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(good) time

After the last post, it is as appropriate as it will ever be to share my friend Jimmy’s joke. Q: Did you hear about the new corduroy pillows? A: They’re making all the headlines.    On wednesday, i turned in … Continue reading

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In The News…

i waited until Tuesday for this week’s blog post, because i knew this article was coming out in The Review today. It is written by Pat Gillespie i have copied and pasted it directly, but if you prefer to read … Continue reading

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Very February

My thesis advisor says that I have great potential–if only I would just put down my guitar and focus on my book. Having uncovered so many beautiful stories and shocking facts, I have more than enough of everything–except time–to write … Continue reading

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Hot & Cold – Young & Old

Tonight, i had red wine, green beans and blue milk for dinner. I would be a bad uncle if I had not been able to come up with some food coloring when little Tess asked for blue milk. I am … Continue reading

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for the love of dogs!

In the mountains, people take their dogs everywhere–or perhaps the dogs take their people everywhere. Either way, at the mountaintop parties where the dancing lasts until sunrise, there are always dogs and people jolling about together. Sometimes, you’ll see a … Continue reading

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Never A Dull Moment Anywhere

i got home to pretoria last night. Momma Tshishonga was watching Extreme Makeover, Home Edition on the telly. It just so happened to be the episode about the Luther family. It is surreal to see people you know on television. It … Continue reading

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things to write ‘home’ about

i am in a good place. also, i am in a great geographic location. Tzaneen, South Africa.  i am on a one-month trip. i promised the Undarguradyouate Reesurch Offace at my university at least two solid weeks of good research … Continue reading

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“home,” part one.

i am home. This post is part one because i have much, much more to say about the trip. i flew, then time flew, then i flew home. i only had time to take one day the whole way off … Continue reading

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Researching in Hawaii.

It’s been a while since an update. i’ll try to post a few times in the next 2 weeks, seeing as i am away from ‘home.’ i’m on the Summer Scholar grant from the University of Delaware. To get this … Continue reading

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at such an hour in such a state of mind

• i think that speling is bow-guss. i suhpoes it is nyse and all that jazz, butt it is also over-valued. sum wurdz shud have no korekt speling set in stown. for example: immagination. i allwaes rite that wurd with … Continue reading

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