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1. I picked up my sister from the airport on Tuesday. She had just got back from visiting my grandmother in Anchorage, Alaska. She’s 90 years old and my sister and I started talking about how important it is to record her life in some way. I told her that I have photo copies of her homesteading journal (which I’ve been meaning to do something with ( Read more... )

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, Time Out New York create a top 50 list of best books for kids, which of course I had to immediately go through to see how many I've read. There are a bunch on the list that I'm definitely interested in reading, and there are several I barely remember and wouldn't mind reading again. It's kind of a nostalgia grab ( Read more... )

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On tumblr, juan-o wrote: On your last post you mention it's been a while since your last crush. Would you tell us about it? (if it's not too personal)

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Once upon a time, I used to work in a coffee shop. I would steam milk and make espressos, smile at the customers, and wipe down the counter in between bouts of boredom and lazy complacency.

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“I want to tell you something.” He leans in. His face serious, a look that says, I’m going to tell you something important ( Read more... )

I'm just waiting for it to all come crashing down -- hoping, actually, as I watch my brother Blake place the little wood block on top of the Jenga tower. The stack of ill-supported wood blocks has grown to preposterous heights and is leaning at a ridiculous angle, sort of like Pisa ( Read more... )

The question of what our favorite place to travel was brought up over at Nerdfighters, and I thought I would share my response here. I of course have more than one ( Read more... )