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7/12/2005

“what you’ll wish you’d known” by paul graham

i found this essay i’m going to get my highschool interns to read, written by Paul Graham.
then i think they’ll write up a paragraph on some things they like, or would like to try and see if they like, and then we’ll see if i can set some tasks for them that respond to […]

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Blog Novel- Chapter 1.

In this little nook of the city there is no wind and if she doesn’t move at all the sun feels warm. She closes her eyes and the city sounds swirl quietly. Deeply cocooned in layers of wool and down with the sun on her face Gaelle can imagine that it is spring while above […]

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7/7/2005

Male bonding and body image at the YMCA

Just got back from the YMCA. It was a lovely day there, only a few folks working out and a ton of kids down in the gym playing with circus-y gear. My favorite thing about pumping iron- you know: beefing up the ol pythons- is watching the sweet sincerity of the male bonding that goes […]

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7/1/2005

canada day

It’s 8:30 am on July first. I have my first cup of coffee and my website has its first piece of spam posting.
The thing I’m proudest of in Canada today is that we’re legalizing gay marriage. I think it’s great. I think if you’re against gay marriage, don’t marry a gay person and you […]

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