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08 December 2007 ~ 0 Comments

The Happiness of Our Children

Tonight I was in the town center of Canela downing 1.5 liters of water, 1/2 liter of Gatorade, and the toy size Twix and Snickers found in SA. I had run out of water while hiking earlier and was sitting on a park bench trying rehydrate myself and regain some energy. While seated, I watched [...]

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08 December 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Wild America

I didn’t see any wildlife today, but being outside caused a random flashback from childhood. For some reason, I started humming the tune to the nature show “Wild America.” This in turn caused me to imagine the two rams smashing heads on the hillside and then I had to say out loud, by myself in [...]

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27 September 2007 ~ 7 Comments

Giovanni’s Pizza

Growing up, we all had reasons to wallow in self-pity, anxiety, and misery during our childhood and adolescent years. During these awkward phases of life, I wore husky size jeans, wet the bed, battled terrible acne, and couldn’t socialize with girls. Yet I cannot recall feeling perpetually unhappy. Yes, there were times of frustration and [...]

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13 June 2007 ~ 4 Comments

Flying Home

I just booked my flight with American Airlines. The flight leaves BA Saturday, June 30th at 9:25 pm local time, touches down in Dallas at 6:15 am CDT, and I will arrive in Minneapolis at 10:00 am CDT on Sunday, July 1st. I’ll be home for about a month as my return flight leaves Minneapolis [...]

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11 April 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Happy 50th Dad!

Today is my dad’s 50th birthday. It would be nice to run home for a surprise party or go out for dinner, but the distance makes this a bit difficult right now. I could do the usual phone call when he gets home from work and that would be fine. But I chatted with Mom [...]

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