Why I'm Supposed to Like Yoga
November 19, 2009
Him: “Do you like being outside?”
Me: “Yes.”
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Kids These Days
October 26, 2009
I can still buy clothes in the juniors’ section of the store. I am frequently carded for entrance into bars and the occasional box of Sudafed. I have—as they say—that youthful exuberance that hasn’t aged me a day past 18.
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October 08, 2009
I don’t think of myself as a runner.
I don’t have fancy, multi-hundred dollar shoes designed to fit the contours of my feet. I don’t own running clothes that can’t be found on the sale racks at Target. I don’t have a play list designed to match the beat of my feet.
I only have me, in that moment, pushing my physical space to go a faster, further.
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July 14, 2009
Barbie has it easy.
Her outfits come pre-matched with shoes. Her accessories come bundled with a purse, scarf and sunglasses. She still looks great after prancing around with Ken, shopping and hanging out with the girls. And someone else delivers all her goods to her doorstep without her having to lift so much as a plastic finger.
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The Cost of Bankruptcy
April 16, 2009
It isn’t cheap to be poor.
In this volatile economy, many people find the checkbook feels lighter than in the past and they’re a bit stingier when it comes to doling out spare cash. Stashing away a little extra is easier said than done, as evidenced by a buck slip we received in the mail the other day.
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The Packing List
March 29, 2009
The “to pack” list rolls down the page. Quantities line up with each item. One alarm clock, 2 sets of hiking poles, 2 pairs of pants (zip-offs?). Should we take the larger day pack or the one with the camel pack? Do we each need one, or can we share?
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March 09, 2009
When did work become work? When did life become so routine and common? When did being creative become thinking outside of the box instead of bursting from within?
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Fighting Prejudice with Prejudice
March 04, 2009
As a traveler and someone who is relatively educated about the goings-on in the world around me, I am acutely aware when someone says something that—to me—is just a bit off color. In planning for an upcoming trip to Peru, we mentioned our plans to someone (for the purposes of this blog, we’ll call him Jack) who in turn said he wouldn’t go south of the United States because “it just isn’t safe.” While recounting the story to one of my colleagues and sharing my frustration about what this person said, she asked me if maybe I was being prejudiced against Jack because he was uneducated. I was tempted to say no, but then I found myself wondering, if you call someone out on their prejudices, are you being prejudiced against that person?
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The Passing of the Paper
February 27, 2009
With the demise of the Rocky Mountain News comes the slow disintegration of one of our fundamental rights—the freedom of the press. Our right to publish what we want in order to provide neutral coverage on any given topic has not officially been taken away, but with the advent of the Internet, printed materials are quickly becoming a thing of the past … and it could have serious consequences for our communities.
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Works in War
February 06, 2009
A first grader in Nevada recently celebrated his birthday at school with a batch of cupcakes and an oversized gift, which he opened in front of his classmates. Inside was his father, on leave from his second term in Iraq. The child realizes that his dad won’t be hanging around long, though. “He has to work,” the first grader told the Associated Press. “He works in the war.”
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