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I didn’t mean to have any songs from 2011/2012. Damn you, Kelly Clarkson. Spotify link to album version By the way, Kelly Clarkson is coming to DPAC on January 31. Tickets on sale Saturday 10AM. [Read More]
Succumbing to local discount fever
On a metablogging note, I’m currently in an uninhibited mood that’s probably fueled by the prednisone. I could post anything that’s on my mind. I mean, normally I would not post about a range. (Sure you would.) Anyway, as I had gone through my [Read More]
Why I Like Where I Live #13: I’m near Northgate Park
I say “#13″ as if I’ve been actively compiling list. I haven’t. I had to go back a year-and-a-half to see what number I was at. And they’re mostly random things that I experience once in a blue moon. There are plenty of great neighborhoods in [Read More]
Things I Did On My Summer Vacation #3 New Bike
Back in May 1996, I acquired two expensive but worthwhile items. One was Aremid. I suppose he was worth it; the jury’s still out. Just kidding, Big Baby Aremid. I also bought a bike. I was living off campus and had a job on campus, maybe less than a mile away. Bike [Read More]
This is kinda why I moved here
Herman just made it all the way around East Campus. That means I did, too. I say this as if we’ve never done this before. Not enough times, for sure. [Read More]
Have fun mowing the lawn
(h/t The Daily Dish) I admit it; I don’t get lawns. I guess living in a neighborhood without lawns has had an influence on me. [Read More]
Baseline 2
Starting last Tuesday and continuing indefinitely, every Tuesday and Thursday (my non-dialysis days) will include at least one of the following activities: Swing dancing Gym @work This seems like a simple plan to get moving and do something I enjoy. It’s anything but. [Read More]
King for a day
Yesterday, the Coalition to Unchain Dogs unchained its 1000th dog. I’ve got a bunch of pictures and a video from the occasion, which had around 75 volunteers and visitors from Durham and beyond. I want to share those, but I’ve got one perfect picture of the [Read More]
Uncouching Herman
On Saturday, volunteers from The Coalition to Unchain Dogs, who have done an incredible job in Durham and other communities over the last four years to free a thousand dogs from the pain and heartache of chains, will come to my humble abode so that the perpetually couched [Read More]




