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5 Paragraphs Of Life : Five Drawings Inspired By Bathroom Flooring
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5 Paragraphs Of Life. Moments to the power of 5. Five Drawings Inspired By Bathroom Flooring. Yeah, you read that right: bathroom flooring-inspired drawings. So what of it? Now, back to my day job. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Five Drawings Inspired By Bathroom Flooring. Five Observations All Made Before 8 am. Slimfast Buddha Lives Here. A Summer Of Commitment. Kristin and Ryan Engagement Shoot in Northern Nebraska. A Long Story Short. Review: The Orchardist (Coplin). View my complete profile.
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Straight Outta Boise: December 2014
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An Idaho guy living and working in urban exile in Washington, D.C. Saturday, December 27, 2014. There’s an old joke about a contest where first prize is a night at a hotel in downtown Cleveland. Second prize (wait for it) is. Nights at a hotel in downtown Cleveland. Guess what? My wife and I won third prize in that contest. Two nights in the downtown Cleveland DoubleTree hotel. With two kids. In late November. Eating cheeseburgers in a hotel bar for Thanksgiving dinner. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Things...
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Straight Outta Boise: August 2014
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An Idaho guy living and working in urban exile in Washington, D.C. Sunday, August 10, 2014. Things my wife hates about me: trivial pursuits. Third in an occasional series of things I do that inexplicably annoy my wife, Carissa. See posts about my beard and movie blurting here. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Idaho isn't for everyone. I don’t remember her name, but her face - or rather its expression - has stuck with me. The encounter happened in . 7 things about D.C. that don't suck. When I was your age.
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Straight Outta Boise: August 2015
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An Idaho guy living and working in urban exile in Washington, D.C. Friday, August 21, 2015. In defense of participation trophies. Did you see the story about the NFL star who returned his young sons’ “participation trophies? Saturday, August 1, 2015. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Idaho isn't for everyone. I don’t remember her name, but her face - or rather its expression - has stuck with me. The encounter happened in . 7 things about D.C. that don't suck. My fling with a summer intern. I consider myself a ...
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Book Monkeys: 10 worst book covers in the history of literature?
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A wide-ranging and not-too-serious discussion about books and reading for book nerds of all ages. Friday, June 15, 2012. 10 worst book covers in the history of literature? You be the judge. Here's the link from the website So Bad So Good. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Born to Run - A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (McDougall). I am A Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President (Lieb). Too Big to Fail (Sorkin).
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Book Monkeys: October 2012
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A wide-ranging and not-too-serious discussion about books and reading for book nerds of all ages. Monday, October 22, 2012. Review: Memory Wall (Doerr). As a Boise resident, I’ve made it a point to read books by Boise-based writers. I have previously reviewed books by Mitch Wieland ( God’sDogs. And Brady Udall ( The Lonely Polygamist. What I was discovered was another talented storyteller and skilled writer. Doerr’s Memory Wall. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Views to My Page.
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Book Monkeys: June 2012
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A wide-ranging and not-too-serious discussion about books and reading for book nerds of all ages. Monday, June 25, 2012. Put Me In Coach: 40th Anniversary of Title IX. Book Monkey Syd posted this a year ago, adapted from an end-of-year school project. We are re-posting to recognize the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IV which happened on June 24, 2012. The Book Monkeys will discuss the topic tomorrow night on the drive to Book Monkey Syd's summer AAU basketball game. They read non-fiction too!
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Book Monkeys: Book Review: The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
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A wide-ranging and not-too-serious discussion about books and reading for book nerds of all ages. Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Book Review: The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach). Debut novel, The Art of Fielding. Is story of friendship, self-discovery, relationships, mental illness, and the promises and pitfalls of potential. The plot is solid but the well-developed, complex characters are what kept me up late turning pages. The Art of Fielding. Is also about baseball, but in the same way Moby Dick. How Harbach ...
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Book Monkeys: May 2012
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A wide-ranging and not-too-serious discussion about books and reading for book nerds of all ages. Friday, May 25, 2012. Kiddie Lit Review Reveals Ugly Truth: Adults are Expendable (and/or Evil). Have you noticed the books young readers enjoy most tend to place adults into three categories? We olds are fools, fiends, or dead. Huck Finn’s mother was dead and his dad was a bigoted drunk (Tom Sawyer was an orphan who routinely outwitted elderly Aunt Polly, his guardian). Motherless, as was Nancy Drew. And th...
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5 Paragraphs Of Life : June 2014
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5 Paragraphs Of Life. Moments to the power of 5. Five No-BS, Non-Feel Good Tips For Being A Father. It comes from a guy who has screwed up more times than he'd care to admit but will anyway. If you're not screwing up, you're not trying.). Be prepared to sacrifice. Too bad. Feeling worn out? Suck it up. Had a bad day at the office? Don’t bring it home. The world is being unfair? Be kind to your kid’s mom. Play with your kid. Be a teacher; don’t be a dick. Learn to say “I’m sorry.”. Links to this post.
