, 2003, this was the truth. | (Tags: cents, Chicago, Columbia, Columbia Gorge, Columbia river, Idaho, Illinois, Illinois border, Janesville, Labor Day, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Northwestern, Oregon, Sand Creek, Spain, Washington, Wisconsin) | Comments (1)