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Learn something today

The dumb people I meet are generally certain they know everything, while the smart people I meet are certain they’d like to learn something. Today I learned how to blend paths in Illustrator.…

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Before, during and after the run

Thoughts before the run:   I ran yesterday, no use pushing it. My knee feels a little funny, I should give it a day off. I think I might have a little blister. I should rest it. I have a lot of errands to run, so I better not overdo it. It looks crappy out, might as well wait until tomorrow. It’s going to be a long weekend, I’ll get plenty of exercise.…

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From a chat…excuses…

There are always good excuses for not getting stuff done! The people who get things done do it despite the great excuses they have.…

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Cheap

Hey, it’s the first Pickabar tune of 2011! Just when I had started to worry that maybe the well was running dry, I finally got something done.    I’ve wanted to write a song called “Cheap”� since I finished Ellen Ruppel Shell’s great book, “Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture.” If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend picking up a copy. It really opened my eyes to the true cost of our obsession with low prices.…

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Hoadie-ism

Yet another hobby. Booze + Photoshop.…

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Postcard to Myself

Dear Self- You’ve wasted so much time waiting for a special moment, an external change or some other magical event to make your life change for the better. That’s not going to happen. You need to remember to look inside of yourself and not to the outside world for motivation and encouragement. You need to rush forward towards any opportunity to push your boundaries. You need to rejoice in the pure joy of effort for it’s own sake.…

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We lost our first discus

Last Monday night, Sarah and I lost our first discus. It was Lloyd, one of our favorites. We’re pretty bummed. Lloyd had been sickly from almost the time we got him last August at 2.5 inches, but he was feisty and full of personality. His symptoms were stringy poo, hiding and lack of appetite. When he first started showing symptoms, we dosed with Metronidazole. It was before we really knew much about discus health and it didn’t help.…

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