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on audiobooks and reading 24 books in june, 2025
the above title is all going to depend on your definition of “reading” books. if you count listening to audio books as reading, then you won’t hate me! however, if you think listening to an audiobook is mere consumption of a book and lacks the distinct attention and care that traditional reading encompasses, then this…
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on a recent obsession with the nba
i’ve always had a love for the nba. sometimes it has been more passive than active, but i feel like over the past two years i’ve been much more than just a casual fan. will i blame my previous decreased attention on the fact that the spurs were booty cheeks for a while? absolutely. don’t…
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on where i eat in houston
on a run the other day, i was considering how i really don’t like eating at new restaurants; i’m much more a creature of habit and prefer to continue eating at the same spots over and over and over. i’m not sure what it is, but i guess i just like what i like. and…
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on my favorite year of teaching
i’ve definitely been trying to procrastinate the writing of this one for as long as i could, but with the school year officially over, i can prolong no longer. this year has felt like one continuous dream. immediately when the school year started i knew how good i had it with the students in my…
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on recommendations for reluctant readers
sigh, this was a tough (but exciting!) list to cultivate. i’m tempted to just include only my favorite books or ones that got me really into reading, but that may not be a comparable experience for everyone. i looked through the books that i’ve read and tried to identify high-interest books in different genres that…
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on taking a cruise
for our one year anniversary trip, autumn found a great deal on a cruise and so we decided it was time to give the open oceans a go! and what an experience it was! we sailed for six days out of galveston into mexico where we made stops in costa maya and cozumel. as soon…
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on the houston marathon
ever since october of 2021, running has been difficult for me. from long lingering IT band issues, despondency about slow paces, and fear of overstraining myself, i have not truly found passion in running for far too long. it’s still a habit i enjoyed, and at times i have been so excited to be out…
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on the transition (’24)
when thinking about this year throughout the year, i kept thinking about how there was still so much year left. then, all of a sudden, it was winter break and the year was almost done. it’s not that i wasn’t prepared, just that the end of the year was rapid. after a low-key 2023, it…
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on hotdogs while camping
as i sit here having just consumed my 24th hotdog in 72 hours, i feel it is fitting to reflect on a history of hotdogs while camping. and while i may not be anywhere near the echelons of joey chestnut or takeru kobayashi, i do feel as though i have unique insight into the topic. what…
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on changing the rainbow
okay let’s talk about it: i know that there isn’t really any changes that can be made in the order of the colors of the rainbow, but hypothetically, if given the chance, i would enact a major overhaul of the rainbow as we presently know it. i have nothing against the rainbow, it’s actually pretty…
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