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Futile Diatribes: On Mid-Life Crises
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Monday, November 28, 2011. In two weeks, I'll be 35. My dad once said that 35 was the worst year of his life because, as he saw it, mid-life crises were supposed to happen at 40 but since life expectancy hasn't gotten up to 80 yet, 35 seemed more like half-way to death. So that's been on my mind. Halfway to death. If I'm lucky. Did I mention that my parents split when they were 34? Did I mention that I'm in the middle of a no-longer-ugly-but-still-not-pretty divorce? I think you look great. I have ch...
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Futile Diatribes: Grateful for Sugar
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Thursday, February 02, 2012. I did not write this letter of gratitude. I swear, but I could have:. I am grateful for the confidence to be alone, and not lonely. I am grateful for the way life takes you to the place farthest from what you dreamt for yourself, and that you can make a life for yourself, there. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Word of the week. A few things about Carneval in Cologne. Word of the Week: Faden. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Ditching Toxic Friends.
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Futile Diatribes: Glass, Glass Everywhere
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Sunday, February 07, 2010. Glass, Glass Everywhere. Have you read all about this:. Http:/ www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/world/europe/12germany.html. I had class one year in Mainz on 11/11. The train up to the Rhineland was in pre-party mode already at 7am! Its so true about the glass. The first year we were shocked and disgusted. I wouldnt go near Cologne during Karneval. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Word of the week. Glass, Glass Everywhere. There was an error in this gadget.
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Futile Diatribes: Kölle Alaaf!
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Thursday, February 19, 2009. We're not celebrating Carneval this year, but we still had to leave the house this morning at 8 am for a doctor's visit and wandered out into the madness that is Cologne in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday. For a people who rarely fill church pews any more. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Word of the week. Words of the Week: Slips and Strings. My Friends: Jobless Professorial Types. Great Book, Bad Movie. Former Soldiers Write, at AWP. On Grading and Entitlement.
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Futile Diatribes: 07.2012
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Thursday, July 19, 2012. The Inanity of German Privacy Laws. If I'm posting less and less frequently here, you can take it as a good sign. As in, I have nothing to diatribe about. I am in a good place, emotionally and physically. It's a really really different place than I was in, oh, say, three years ago. You know, when I moved into the apartment that was condemned within a week of our moving in. Whew, glad that episode in my life is over. We kept my address off the court filing. Bastard doesn't nee...
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The Cilantropist: The Best Mini Pumpkin Muffins for Fall
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Friday, October 28, 2011. The Best Mini Pumpkin Muffins for Fall. Being from the Midwest, I think I have a soft spot for Fall in my heart. So if you are like me, when Fall comes, you want to get outside and soak up the fleeting clean, cool air with hikes, late afternoon picnics, and hayrides. But at the same time, the urge to warm up indoors beckons. And naturally, the best way to warm up inside is to bake. Lately, my urge to bake has been insatiable. Well then, that got my attention. Let me tell you.
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Futile Diatribes: 06.2012
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Friday, June 22, 2012. Links to this post. Sunday, June 10, 2012. Sunset on the Mediterranean. People who know me well enough to know my name may know where this sunset picture was taken - or at least which city's in the foreground. But the rest of you, any guesses? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Word of the week. Sunset on the Mediterranean. There was an error in this gadget. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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Futile Diatribes: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Ditching Toxic Friends
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Ditching Toxic Friends. My apologies for the navel-gazing this blog has taken on, but after I posted about my mid-life crisis a few months back. I got a funny note from a friend asking me what exactly this all means. What steps am I taking to make my life more awesome? You think you have your shit together? I guess this isn't unusual, this phase, at least not according to a New York Times article that appeared Sunday on how to end friendships.
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Futile Diatribes: Word of the Week: Faden
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Thursday, February 09, 2012. Word of the Week: Faden. Word of the week is a bit exaggerated, I guess, seeing as I haven't had a wow posting in ages. Or 6 months now, I see), but I'm going to try and get at least this element back into regular rotation. Because the German language is ever fascinating to me. Take, for instance, this week's word: faden. For now, though, I've switched to getting faded. Word of the week. Not only all the waxing places here do eyebrows, but even most of the (Asian) nail places!
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Futile Diatribes: Closing Up Shop
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012. Well, folks, it's official: there will be no more futile diatribing over here. I've got a new pseudonymous blog, so I won't post the link here but if you still want to keep up with me, leave me a comment and I'll e-mail you the link. Auf Wiedersehen! Id love to follow you to your new blog-thanks.(BTW, your capture/prove you are not a robot was so hard, I needed to shuffle it several times.- perhaps other folks are having the same problem? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
