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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Little things: limes
Tonight, I had a beautiful cuba libre. Okay, you caught me — I had TWO beautiful cuba libres. The first one was with their “house pour” spiced rum, which I think was a Bacardi Gold of some kind (I didn’t … Continue reading
absence
… makes the heart grow. ——————————- My break has been unintentional. I’ve been at a conference. I took some time off — a whole weekend — for myself. I’m wrapping up a two-year stint in a workplace that has become … Continue reading
dropping balls
I don’t mind when … you’re stressed out and have too many things on your plate, and so you have to change your commitment level … things don’t necessarily get done in the order they are supposed to, or via … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, communication, goals, organization, plans, stress
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for granted: on Sunday
I did not post yesterday. It is Monday now, and I am bone-tired exhausted after not enough sleep last night. But this is how I felt yesterday.
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Tagged elements, gratitude, Monday, poem, poetry, sky, spirit, Sunday
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wary of “they”
I’m not sure how to write this without upsetting people, so I will endeavour to keep this short. I’m becoming increasingly sensitive to hearing the word “they” tossed around. In this context, I mean “they” as in “others” —- as … Continue reading
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Tagged antecedents, culture, international, pronouns, relationships, sensitivity, stereotypes, them, they
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Evil
I saw SRT’s production of Othello tonight, as part of Shakespeare in the park. It was good; better that I had expected, considering that last year I had been rather disappointed by the production of my favorite play, Twelfth Night. … Continue reading
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Tagged evil, NYC, Othello, Peter Sellars, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Shakespeare, SRT
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the value of…
(3000 AllStaff emails about a topic not relevant to me)x + 8 standardized test supervision duties = (20 hours spent dealing with a software program that doesn’t work, only to lose all data) + (10 hours learning new software) – … Continue reading
Hanoi
Hanoi is a special place. If you’ve been there, you know this. If you’ve lived there, you more than know it — you probably find there are parts of your life, week, day where you feel like your mind is … Continue reading
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Tagged connections, expats, friends, Hanoi, ideology, minds, nostalgia, people, Vietnam
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commitment
I’m one of those “everything happens for a reason” people. It helps me make sense of the world, even if it isn’t true. I’m okay with that, especially after having read this fab book about the psychology of belief. And … Continue reading
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Tagged bones, commitment, exercise, fear, goals, health, motivation, osteopenia, reasons, running, swimming, yoga
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