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Still pushing to lose weight.
I haven’t really been paying attention to what I eat or ensuring I exercise like I hoped to do back in August. I really do want to lose some weight, but I struggle to stay focused on that goal. In a new attempt, we started Weight Watchers. I know from past experience that keeping track…
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My whole family did The Great Columbia Crossing!
This past weekend my entire immediate family gathered in Astoria for The Great Columbia Crossing, a 10k race across the Astoria-Megler bridge. Altogether there were 16 of us, including my parents, siblings, siblings-in-law, and nephews. The actual race event was fun, and every one of us managed to finish (despite one person being post-surgery, one…
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Getting my virtual trucker’s tan on!
I’ve been goofing off lately with Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. They are video games where you drive a semi truck on long-hauls and get punished for speeding, driving in the wrong lane, running red lights, or doing just about anything else that is typically fun in a game where you drive…
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Doctor Who is back and brilliant!
The Woman Who Fell to Earth, the introduction to Jodie Whittaker’s take on Doctor Who, premiered yesterday, and (for my spoiler-free review) it was utterly fantastic! I’ve not had enough time to process to really put together a coherent review, so I’ll just call out a few highlight notes (spoilers below): I dig the companions.…
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The start of Inktober
Inktober2018 completely snuck up on me. I didn’t plan anything, I hadn’t reviewed the prompts… it was just suddenly there. For anyone unfamiliar, Inktober is a push to get people out and drawing in ink. There are prompts for each day, and artists are encouraged to create and share drawings daily. I participated last year…
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