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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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a study on meat
After tasting the work of a friend, I was desperate to figure out how to impart that dense, smokey flavor. Days of soot and frustration later, here are my findings. None of my own experiments came even close to his, but I emerge smarter about the process week by week. Safety equipment: Long metal tongs,…
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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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thank you, not forgive me
Anyone with even a trace of experience in theater has encountered the ideology of “yes, and?” in which acceptance to suggestion is where the magic happens. A standup troupe will ride the coattails of the audience suggestions and look for mutual shapes in the clay borne of the mind. No idea, however stupid, can be…
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dreams within reach
I’m leaving this playlist in the hopes that my dream of performing one of them may come true: Here are eight of the best dance routines from the TV show So You Think You Can Dance.
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have fun!
It’s not just a laugh: it’s mental preservation!
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the biggest lie I ever believed
you don’t pursue someone because you feel right
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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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how do you measure a year in the life
Instead of bemoaning about love… how about food: ever nourishing and fundamental.
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a quick announcement
I have two dance performances this upcoming weekend at the following locations:
