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blogging, personal history
For my own personal history
09.11.08 | Permalink | 4 CommentsMemarie Lane has a great post today about how most of us are bit players (if not Kleenex-disposable extras) in the big scheme of life. That’s why (because I agree, not because of her post) I wasn’t going to write some grandiose “Where were you?” post about September 11th. Wasn’t going to say that we [...]
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olympics
Because Tiananmen Square isn’t the best place to protest
08.10.08 | Permalink | 10 CommentsThe Olympics are always a time to bask in the collective glow of human aspiration and achievement (or wallow in the self-pity of lazy, unfocused giver-up-ish-ness). You can get teary-eyed about the Chinese gymnast who broke his ankle, performed terribly four years ago, and then worked the parallel bars for a 10 (or close enough, now that [...]
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things that must go
Things That Must Go
07.05.08 | Permalink | 17 CommentsIndependence Day is one of my favorite holidays. I first flew outside the United States when I was nineteen, and since then I’ve taken every opportunity to see more of the world. My greatest dream (besides happy, healthy children, blah blah blah) is to see everything else.
BUT. I gotta say that I love the United States. I’m guest [...]
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