Monthly Archives: January 2009

Friday Dog Blogging

By spider | Published: January 9, 2009

Sometimes you look at the calendar and say “wow, it’s already [day/year/month]“. Sometimes you look at all you’ve done and say “wow, I can’t believe it’s only [time/month/day]“. I want 2009 to be the second kind of year. So far, so good.

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Spun

By spider | Published: January 7, 2009

I spent a lot of time in the gym in 2008. I’d really begun my gym routine back in May 2007, but fell off pretty hard in the 07-08 winter. I think it was March last year before I got my groove back, and lo and behold, I actually stuck to my guns! I was [...]

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The Year Without Coffee

By spider | Published: January 5, 2009

Five days it’s been since I last sipped a cup of coffee. Not very long, true. But consider the context: Before January 1, 2009, I’d gone easily six months solid without not having at least one cup of coffee a day. Through cross country flights, work, road trips, all-nighters, and quiet Sundays, never was a [...]

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Every passing minute is another chance to turn it all around

By spider | Published: January 4, 2009

Without fail, each turning of the calendar year brings with it a sense of hope, in the form of (yet) another chance to start fresh, to make the important, profound changes – small and large – that will bring us closer to realizing our true self, no? The cold January air, the short days, the [...]

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