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another book read

2008-10-05T00:49:04Z

This has not been a good year of reading for me. The following is the short list of books that I have read this year and I am saddened by its lack of titles. My hope is that I can at least double that number by the end of the year. 1/20/2008...

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middle of tanzania

2008-08-22T22:50:33Z

Over the last couple of days, I finally made some more progress on the Paul Theroux book Dark Star Safari and I am still unsure what to think about Africa. Theroux never considers himself a tourist and generally abhors anything to do with tourism...

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fun and necessary

2008-06-20T12:02:20Z

My weekend is nearly at an end. In my Bizarro world, Friday is the day to loathe and fear, not Monday, because Friday is the day that begins the four day grind. Tonight, I will be back amongst the pack. A team of sled dogs all pulling in differ...

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new selling price

2008-06-19T01:23:18Z

The one thing that I have yet to do this year is sit outside on my deck and read a book. It sounds simple enough, but with almost a solid week of daily heavy rain doing that basic task was denied me. I came close to pulling the chair out of the ...

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smaller page count

2008-06-17T20:34:17Z

Only two more weeks of work stand between me and my first vacation since March of this year. I am so looking forward to some quiet yet still fun time away. I will be spending time with my family and getting my first look at how much they have tr...

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buy my condo

2008-06-02T17:04:58Z

It feels good to be reading again. I've only read about the first forty pages of the Paul Theroux book Dark Star Safari, but I enjoy reading what he has to say At times I still have to wonder if his biting comments are just part of a persona he ...

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eve of june

2008-05-31T23:52:45Z

So another month comes to a close and I have to wonder what I accomplished. Let me make a quick laundry list of items. 14 days of exercise 7 days of showings 1 play at the Milwaukee Rep 1 concert of The Flight of the Conchords enjoyed 1 exhibit ...

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bitter cold hostage

2008-01-20T17:39:21Z

I am proud of myself, because despite the fact that bitter cold has descended on the state and will linger for the next few days, I have managed to finish reading my first book of the year and kept a steady regimen of exercise going this month, bo...

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mind and body

2007-12-28T00:31:25Z

At long last I have gotten back into a regular exercise regimen again. Ever since August, any consistent effort at exercising has been a struggle. Now that seems to be behind me. Even with all of the recent holiday activity, I've been able to s...

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