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#17: When all else fails, sharpen knives | 30 things before 30
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30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . 17: When all else fails, sharpen knives. Leave a comment ». Before writing this post, I went searching for a quote about knives, to make me seem more clever than I actually am. And here’s what I came up with, perhaps you’ve heard it before:. The rule of carving holds good as to criticism; n. Ever cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.” ( Charles Buxton. Which, frankly, scares the pants off me. It i...
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#4: Back up data on an external hard drive | 30 things before 30
https://30thingsbefore30.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/4-back-up-data-on-an-external-hard-drive
30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . 4: Back up data on an external hard drive. Leave a comment ». Note: None of the geeks I spoke with were female. No ankle-length skirts paired with ties and pumps in sight. Sigh. Tonight I will be going to Best Buy, head hung low, to pick up my laptop. It was sent a little over a week ago to their Geek Squad data recovery. 8211; Al Franken, “Oh, the Things I Know”, 2002. October 7, 2008 at 6:58 pm. You are comme...
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#9: Eat a scotch egg, ride a slide . . . at the Renaissance Festival | 30 things before 30
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30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . 9: Eat a scotch egg, ride a slide . . . at the Renaissance Festival. Each fall the Maryland Renaissance Festival. Because so much of the festival involves eating things (fried, on a stick, or fried. Scotch egg . . . ew. It is she who introduced me to the scotch egg, a hard-boiled egg wrapped in a sausage meat mixture and deep fried. I screamed out loud.). We disembarked giggling and proud. Another friend I ...
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something new x 30 | 30 things before 30
https://30thingsbefore30.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/something-new-well-actually-30-something-news
30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . Something new x 30. I’m not sure where I fit on this spectrum and lately I’ve been feeling that if I had to pick one word to describe how I feel about turning 30 it would be “ambivalent.”. Even better, pursing a challenging and rewarding career? Check Own a home (no matter how unwise financially and psychologically it was to buy a “fixer-upper”)? Have I done the right things in my 20s to make my 30s even better?
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#14: Make an authentic paella | 30 things before 30
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30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . 14: Make an authentic paella. In her book,. Spectacular Rice Dishes from Spain. Well, I think she’s wrong. But the dish I made turned out to be scrumptious and I’d do it again if I had the time and the proper equipment on hand. What am I looking for (e.g., browning, softening, evaporating)? And what level of that action is appropriate for not making the thing a mushy, burnt, or unattractive mess? Stock I made w...
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#10: Go hot air ballooning | 30 things before 30
https://30thingsbefore30.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/10-go-hot-air-ballooning
30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . 10: Go hot air ballooning. I have decided that I couldn’t ask for a better friend than my husband. Was I thinking this when he woke me up at 4:30 AM this morning? Absolutely not. How about when we pulled into a still-dark Walmart parking lot somewhere in rural Virginia, at 6:30 AM? So what happened between 7 and 10 AM? Did I love my husband then? After that terrifying descent? Absolutely. Going up (and down...
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#15: Volunteer for a presidential campaign | 30 things before 30
https://30thingsbefore30.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/15-volunteer-for-a-presidential-campaign
30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . 15: Volunteer for a presidential campaign. Leave a comment ». Over McCain, making Virginia a critical battleground in this election. Now let’s back up a minute. My politics are really no secret to anyone who knows me (come on, I concentrated in. As an undergrad and I live in “ The People’s Republic of Takoma Park. I’ve been obsessed with Obama’s Web site. Or maybe in your case, McCain and Palin? What about an a...
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#13: Read poetry by Pablo Neruda | 30 things before 30
https://30thingsbefore30.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/13-read-poetry-by-pablo-neruda
30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . 13: Read poetry by Pablo Neruda. 8221; (who was dead by 1886 . . . but I did always like her quirky style and short lines) or “ e. e. cummings. 8221; (right century this time but maybe I’m just being superficial about his affinity for lowercase letters and lack of punctuation). But the truth is: I don’t really care for poetry. The Mill on the Floss. I’d think, “700 pages! The title has already put me to sleep!
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#5: Face my fears | 30 things before 30
https://30thingsbefore30.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/5-face-my-fears
30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . 5: Face my fears. Just a few weeks ago I came across an article on the science buzz blog addressing the oft-wondered question, “ Is the giant squid a cannibal. Have been known to eat members of their own species.” Oh, right. That’s the. I was thinking of . . . we wouldn’t want to mix up the. Squid with those ruffians. But I digress. Fearlessly challenging the giant squid to a duel. This puppy is huge and the lo...
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#2: Eat an apple dumpling | 30 things before 30
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30 things before 30. I’m trying thirty new things every day for a month before I turn 30 . . . 2: Eat an apple dumpling. Leave a comment ». I have a rotten cold that is hampering my ability to taste anything. But this evening we had apple sausages and apple dumplings purchased at yesterday’s festival. Pasta with peas = D-, yuck! What would become of the doughy and plump little apple dumplings we purchased from a baker at the festival? I’ve never had a dumpling before (new thing #2! I dove into the slight...
