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Archive for September, 2007

I Got the Fever

I think I am in love with Pam’s bicycle. Or maybe just the act of riding on a bicycle that is sleek and fast and light.
I got on the bike today to ride with Egon over to Jack’s house (Jack called this morning, and told Egon in very urgent tones: “You have to [...]

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On your mark…

Tomorrow’s the day. It’s supposed to be mid 70’s, sunny and mild. Perfect.
I bought a spare tube for Pam’s bike at Revolution Cycles. When I wheeled the bike into the shop, there was a reverential “Aaahhhh…” from the workers. Seems the bike is of a quality not recently seen in these outsource-it-to-asia [...]

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there’s no there, there

Urgh.  My job is so intangible and shape-shifting.  To quote Douglas Adams’ Hitchhikers’ Guide:  “Shapes.  I need shapes.”
I don’t actually conserve anything, despite our name.  I work with neurotic, overburdened land trusts to help increase their capacity and functioning to do the conservation.  Neurotic, overburdened land trusts who are reluctant consumers of the resources I [...]

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