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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
I wanted to take a moment to publicly congratulate my brother, who successfully presented his dissertation research last Friday to earn his PhD in human physiology and become "Dr. Grant Simmons."There are not many people…...
November 25 2008, 9:18am | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
This post isn't about following the rules. I don't really consider myself a "rule" person. Instead, it's about systems, and why we have them.I'm going to create a hypothetical situation. Let's consider the Salem YMCA.…...
November 20 2008, 12:43am | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
By an amazing coincidence, it was exactly a year ago today that I ranted about the noise generated by leaf blowers. Yet here I am today, at an unreasonably hour in the morning (at least…...
November 17 2008, 9:00am | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
Mood Color: GrayI've been looking for a job for so long now that I'm not sure what I would do if I had one. I've watched the economy collapse around me and have been forgotten…...
November 14 2008, 11:44am | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
So it's November 12th, the day after Veteran's Day, and this isn't the first time I've seen a Christmas ad. With 42 days left until Christmas (11.5% of the year), the retailers are out in…...
November 12 2008, 10:39pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
It never rains in Autzen Stadium
I had the privilege today of watching the Oregon Ducks beat the Stanford Cardinals at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, something I've not done in years. While I'm not a huge football fan, a game is…...
November 8 2008, 11:57pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
While I have historically used this site as a sounding board for my thoughts on politics, I've decided to create an entirely separate blog for those now. Starting yesterday, I'll be blogging about politics over…...
November 5 2008, 10:40am | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
November has hit here in the Pacific Northwest, and our days of dreariness have started. When combined with the end of daylight savings time, the sun sets before 5:00 PM now and felt like it…...
November 3 2008, 7:21pm | Comments
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I waxed poetic at walkingsaint.com
I'm down in Eugene right now, visiting my girlfriend. It's Tuesday night, so we went to Max's bar for trivia night (hosted by "E.Geek", who apparently isn't that big on the internet.) While the Oregon…...
October 28 2008, 11:22pm | Comments
