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Cascade-Basin Trail in NH
The biggest difference between school and hiking is whether failure is an option.
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Dear Mary,
My high school mentor ripped a page of your words from a borrowed library book and I first experienced Wild Geese in the isolation of his office, alone. Jon gave me your address. I thought I had time. What about college did you dislike, Mary? I didn’t apply to the top 3 Ivy League schools…
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keeping score is a matter of relation
This week I’ve been mulling over how much information can be gleaned from score alone when it comes to pickleball. It’s kind of gorgeous. When the score is announced, three numbers are announced. For example, 1-0-2 means that the home team has 1 point, the away team 0; the last number indicates whose turn it…
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have fun!
It’s not just a laugh: it’s mental preservation!
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for jamie
You can make every other mistake under the sun. You can get a devastating diagnosis. You can invest in a relationship that benefits you naught at all. You can hurt, and get hurt. You can eat trash and watch trash until your mind becomes fuzzy.
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dinner at Gibbet Hill
An old high school classmate of mine invited me to dinner with her family, despite us not being as close as students.
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the ladies
I missed this girl so much that I ran a red light thinking about her.
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Contracts
I would argue that the first defined contract that young people encounter is that of student and teacher.
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GUEST POST: Jamie
Something that inspires the accusation of being a “poet” and encourages cultists to give you a little extra attention in the recruitment square: a lack of clarity. It’s important to lack clarity. It’s important not to lack clarity. You want to be clear and transparent or faithful and dogged. You also want to be multivariate…
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a critique on sour candies
I will take this time to expound on the most frivolous and beloved aspect of my life. Candy!