Missing Flights


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You don’t know this, but I should have a bunch of photos of Berlin to post here for your eye-candy enjoyment. I don’t because I’m a dummy. There would have been photos of the Wall and beer and pretzels and possibly me riding a bicycle. Oh the joy to ride something with two wheels again […]

August 14, 2012

Running Fool, Again


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In high school, I used to be a decent runner. I wasn’t spectacular. I wasn’t on par with the runners who went on to compete in college but I was still decent. Middle distance was my jam. I ran the 800m and the 4x800m relay. I anchored. We won more often than not and if […]

August 11, 2012

Running Out of Time


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I just opened my last tube of tooth paste. You might remember how particular I am about which brand/flavor I use. Crest Multicare Whitening Freshmint. They don’t sell that here so I’ve had to have it shipped and brought over. I think this last tube will keep my teeth clean until the end. Last week, […]

August 7, 2012

Growing a Beard


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I recently read an article titled Did Gillette and Mad Men Kill the Beard. While the article doesn’t really offer a definite answer and is more about the advertising campaigns used by Gillette in the 20th century, it got me thinking. Is the beard truly dead? Back in college, I had a free subscription to GQ (it’s not […]

August 3, 2012

Tech Tips – Olympic Streams


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Now that I’m done with camps, you shouldn’t have to see anything about snipping portions of your screen again. I promise. Anyway, did anyone know that the Olympics are in London this year? Yeah, I know. But how can we waste away our summers watching runners and discus throwers? If you’re like me, you don’t […]

August 3, 2012

NuShcho Online


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I’ve been a part of the Peace Corps Ukraine quarterly newsletter (NuShcho) for about a year now. I’ve also been in charge of the newsletter for a year of that time. It’s been a bit of both a low-key and demanding editorial job. Today, I submitted the last issue with me at the helm. I’m […]

August 1, 2012