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Entries from June 2004

Locker room talk

June 10th, 2004 · 1 Comment

There are a number of reasons why I’m not concerned about encountering Microsoft executives Steve Ballmer or Eric Rudder when I’m in the locker room. But I enoyed reading this post written by someone who lives with those possibilities [via Julie Lerman]. An interesting discussion of work etiquette while working out and “guy code” (I […]

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Tags: health

Free will is an illusion

June 10th, 2004 · Comments Off on Free will is an illusion

Sounds like a theology or philosophy debate, eh? It’s a quote from an article Snippy linked from the New York Times The Fat Epidemic: He Says It’s an Illusion . Over the years, Dr. Friedman says, he has watched the scientific data accumulate to show that body weight, in animals and humans, is not under […]

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Building an ark

June 10th, 2004 · Comments Off on Building an ark

Tuesday night as I went to bed, it was raining. Thick gray sheets from the sky, so hard and heavy I thought it was flooding. I thought about an ark and imagined myself beneath the covers seeking shelter from the storm. Snuggling in a safe place. I went to sleep thinking about Noah. Thinking about […]

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Tags: faith

Sage, squash or pumpkin?

June 10th, 2004 · 5 Comments

Despite my doubts, I like how the Watercolor Walls appear. I had some extra left over the next morning so I washed the laundry room walls, making them a little lighter and brighter. Since I spend time there I might as well make it a fun and cheerful place to be and motivate myself! Now […]

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Counting the minutes

June 10th, 2004 · Comments Off on Counting the minutes

I’m waiting for Ted to come home. His plane will be landing soon in Seattle and then we’ll be playing the ferry game – will he make the 10:05? Or have to wait for the 10:55? Island life is idyllic but also irritating and inefficient at times – as Chip Gibbons experienced yesterday – at […]

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