Month: August 2009
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New GlassesCheck out DeskCam. I got new specs! My optometrist emailed last week to let me know I was due for a checkup, so the Snook and I both went in on Saturday. Turns out my left eye (which was already worse than my right) has gotten a little fuzzier yet. I’m not quite into…
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Ask a Korean finally tackles THE big question: “What’s with Koreans eating dog?” The first part is factual. (Warning: dog lovers and vegetarians may find a couple of the images distressing.) The second part is more of a rant against PETA types in general. Like I said… I warned ya.
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“Wiggling Their Toes at the Shoe Giants.” An article about the current interest in barefoot running…
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Back from the doctor. Dr. Rowan suspects whooping cough. I have to get a swab and a blood test tomorrow. Even if I have it, there’s not really anything they can do for me besides the antibiotics I’m already taking. (“You know they call it the ‘Hundred Day Cough,’” she said.) However, if I test…
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Cough. Cough.I’m not getting better. The cough that started eleven days ago is still here, and it’s even worse. I have to take codeine every night in order to sleep (and I wake up and start coughing the second it wears off). My neck and shoulders have been sore all week from the coughing, so…
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If you’re interested in running shoes and why the Newtons I bought are different from others, check out this video about their design technology and shoe philosophy.
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Paris Syndrome. That is FASCINATING. Apparently some tourists – mostly Japanese – get an actual psychological disorder from the culture shock of visiting France. (Link courtesy of Best of Wikipedia.)
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Oooh, I have loads of calico bags at home that I’m tempted to cover with pretty fabric!
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Trying out the NewtonsI still feel like crap, but dammit, I wanted to try out my new shoes yesterday. So I headed out to the Domain for a very, very easy run. You’re meant to ease into forefoot running because it uses different muscles than a traditional heel strike. I did three intervals of 5…
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What’s inside a Slim Jim? I’m not sure I want to know.