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09.02.08LoosiersI maintain that had I gone to school up in just about any other part of the world, I would have been considered a normal kid. Average. Incredibly average. As it was, I attended Catherine Academy, a tiny school next to the train tracks in Wilcox County, Alabama. I’ve yet to meet another Salutatorian that didn’t graduate in the top 10% of his class. There were many reasons why I didn’t identify with those around me. My dad was a native Alabamian but my mom was from Idaho (they met during Chemistry class at Ricks College). Instead of picking up my ...
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07.20.08night at the symphonyWill and I found a seat at the Woodruff Center Concert Hall. The website said that admission to the Atlanta Symphony’s Sampler Concert was free, but insisted that you needed tickets. When we got there, however, we found that they weren’t even checking for tickets and people were allowed to sit wherever they wanted. I looked around me at other people filing their way in. I saw people taking pictures of their orchestra with their cell phones and felt a tinge of snobbery well up in me. They were probably only there because the concert was free. I then realized that ...
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07.07.089 milesMile 0.0 I arrived at the Silver Comet Trail around noon. I had the Monday off and after spending all morning in my apartment with little results, I committed myself to not wasting the second half of the day. I pulled my bike out of the back of my car and started down the trail. I revisited the idea of riding my bike across the country. I would have to plan ahead, of course, and save my money. I’d read about other people who made the trip and knew that it would take around 30-45 days. Mile 2.4 There was a lot of other ...
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06.30.08running“Hi, my name is Robert, and this is my podcast…. After we start with our usual brisk 5 minute warm up walk, we will then jog for about 28 minutes or 2 and three-quarter miles. So if you’re ready, lets get started with our brisk, warm up walk….” In my iPod earbuds, forty-three year-old Robert explained that this was the podcast for week 8 of the 9 week couch-to-5k program. It was only my second day running, but I decided that I was definitely more towards the 5k side of the couch-to-5k spectrum and decided to skip ahead towards the end. ...
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06.16.086amI woke up much earlier than normal. Dinosaurs were invading my childhood home in my dreams, which didn’t work wonders for my sleeping. Besides the dinosaurs, there were thoughts and concerns over my career and direction in life. They were thoughts that adults had and I wasn't quite sure I was comfortable with them. A cool breeze filtered through the tree next to my balcony. The city was still quiet except for the drone of the large air conditioners of the tall buildings around me. Across the way, people staying at the Four Seasons were waking up, soon to be headed ...