Author: norman
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on “unselfishness”
i’m trying to post more frequently and shorter (i’ll try). the idea for this post came up in a conversation i had today w/ a friend. often when i chat with people, i listen “in between the lines” of what they say and i hear, though rarely explicitly said, this weird notion that having pain…
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expiration date
date formats frustrate me. sometimes is year first, sometimes its month first (rarely if ever do i find the year in the middle). yesterday i wanted to make a peanut butter jelly sandwich and i looked at the jelly jar to double check if it was expired. the date said “08 08 09” how are…
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controlling god
From The Silver Chair: [Eustace speaking to Jill…] “I can’t help wondering, can we – could we -?” “Do you mean, do something to make it happen?” Eustace nodded. “You mean we might draw a circle on the ground – and write in queer letters in it – and stand inside it – and recite…
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winter “break” update and reflections
it’s been a while since i’ve had a chance to sit down and write. holiday season often gets a little crazy and hectic and there are too many things with too many people and so little time. this past christmas was a blur. my parents were away on christmas day so we celebrated christmas early.…
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burgers and snow
today i had a five guys burger for lunch. it’s been a long time. i was so happy to be at five guys that i took a picture so i could post about it. it was very yummy. and while at five guys it started to snow. like BIG CHUNKS of snow. i tried to…