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| Memory Monday |
| 2008-07-14 21:08:20 |
Liz, the boys and I were supposed to be in our new house this evening. Well, our stuff was supposed the be there, and we were set to occupy tomorrow night after the carpets had dried. After committing ourselves, although......
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| The dirty details . . . |
| 2008-07-08 20:31:54 |
I spent the better part of the morning today getting the grit on this new position that has brought more than four (virtual) backflips in the past day of my life. It's a pretty hefty thing I've taken on, and......
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| I needed this today. |
| 2008-07-04 10:24:16 |
We read this as a family this morning. Awesome, and a spiritually and emotionally filling passage—just what I need with my impatient waiting. waiting. waiting. D & C 128:22 There's a lot of good stuff there, but I really like......
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| Still Waiting |
| 2008-07-03 23:05:40 |
I learned today that the search committee for the position to which I'm aspiring is deadlocked—3 votes for each of 2 candidates. Well, at least they were Tuesday night, which means Thursday would be fast for a job offer. It's......
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| Daily Weighing |
| 2008-07-02 08:04:42 |
I've had a bit of a weight loss slow down. It is to be expected with the amount and intensity of the travel I've done over the last month and a half, but still, it gets me down. Since the......
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| Back to Tennis |
| 2008-06-28 14:23:42 |
After nearly a year hiatus because of school, weather, and general business, we returned to our beloved tennis this morning. OH, what a return it was, and how great it feels to be out in the open air sweating like......
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| Day 2 of . . . |
| 2008-06-27 08:26:48 |
NOTHING. Nothing at all going on here. Gratefully, it's the first such occasion since graduation since I really wondered what I was going to do all day. First it was the trip to Utah, then the journey to Arkansas, then......
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| Interview Day from the other end |
| 2008-06-25 16:00:41 |
It's all over. From here out I wait and trust that the right things will happen. For several weeks I was rather haphazard in my feelings about this position—no big deal, applied on a whim, and pursued other endeavors. As......
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| Interview Day |
| 2008-06-25 07:19:30 |
It's been a long time since I've had to interview in person for something. Over two years, in fact, and I'm a little nervous. However, I look good, I've prepared well, and I'm ready to go in and show them......
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| Why this year? |
| 2008-06-19 09:29:08 |
We're not big travelers. We're not against the idea, but as our family has grown, we've chosen to spend our money on other things, like diapers and car payments and food. We've had some great opportunities to visit family from......
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| Morning Run |
| 2008-06-17 21:22:37 |
After two years in Columbia and falsely moving once already, I finally resolved to make better use of the extensive trails that wind, well-maintained, through our beautiful city. This morning I jumped out of bed early, convinced Jacob to stay......
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| A new look for a new direction |
| 2008-06-16 20:49:35 |
If you refresh your browser, you'll see that Houston is no longer gracing the head of this blog. In fact, I'd say this new look has kind of a simplified reconstruction vibe, and that is exactly where my life sits......
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| Feeling Better |
| 2008-06-11 17:21:48 |
I’m better in control today, and much better regulated. Sudafed seems to be keeping the pain out of my sinuses, although there are simply ghastly things still being expelled from my face. Enough of the yuck. Last night I enjoyed......
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| Early mornings and late nights |
| 2008-06-09 22:21:02 |
We met at 6:30 this morning after my restless night of sleep. We had all already eaten our breakfast and gathered together our sack lunches, and we lounged about in the already oppressive humidity of the Houston morning. Now it's......
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| The Drive down |
| 2008-06-09 22:11:12 |
I arose at 3:30 sharp this morning, determined not to start the day behind the careful schedule I planned. Google maps indicated a 13.5 hour journey, and I figured I could do it in about 12. With time for fuel,......
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| A Big Last |
| 2008-06-07 21:19:00 |
Well, tonight is my last night in Missouri, and comes at the end of a very long last day. Errands, cleaning, packing, organizing, list-making, list double-checking, and the culmination of my day is merely exhaustion. I did get a nice......
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| Make the Better Choice |
| 2008-06-02 07:40:09 |
These are the words of Jason from the board. I've always thought it was a wise and simple mantra, encouraging one to consider the options and do the thing that will be best for them, their families, health, and whatever......
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| Summer cometh |
| 2008-05-09 11:46:42 |
With all the rain here, I needed something a little summery in my life. Therefore, I present, "Ragged Torch!" Yeah, Typepad themes aren't the greatest, and in general I find them too wide for my purposes. If only I was......
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| A Game |
| 2008-04-27 09:57:39 |
TB did this on his blog, and I'm all about trying it out here to quench the dry spell that parches my blogging wilderness. Instructions: 1. Go to www.flickr.com. 2. Type your answer to each question in the “search” box.......
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| You can't change what's already happened. |
| 2008-04-24 18:09:28 |
That's what my very wise mother told me tonight. It wasn't an admonition, but a conversational reminder of how to live each day while looking toward the future. Even as we move into that place where we hope our own......
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| It's back! |
| 2008-04-21 19:45:28 |
And better than ever! It's a funny thing how I've become so attached to my little computer. I do all my work here, all my communication, and plenty of fun stuff as well. Now I have a new keyboard, trackpad,......
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| Like Having my Arms Cut Off |
| 2008-04-16 06:58:03 |
I am without my computer. Yesterday my screen when kind of gray and non-descript—you remember what Windows "safe mode" looks like? It was a lot like that, only I don't use Windows, and it wasn't safe mode. So I took......
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| 12 of 12—April |
| 2008-04-13 11:12:21 |
Better late than never? That is such an overused phrase. 12:06 pm—an example of the articulation I wanted in the Mozart. I think it worked, unlike the marker. 12:06 pm—the seat I occupied for our three hour rehearsal yesterday. The......
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| Lasts |
| 2008-04-10 12:09:09 |
There come times in one's life when it's been a while since the last "first" of note. First date, first car, first child, first house, first mental breakdown—oft times it seems that we are inundated with the new experiences that......
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| Comprehensive Exams |
| 2008-04-03 10:34:37 |
Anyone who's ever taken an advanced degree knows what my next two days will be like. Comprehensive Exams. I have three, myself. Wish me luck. NO, WAIT! Pray for me. Maybe even a fast or devotional would be in order....
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| Swimming |
| 2008-04-02 22:19:49 |
I have always loved swimming. It's important to note, however, that I have not loved going swimming for a good decade and half. There are a multitude of delicate ways to explain my aversion to it, but why don't I......
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| Building shelves |
| 2008-04-01 23:21:59 |
As one might expect, we have a multitude of books in our home: big books, small books, fat books, thin books, funny books, sad books, silly books, and glad books (I just couldn't help myself!) Yesterday Michael organized his collection......
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| Planting Flowers |
| 2008-04-01 23:15:06 |
Outside our front door we have a 1 ft. x 3 ft. patch of "garden" that the boys have been begging to fill with flowers. They want to plant, grow, tend, and harvest, and finally, after 19 months I helped......
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| I inspire me |
| 2008-03-29 10:14:29 |
After a few days cleaning and rearranging Heather's house, I returned home to realize that I am terribly dissatisfied with the current state of my living area. My hodgepodge of ratty, broken furniture strewn haphazardly against my dirty grey flat-painted......
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| Spring Break |
| 2008-03-28 09:34:32 |
Spring Break has been a bundle of different, unexpected, strange, and moving. We took off Saturday for Heather's house to help after her procedure. We did our nontraditional Easter celebrations with homemade tortillas, and fresh fixins, Joshua especially loved the......
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| PUSHUPdate |
| 2008-03-25 22:15:28 |
I'm up to 5 consecutive. Maybe I'll start adding them to multiple sets. In other news, I made it to Spring Break. More on that maybe tomorrow--after we get back home....
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| 175/200 |
| 2008-03-18 10:38:05 |
At this morning's weigh-in I passed the 175 "pounds lost on Weight Watchers" mark. It is also the offical weigh-in that celebrates 200 pounds lost from my heaviest weight. All in all, a good weigh-in. Another 2 pounds and I......
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| Pushups |
| 2008-03-17 22:20:29 |
I'm up to 4 at a time. Well, 4 full push-ups coupled with 6 knee push-ups for each of my sets of 10. It's not that impressive, but my form is impeccable, and one must be proud of each little......
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| Not so much a 12 of 12 |
| 2008-03-12 22:24:59 |
I always want to do the 12 of 12, but today I left my camera at home, so a few photos from my day will have to suffice. Oh well! Some beautiful morning tunes for my run. You know you......
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| Running |
| 2008-03-12 06:54:01 |
OK, so I should probably not call it running, although I think I really did for just a little bit. I've been meeting with a trainer for six weeks or so, and lately he's had me running intervals on the......
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| Technical questions |
| 2008-03-06 09:11:53 |
Apparently I blogged about my new blog design and people aren't seeing it. While viewing the page, hit Refresh. Then you'll see my much less power-driven, calming like the sea, blue theme....
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| New Shoes |
| 2008-03-05 08:00:01 |
I bought Shoes">new shoes last night. They're the most expensive pair I've bought since I've been married. I think we're finally out of that insane penny-pinching, couch change digging stage of family life. OK, or maybe they were significantly subsidized......
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| New Year, New Look |
| 2008-03-03 21:14:45 |
Today is my 29th Birthday. After four hours of sleep, an important presentation, an amazing dinner with family and an adequate concert performance, I can safely say that I am in my thirtieth year and getting older by the second.......
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| Repair |
| 2008-02-27 08:31:23 |
The weather here has been rather wet and messy, a combination which wreaks havoc on my windshield as I drive the streets of this beautiful city. As I fought with my wipers the other day, i realized that not only......
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| Deferring |
| 2008-02-19 09:55:58 |
Liz and I went to a great little party at church a couple weeks ago. They provided a separate thing for the kids, so we were able to have a fun adults-only shindig for the Valentine in all of us.......
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