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Today my sister and I are going to spend some time in Berkeley, and I can’t wait. We’re going to go to 4th Street which has a bunch of fun shops, restaurants, and lots of “people watching” opportunities.
The impetus for the whole trip (besides being able to spend some time together) is that one [...]

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I just finished watching yesterday’s Oprah show and was so moved by this song. I hope you enjoy it.

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Today’s inaugural poem was beautiful, touching, and so deeply meaningful.  To me, Elizabeth Alexander could have done a much better job with the reading of the poem.  It’s strange, maybe she was nervous.  For who better to read a poem than the poet who wrote it? 
No matter what you thought of the reading of the [...]

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Change is finally here.  Today’s the day.  It seems like we’ve been waiting forever.
We are all witnessing history in the making.
Obama’s Inauguration – January 20, 2009
After eight years of devastation and disappointment (to put it mildly), I am once again proud of my president.
President Obama, I am so proud to be an American today.  [...]

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Tonight I got home from a fairly long bike ride.  It was dark out, and I was tired from riding my bike fast to get home before it got too late.  (Long story about why I was out riding my bike that late).  Anyway, I had my iPhone tucked into my arm, but I didn’t [...]

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Regular readers of this blog may be wondering why my writing has been so infrequent.
Last year (December 2007), I started a weight loss blog as a way for me to write about my journey.  What began as a secondary blog to share my weight loss stats has turned into a primary blog with a community [...]

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Babysitting duty, that is!
Thursday my sister roped me into babysitting tonight.  You know those conversations that start with, “So, what are you doing on Saturday night?”  My pat answer is usually, “well, I have a few things going on, why?”  Just to see what the other person might suggest.  That way, I don’t have [...]

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