I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. – Nelson Mandela I used to be a very scared kid. I don’t really know where it came from, but I was terrified of many things when I was little. I was scared of the dark...
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Sometimes I can’t believe how fast the year flies by. How is 2013 almost over? Sometimes I am perplexed how fast connections can be made and then fizzle out. I know that this is probably normal, but I am always left a little bit disappointed. Sometimes I wish it was...
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With the death of Google Reader earlier this summer, my blog reading has suffered tremendously. I had a good system set up and I just don’t understand why companies sometimes either change or take something away that is working perfectly for so many people. Why fix something that ain’t broken?...
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Sactown • Vanilla candle • fall morning • fall colors • Oat bran breakfast • holiday crafting • Grease • Byebye • gym •… Read more
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I love, love, love the taste of oats… but I really have a hard time with the texture of oatmeal. It gets kind of chewy once combined with (milk for me, I can’t do) water and if you let it sit for too long, it turns into glue. There is...
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This is a regular feature post on my blog. See the archives here. Not really knowing what the status of my employment is going to be at the end of the month and subsequently dealing with the lowest motivation I’ve ever experienced. Daylight Saving Time ended last weekend. For the most...
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Last year, I posted a list of German idioms that I’ve been teaching J over the years. Idioms are awesome, they are fun to try and translate… especially when there is no easy translation. My usual approach is to literally translate the phrase into English and see if J can...
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