Two days ago, I ran a speed workout that will go down in the personal record books. And let me tell you, I love personal records. Lately I’m more optimistic about school, my running career, and the future in general. If it weren’t for this blustery wind, my outlook might border on idealistic. Spring is in the air. The grass [...]
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Many pumpkin purée cans have become casualties of my madness. Many hours have been spent by the stove top. And most unfortunately, many sticks of quality butter have gone into making sub-par chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. Initially I knew, without a doubt, that I wanted to make chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. However, the last thing I wanted to make was a [...]
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They say you learn something new every day. What did I learn today? That digging into a mushy mass of cake crumbs and cream cheese frosting is strangely yet thoroughly enjoyable. You’ve all heard of a cake ball, yes? In case you haven’t, it’s essentially cake crumbs glued together by frosting and compacted into a sphere. [...]
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Food blogs occupy cyber space like stars in outer space. Frankly, there are a ton. Some are small, some are massive. Some are bright and dynamic, some are dull and static. Some gain prominence, some float aimlessly in no-man’s land. Food blogs of all sorts dot the vast horizon of cyber space. Unfortunately, a number of upstart food bloggers give up in the midst [...]
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As each new year approaches, one can’t help but reminisce on the past three hundred and sixty five days. The ups, the downs, the laughter, the adversity. In retrospect, both the good and the bad experiences seem rosier. We feel nostalgia for the small moments of joy. And for the moments of sorrow and angst, [...]
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The past week has mostly been what one would expect it to be. Textbooks and running gear strewn across the kitchen counter tops, Christmas lights twinkling outside, a “secret Santa” gift exchange being planned for, shopper traffic congesting the roadways, the weatherman talking about snow, five exams being jammed in two days before winter break… Everything was [...]
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