Mt. Tabor Park
Mt. Tabor Park (MP3, 6.3 MB)
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Possible sort-of diagnosis for my mystery symptoms!
Just heard back today from the new neurologist I visited last week. He was convinced that the problem is not a pinched nerve, and said it could be a number of things including vitamin deficiency, autoimmune weirdness, tendinitis, or just some mystery that would resolve on its own in time.
So, he ordered some blood tests, [...]
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Desperate for a diagnosis: recognize these symptoms?
For about a year now, I’ve been having some combination of pain, tightness, tingling, and/or muscle twitching on my left side from neck to wrist, and the doctors I’ve seen have been unable to find out what’s going on. I hate to be a public whiner, but I’m throwing all of this out there because [...]
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The hidden life of photos
I’ve been thinking it would be interesting to go through my photos, especially ones with lots of happy, smiling people, and arrange them as a graphic novel. The subjects, or a narrator, would tell the reader what had actually been going on at the time the photo was taken, either during that general time, or [...]
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Auntie Lisa gives you the straight dope on love, monogamy, and other scourges
A good friend recently emailed me because my Facebook status mentioned something about pondering romantic entanglements. He was concerned because he thought this might mean Andrew was cheating on me. Obviously, he doesn’t know Andrew, who is truly one of the most noble creatures you’ll ever meet.
When I told Andrew about this, he said, “Oh, [...]
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Science, Politics, Abstinence, and Shocking Statistics: Lawrence Krauss at the CFI Portland Kickoff
Physicist and author Lawrence Krauss recently spoke at the launch of the new Center for Inquiry (CFI) location in Portland, Oregon. Because I’m extremely lazy about writing, I’m just going to slap down the haphazard notes I took as bite-sized snippets, in no particular order. DISCLAIMER: I haven’t fact-checked most of this; this information is [...]
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Oh, no wonder it was a non-apology…
He didn’t really mean it to begin with.
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Bete-Lukas Ethiopian Restaurant…FIRST!
I was both excited and wary when Andrew discovered that an Ethiopian restaurant a mere 3-minute walk from our house was going to be opening soon. My favorite food in the universe so close by! But what if they weren’t any good?
I peeked into their window every time we were near 50th and Division. Nothing [...]
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Another non-apology
Collect ‘em and trade ‘em with your friends! This one is regarding the car dealership ad that told atheists to “sit down and shut up” (not to mention the statistical, generalizing, and group-lumping sins it committed):
“It’s just something that went by us,” said Kieffe, who does not attend church but considers himself “a Christian spirit.” [...]
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A Celebratory Poem
Written collaboratively and presented to me by guests at my 20th vegetarian anniversary dinner (thanks, guys!):
Behold, the tofu, firm & white
Cold, or warm, or hot: but nice
O tofu! You sultry temptress!
Your scintillating whiteness moves me
Forward, as Ahab chased his whale
But then, there is the toasty tan
deep-fried, sesame seeds
Much more tasty, of course,
than common twigs and [...]
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