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I'm doing this again. A year in review for 2025. If you want to catch last year's, you can find 2024 here. Pray that brevity finds me, for your sake. 2025 brought new challenges and plenty of adventure. Challenges Psychic Damage The first challenge of 2025
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A visit to Durham Central Park slaps me in the face with a Shakespeare quote about wealth that I can't forget.
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A handwritten letter offering advice appears out of the blue exactly when it's needed most. The response is delayed by a mischievous foe.
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A finely crafted bread box tells a tale of its own creation, and the people and places that shaped it along the way.
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It's been a while since I've posted. In fact, this is the first post of 2024. It's been a whirlwind of a year. The year started out spending lots of time with friends and saying an untimely, final goodbye in January. Lots of memories
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I tried surfing at Guincho Beach in Cascais, Portugal. I feel like I did a pretty terrible job, but Kat and Elly were awesome. The scenery and waves could not be beat!
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After quite a travel ordeal we made it to Leipzig, Germany and then over to Halle. Here's a picture of us in front of the Handel statue in Halle to prove it. In Halle they're very proud of Handel. In Leipzig they go nuts over Bach
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Kat and I met at the Fullsteam Run Club in Durham on June 3rd. That makes this our runnaversary. We try to do something outdoorsy in spirit of this tradition. The most recent trip was the Nanthahala Outdoor Center for rafting and mountain biking. We had an excellent time as
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Kat and I had a covid-delayed trip to Croatia booked for quite some time. The tour company and airline allowed us to push the trip back from our original 2020 date. We signed up for two weeks in Croatia - with one week spent on a boat - getting dropped
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The previous owner of our property believed in letting nature run its course entirely without human intervention. As a result our front yard had been a long outstanding project that we'd been afraid to tackle. In addition, we had some serious drainage problems that led to standing water
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Kat bought our house around the same time that I bought my condo in 2014, before we even met! It's an amazing property on a large wooded lot with nice privacy and set back a bit from the street in a quiet neighborhood. The house had a great