I can think of few things that rank lower on my list of things not to do on a Sunday morning besides getting up at 5:15 AM as I did yesterday, but I knew it was for a good cause and so I did it (mostly) willingly. I got up, showered, shaved, and got [...]

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So…I’ve found an apartment for myself.
After what I would consider to be an extensive search that included touring six different apartments that met my initial criteria (well, five actually, one was on a lark because I happened to be going there, anyway) and wading through hundreds of listings that didn’t meet my criteria, I finally [...]

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Heather made a lovely plate of chicken jerky Sunday night. Now, for those of you thinking that you’ve never seen chicken jerky before, rest assured, neither have I. In fact, she’d put a whole package of chicken on the grill and left it on for too long…way too long. So she ended [...]

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Wednesday night, Erika and I went to go see the movie Crash at the Bagdad Theater. The Bagdad, for those who may have forgotten or don’t live in Portland, is an old 1920’s movie theater purchased and renovated by McMenamins and turned into a second-run movie theater. It’s big, it’s beautiful, they let [...]

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Last week might have been a record for me–I’m fairly certain that I jogged more last week than any other week I ever have, even back two summers ago when I was jogging Monday through Friday. I only jogged four times last week compared to the five times a week I used to do, [...]

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