Category Archives: summer

04
Aug, 2005

actride send-off

risking being late to work this morning, i went to see the actride bikers off on their first day of a 4 day, 300 mile ride. when i went last year, the send-off ceremony was such a whorl of emotions … Continue reading →

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02
Aug, 2005

silver toenails

i love having my toenails painted silver or other shiny colors in the summer. occasionally, i paint my fingernails too, but that tends to be very distracting as i stare at my hands all day long, thinking, “whose hands are … Continue reading →

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01
Aug, 2005

fuzzy yellow caterpillar

yesterday, i was out biking and saw the fuzziest bright yellow caterpillar squinching its way along the road. i narrowly missed hitting him with my bike, but, luckily i looked down in time to see and avoid him. he (and … Continue reading →

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29
Jul, 2005

canoeing

went canoeing again this morning. we saw a few sandpipers (which are cool looking birds and look funny when they fly) and a whole lot of ducks. my favorite were 5 of them sitting/standing in a row on a log … Continue reading →

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28
Jul, 2005

13 minutes!

i swam 2 quarter mile lap-sets last night, both around 13 minutes each! the last time i timed myself, it took me 17 minutes! i was in the groove! i could have swum longer, except that i was getting dizzy. … Continue reading →

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27
Jul, 2005

up on the roof

so, we needed to replace a section of gutter on our house. and we have trees that shed lots of little bits. and it’s rained here recently. so, rather than immediately fill our new gutters with all of the little … Continue reading →

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26
Jul, 2005

my favorite summertime sandwiches

my favorite simple summer sandwich is sliced ripe tomato, yellow cheese (colby or cheddar), and a thin layer of mayo on wheat bread. my favorite, more complex summer sandwich is on cinnamon-raisin bread. it has pineapple cream cheese, maybe some … Continue reading →

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21
Jul, 2005

slow and steady…passes some people who are walking

tonight i ran my second 5k race. in my first 5k race (sometime around st. patrick’s day), my goal was just to run the whole thing, no walking. i was thrilled to acheive that in about 36 minutes. tonight, i … Continue reading →

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21
Jul, 2005

the golden slippers

late last night as i was biking home, past the creek, i saw some people fishing. this city has some really dedicated fisherpeople. you can see them pretty much any day (or, apparently, night) of the summer on docks, leaning … Continue reading →

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13
Jul, 2005

the smell of rain

the smell of rain on hot, dry grass and pavement is like no other smell. i don’t care how many air fresheners and dryer sheets claim to be scented like “rain,” nothing quite matches it. mmmm….

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