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The Beach
Two weeks ago, when Mindi and David called to invite us to stay with them at the beach, I was a little worried. Excited to see them, yes, but nonetheless a little worried. It had been since Christmas 2003 that we last saw them. Before we moved to Florida, ... |
May 29, 2008 |
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Out of office auto-reply
We're headed to the beach for a couple days and since I'm not bringing my laptop with me (gasp!), I won't be blogging. See you later this week! |
May 20, 2008 |
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All the pretty flowers
Two weeks ago, we signed up to get a flower share from Rosie's Organic Farm, the same place where we get our weekly vegetable share. For just $25, we get five weeks of beautiful fresh flower bouquets that we pick up with our veggies every Saturday. And I ... |
May 12, 2008 |
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Dear Al Gore
Editor's Note: In honor of Earth Day this month, I've written several letters to Al Gore that address problems we've encountered as we try to go green. You can find the first one here, the second one here, and the third one here. Enjoy! Okay, Al, last ... |
Apr 25, 2008 |
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Ladies of the night
Certainly this isn't limited to Gainesville, and I hope I'm not out of line in saying this, but we seem to have an awful lot of hookers in this town. And, if they aren't in fact hookers, then it seems that we have an awful lot of scantily-clad, ... |
Apr 17, 2008 |
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Shakedown
I don't know if it's the same anywhere else, but panhandling is a huge problem in Gainesville. You almost can't go anywhere without being asked for money. We've even had people ring the doorbell and ask us to give them cash. But one guy in particular ... |
Mar 26, 2008 |
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If it's not asking too much...
Back in January, before the Nomination Process That Wouldn't Die got underway, Florida held its primary. But John and I didn't go vote. Why? Because Florida Democrats were told that our votes wouldn't count since Florida had been stripped of its delegates ... |
Mar 7, 2008 |
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IKEA Madness
Walking through the Mall at Millenia (yes, it's really called that) after shopping at IKEA: Me: Oooh, look, Pottery Barn Home! Great, so everyone's house can look just like everyone else's house. John: Isn't that what we just did? Me: ... [scowl] |
Feb 25, 2008 |
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In which I make many enemies
Okay, so I know most of the country is blanketed in snow at this point. And I know that most of you have been enduring the snow and the ice and the cold for many months now. You're tired of it. You're yearning for summer. You can't wait to throw open the ... |
Feb 22, 2008 |
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"She's makin' assumptions about me!"
So normally I don't blog about my students, but I couldn't resist this one. I was in my classroom on Thursday before class and one of my students, obviously upset, came up to me and whispered something furtively in my ear. The only thing I clearly heard ... |
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Trying it, one more time
We've lived in Gainesville since August of 2003 and since then, I've tried several different hair salons. Each time, I've dropped about $80. And each time, I've gone home looking like I let a toddler go after my hair with pinking shears. So last fall, ... |
Feb 14, 2008 |
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First Annual "Walk with the Angels"
For the past three weeks, I've been helping to plan a walkathon fundraiser for Haile's Angels Pet Rescue, the organization where we got Luke. HAPR has some wonderful employees, dedicated to helping rescued animals find their "forever home." The walkathon ... |
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Teaching history in The South
I'm teaching the second half of the US history survey again this semester, and I started out by talking about the end of the Civil War. I asked the students, "who was President during the Civil War?" And the answer came back, "Jefferson Davis." ... ..... ... |
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Why we don't like Gainesville
I make no secret of the fact that John and I aren't exactly in love with Gainesville. I get a lot of questions about why we don't like it and, to be honest, it's hard to pin down. Off the top of my head, though, here are a few reasons: I know I complain ... |
Oct 9, 2007 |
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An open letter to Gainesville
Dear Gainesville, We need to talk. I know our relationship has always been rocky, but I have to say, you're not really doing your part. Particularly when I'm driving and you do that thing-- you know-- where you ride my ass incessantly? Yeah, that. Can ... |
Oct 5, 2007 |
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Someday
Me: "Do you realize that someday one of us will be able to say to the other, 'remember when we used to live in Gainesville?'" John: "Yeah, and then the other will say, 'oh, god, don't remind me!'" |
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Not cool
So, we're members at the local dog park, which means that we pay a yearly fee (which you can assume is a fairly hefty non-zero sum) and we can take Luke to the park whenever we want. There are lots of free dog parks in Gainesville, but given the horror ... |
Aug 26, 2007 |
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Why I hate living in Gainesville, Florida
The reasons why I hate living in Gainesville are numerous. They grow with each and every day. Today, however, the reasons why I hate living in Gainesville have to do with trash/recycling. We got our utility bill the other day and with it came a notice ... |
Jan 29, 2007 |
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Before you drive, ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky?
Driving in Gainesville, you honestly take your life into your own hands. There are roughly two categories of drivers on your average Gainesville street: the meek ones and the homicidal ones. The meek ones will are dangerous because they're moving slowly ... |
Aug 21, 2006 |
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Drunken salesman
John and I test drove a Saturn Vue yesterday afternoon and in the course of events, we realized that the salesman assisting us was drunk. I kid you not. He was slurring his words, he was sweating profusely, he was crimson red, and he was really ... |
Aug 13, 2006 |