Cheryl Klein: "Act III, Scene iii" by Madeleine L'Engle
Someone has altered the script.My lines have been changed.The other actors are shifting roles.They don't come on when they're expected to,and they don't say the lines I've writtenand I'm being...
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3-9-2013Lisbon + Town. 90 minutes. >12 miles.Chilly (30s), rain, windy. Slow and easy run.
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Taryn Dentinger '98: How is it possible...
For one woman with two horses to have so much STUFF??? Tomorrow Red and Rhio are moving to a new boarding barn, and today I spent several hours attempting to sort, organize, and cart to storage much...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Case Closed: 12 Locked Down Abandoned Police Stations
[ By Steve in Abandoned Places& Architecture. ] These unlocked, unloaded and unmanned abandoned police stations suggest that when the long arm of the law is crippled, the end of society must be...
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Chet Haase: When I am King: Poperrific
When I am King...I’ll be Pope, too.It occurred to me that the conclave is happening this next week. The conclave. No, not opposite of convex, the papalconclave; the event that happens every time a Pope...
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Kevin Draper '10: Your Annotated Smartphone Bathroom Reader for Sunday, March...
We’re overjoyed to have finally secured thediss.com. Celebrate with us by reading some nice work from the internet-at-large.When Stats Turn Players into CommoditiesEthan Sherwood Strauss...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Hunt, Peck & Paint: Chromatic Typewriter Prints Landscapes
[ By WebUrbanist in Technology& Vintage & Retro. ] Many works of amazing literary art have been printed on typewriters in times past, but this re-purposing takes an old machine beyond words...
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Margaret Taylor: Creamy deliciousness.
I love Greek yogurt. I hate to admit it because it’s trendy right now, and I don’t like to like things that are trendy, but the stuff’s just good. It’s tasty and it has an unctuous texture without...
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Kevin Draper '10: Games of the Week: March 11-17, 2013.
Tax week. Too bad I can’t listing blogging as a deduction. Damn Obama!Monday: New York Knicks at Golden State Warriors (7:30 PM PST on League Pass)This week’s Homer Game finds the Warriors sleeping in...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Low cost urban renewal
It's low cost because the people who are paying the price have no money. And now, no homes. Besides, they're just nobodies (also see quote in next to last paragraph below).It seems that the government...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Maybe the Chinese could learn from the Iranians
Until now, evidently, it was fairly easy to "get around" the Internet firewall of Iran. No more. Thanks to John Unruh-Friesen, who teaches at Hopkins HS in Minnesota, for finding this article. Iran’s...
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Kevin Draper '10: Monday Media: The Most Misunderstood Trade Show in Sports
The best way to understand the growth of analytics in sports is, curiously, by examining the evolving rhetoric of its detractors. At the beginning, purveyors of the nascent advanced sports movement...
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3-10-2013Indoor Track + Treadmill. 69 minutes. 10 miles.First 8 miles on the indoor track just sub 56. Then 2 miles on treadmill in 13:59. Felt pretty good. [Week: 84 miles]
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3-11-2013Town + Lisbon. 60 minutes. 4 miles.Chilly (30s), wet, and breezy. Slow and easy run.
View ArticleShrinking Footprints: Final Day! Winter term vegan challenge
I don’t know what got into me. I am a cheese-loving girl from small town Wisconsin. At the beginning of this term, I decided to have a go being vegan.…
View ArticleChet Haase: Papal Reign
I never meant to cause you sorrowI only meant to cause me gainI only wanted to one time get electedI only wanted to see you let me get the papal reign.Papal reign, papal reign.Papal reign, papal...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: Architecturally Literate: 13 Built Alphabets Spell Design
[ By Steph in Design& Furniture & Decor. ] For those in love with letters, typography is – or should be – virtually everywhere, from furniture to office buildings. These 13 designs indulge...
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