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May 4 is pretty awesome so far

Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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Trying to Explain Gratitude

Monday, August 30, 2010

What I love most about running is that it frames the rest of my life. What I mean is that, for a person who has the freedom to do just about anything he wants, running provides boundaries. Running lets me know I should go to bed on time, I shouldn’t eat that cheeseburger, I shouldn’t [...]

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Sometimes unconditional love hurts like a motherfucker.

Saturday, July 17, 2010
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I am upgrading to a dumbphone

Saturday, July 17, 2010

I’ve owned an iPhone for the last two years. The extent to which it has infiltrated my life has been insidious. I think about what I might be missing, information-wise, all the time. I am not comfortable unless the phone is sitting somewhere that I can see it, so I know if I’ve missed something [...]

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I was asked what makes me happy

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

I think happiness is a slippery concept to truly hold onto. For me, it doesn’t capture the quality of what you learn from life: from being sad, from being in pain, from struggle and growth, passion and pleasure, and all the other things that wouldn’t be defined as “happy” experiences at the time. Instead, I [...]

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Running and Biking in JC

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Will and I went for a short 3 mile run/bike in JC this morning. Gorgeous day. I wish this city would get its act together with sidewalks. They end randomly, don’t have on-ramps and in several places people have been allowed to put obstacles like newspaper recycling bins in the middle of the way. A [...]

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