Entries Tagged as 'Friends'

The Wedding Season Begins

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I am awake, right now, so late because—can you guess? Come on, I thought you knew me better than that. I have an early plane flight! Why else would I be awake?
Oh, right, I stay awake this late all the time when I have work to do. Um, okay, moving on to my actual topic.
Ahem.
I [...]


Tamarindo: Final Session

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I return now to writing at two in the morning, just hours away from a fateful trip to México. I cannot claim that I recall correctly the moments described below my present comments but I will attest that surfing in Tamarindo left an indelible impression on me.
I began surfing in earnest with only the second [...]


Monteverde Favorites by Six

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I tried to choose only three favorite photos from our weekend trip to Monteverde but I found the task impossible. I offer you six instead.


A Few Lists for Your Consideration

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Some ordered, some unordered. Enjoy!
Half of a Weekend (or a Little More, Maybe)
January 23, 2009

5:05 PM Sunset run on the beach followed by ocean dip and drinks
6:00 PM Depart Tamarindo in 7/8 full Toyota Prado with one 40-ounce of Imperial
6:01 PM – 7:29 PM Pass around a million cars
7:30 PM Stop on side of [...]


Como se dice…?

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I don't quite know what to say. Life here is both focused and calm. We each have our daily rhythms and goals and coast happily along through the breezy morning and scorching afternoons and balmy evenings. I am working—I am billing hours—but at any point could skip off to enjoy the beach a bit more. [...]


Levántese Con El Sol

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I sit now, a bit groggily, on the patio of the house where I will be residing for the next two weeks in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Two Seattle compatriots, wearing in total two pairs of shorts, one shirt, and no shoes, drink coffee and work on their Spanish homework. I've slept for just over six [...]


Top 10 Reasons I’m Happy to be Back in Seattle

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I'll be writing this quickly, with Seattle-based Blue Scholars as background, as a re-entry to blogging for me. I've been thinking a good deal regarding the last year and the present year and I'd like to offer some longer, more contemplative thoughts in the future. For now, I offer you the Top 10 Reasons I'm [...]