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April 1: Toes

Posted on April 1, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

Can we improve toe dexterity with some work? Practice makes perfect?

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April = Haiku

Posted on March 31, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

So I’m still experiencing the doldrums when it comes to creativity, and now it’s making me mad. I have been writing a little bit, with pen and paper, but what I’ve been writing is short notes. I haven’t thought anything … Continue reading →

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Sensitive

Posted on March 3, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

I’ve been thinking about the Miami Dolphins locker room culture for a while now, ever since the independent investigator the Dolphins and the NFL hired released the official report on its findings.  It made me sad for Jonathan Martin; based … Continue reading →

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Listening to Dragons

Posted on February 27, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

So, I’m in a fun, negative cycle where I beat myself about my lack of accomplishments, marketable talent, and overall worth as a person/friend.  Good times.  I read The Gift of Imperfection by Brene Brown in preparation for an online … Continue reading →

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Rattlers

Posted on February 24, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

Writer’s block still has me in its grip, as you might have been able to tell by the lack of a post on Thursday.  Here are the things that have been rattling around for a while that I’d like to … Continue reading →

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Certainty

Posted on February 17, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

A few weeks ago during a conversation with a friend, she said something interesting to me, which is that one of the things that gets in our way as humans is certainty.  (She was more eloquent, and her context was … Continue reading →

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A Fairy Tale for the Rest of Us

Posted on February 13, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

Once upon a time in a land very close by, there lived a girl – not a princess, a regular girl.  This girl was smart and sassy and generous and kind, and her parents raised her to believe that when … Continue reading →

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Lazy Foodie Contradiction Recipes: Chapter 3

Posted on February 10, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

Not only am I a lazy foodie, I am also a lazy blogger.  Y’all, I’m still feeling uninspired, even though I have been on some great adventures the past few months.  In any event, I have fallen in love with … Continue reading →

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Bourbon Lessons

Posted on February 3, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

I don’t know how to express this and have it come out right, so I will just write it:  I love whisk(e)y.  I spell it that way because when the Scots, Japanese, and Canadians produce the ambrosia, we spell it … Continue reading →

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Hiatus

Posted on January 9, 2014 by travelfoodandlife

It’s pretty obvious I’ve been taking one anyway, but I thought I’d make it official — I’m taking a break until February.  I have so many stories to tell, but the pressure of getting them out is knotting them up, … Continue reading →

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