Monthly Archives: July 2005

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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28
Jul, 2005

forgetful jones

this morning, i got in the car and realized i had forgotten my cell phone. so, i got out and unlocked the front door and went in and got the phone and locked the door and went back out to … Continue reading →

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27
Jul, 2005

orisinal

(*note* this post was originally drafted in 2005, but i never published it.  i found it again today and decided to post it.  enjoy!) awhile back, galetea introduced me to the website orisinal. it is a delightful set of very … Continue reading →

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27
Jul, 2005

words of wisdom i found in a book for teens

“There isn’t a way things should be. There’s just what happens and what we do.” “I never got where I am today by supposin’ I was goin’ to lose…” –Terry Prachett, Hat Full of Sky

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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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25
Jul, 2005

desktop wallpaper

ok. i’ll admit it. i love desktop wallpaper. i love to change my desktop wallpaper. i do it probably about once every six weeks or so. ever since our trip to europe, i have been using a lot of the … Continue reading →

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25
Jul, 2005

ginger’s favorite movie

last night, we were watching winged migration and ginger walked into the room. there was a small songbird hopping around on the screen, making appropriate songbird noises. ginger immediately went into the semi-crouch mode that we normally see on windowsills … Continue reading →

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22
Jul, 2005

art that makes me drool

today, a friend and i biked to paoli, a little town about 15 miles out or so that is a popular biking destination. last year was the first i had ever gone to paoli and even in the last year, … Continue reading →

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