Category: People
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Sorry for the silence
My last post here was on May 1, a relatively standard update on my goals. But in a lot of ways things kind of went to crap after that, and I haven’t really felt inclined to write. But Sam’s been on my case for a while, and so here’s an update. My silence this summer…
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A Saturday I needed
I had just the Saturday I needed. Last week was rough. I had too much stuff going on at work: too many priorities, too many tasks, too many deliverables. I was on a short break from running after my half marathon, eating too much, drinking more than usual, unhappy with the rain, and generally feeling…
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Pictures from my sister’s wedding
My little sister Annie got married two weeks ago. And despite all the stress and worry everyone survived, though I was wiped out by the end of the weekend. It helped that we have some very generous friends who helped get the reception hall set up and decorated, and helped take it down at the…
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The Sand Dunes
I find it hard to get off my butt to make an adventure happen. But often it only takes a little push from a friend to overcome my inertia. Alex’s visit provided just that push. He and Danielle spent a week in Denver, and planned to head to the Great Sand Dunes park to camp…
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Twin Cities Memorial Day
It was time to take a few days away from work, so I flew off to the Twin Cities to hang out with Ben, Sam, and Liz instead. Memorial Day weekend seemed like a good time, and I took two days of vacation to make it a 5 day trip in total. I thought that…
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A New Year’s Update
I took a long and sorely needed break for Christmas at the end of the year. I drove I70 across Kansas to the Kansas City area the week before Christmas and stopped for two nights at my aunt and uncle’s in the charming little town of Weston, Missouri. The big snowstorm happened the night before…
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Minneapolis Spring 2012
Despite the big travel shuffle that ended with me changing my plans and attending my brother’s small wedding, I did make it out to Minneapolis. Only one week later than planned, too! I really like this town. I like that it is covered in trees. I like that the streets make no sense. I like…
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Jeff and Diana’s Wedding
My brother got married last weekend. It was a small, informal family wedding, and everyone on both sides made it. Even me. I wasn’t going to go at first. We only had a few weeks notice of the date, and it was on the weekend I had bought plane tickets to visit Ben in Minneapolis.…
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Can I Tell You a Story?
One night I’m sitting at a table near the window in the front of Stomping Grounds… And there’s this girl. She’s not my girl but she’s someone’s and she’s so important. Maybe an introduction, first. When I was in college Stomping Grounds, formerly a coffee shop and later a cafe, was a common place to…