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Yesterday I leapt over a shrubbery, twisted my right ankle (mildly), and landed hard on my left knee. Somehow this stiffened the muscle(s) behind the knee. I think of it as a learning experience: like, I never noticed before how … Continue reading

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a family outing

My stepbrother Seth Chabay and I have the same birthday, and this year (turning 42 and 21) we celebrated together for the first time. Here we are looking at the kangaroo of a curious little zoo in Wake Forest, North … Continue reading

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visiting Mom

Mom’s birthday is this week and I wanted to buy her lunch today. She is the coffee committee at her UU church, so I went to the service to meet her. A woman sitting next to me said, “You should … Continue reading

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not French, dammit (not that there’s anything wrong with that)

In the first few minutes of my new temp assignment, two people said: “You must be Antone? Antoine?”

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achoo

Isn’t pollen season supposed to come after winter?

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another hundred bullets

Sunday I went to a target range for the first time in many months. I had what I call a left-handed day, when my ‘weak’ hand was much steadier than my ‘strong’ hand. (On average I’m nearly as accurate with … Continue reading

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meet Madhu Kurup

Thursday I had dinner with Madhu Kurup at Amarin, a Thai restaurant in Mountain View which neither of us had tried before; he didn’t comment on his, but my dish (spicy chicken with cashews) was quite satisfactory. If you read … Continue reading

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