Category Archives: fun stuff

20
Jul, 2005

velo chanteur

on my run this morning, i saw a guy riding leisurely on a red painted bike with a bag slung over his shoulder. this, by itself wouldn’t have caught my attention. what caught my attention was that he was singing. … Continue reading →

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19
Jul, 2005

bubbles!

i love bubbles. i had one kid in for my baby storytime today and (because someone had a short attention span) after we did a few songs and stories, we played with bubbles and had fun. i tried to get … Continue reading →

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19
Jul, 2005

blog comments!

i just love it when i get (not spam) blog comments! someone is actually reading my random thoughts! thank you! :)

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15
Jul, 2005

knock-knock jokes

tonight i traded knock-knock jokes with a three year old. it was a new concept to her and it was pretty funny. a typical example went something like this: her: knock-knock me: who’s there? her: banana! hahahahahahhahaha!!!! her older sister … Continue reading →

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11
Jul, 2005

taco haven

my trip to san antonio this past weekend produced a mexican food induced euphoria. on saturday, we ate all three meals at different tex-mex restaurants and they were all good. breakfast at “taco haven” was my favorite. the tortillas down … Continue reading →

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04
Jul, 2005

the other reason i love my job

the other day after storytime, one of my regulars came up to me and shyly handed me this painting. her mom told me that while she was painting it, she said, “this is a picture of the night. i’m going … Continue reading →

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30
Jun, 2005

curb harvesting

it’s really amazing what people throw away. for work, i put out a request to my church e-mail list to see if anyone had a small plastic castle that i could borrow for a program. last night, two friends called … Continue reading →

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26
Jun, 2005

harmony makes me happy

today i sang in a quartet at church. the song was a very simple, repetitive song, but it had some rhythm. there is something about singing in close four part voices, especially with only one person per part, that thrills … Continue reading →

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23
Jun, 2005

reasons i like my job

i get to say things like “whose bubotuber puss is this?” and “when you’re making the exploding filibusters, DON’T shake the flasks of danger!” today i learned that cleaning slime off of weathered wooden picnic tables is a pain in … Continue reading →

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23
Jun, 2005

finishing a mini-tri–in less than 24 hours!

last night as i was eating supper, i realized that i biked 18 miles the night before, ran/walked 3 miles (or 5k) that morning and had just finished swimming 1/4 mile before supper. that means that i finished a whole … Continue reading →

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