Best of 2009: Challenge
If you haven’t picked up on it yet, most of my challenges seem to revolve around athletic themes. There are the obvious physical and mental obstacles involved, but I’m pretty sure that I’m still trying to make up for lost…
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Best of 2009: New Person
I officially met Elaine in 2008. And for the life of me, I can’t remember where we were…probably at some meetup or another. But that doesn’t really matter since it wasn’t until this year that we became good friends. From…
Best of 2009: Shop
I have Micah to thank for this one. In addition to being the #1 douchebag, he also knows art. For Christmas a few years back, he gave me a gift certificate to 20×200. His present allowed me to purchase a…
Best of 2009: New Food
I used to hate olives. With a passion. As in, from the very pit of my being. Then something happened. And I’m pretty sure that something rhymes with “mirty fartini”. Don’t get me wrong….I still don’t like black olives. But…
Best of 2009: Album
I agree with Gwen that the way we listen to, discover and acquire music is monumentally different these days. The fact that my father-in-law knows what Pandora is and streams it on his boat amazes me. And 2009 is the…
Best of 2009: Moment of peace
There’s something about heading out on a backpacking trip that is synonymous with peace for me. Maybe it’s because I know I won’t have any chance to log in or maybe it’s because I know that all I have to…
Best of 2009: Books
My reading interests are varied, to say the least. Here are my runners-up for best nonfiction book (that I read) this year… All really amazing, each in their own way. But there was one book that gave me loads more…
Best of 2009: Restaurant Moment
I’m married to a foodie. There are many restaurant moments that come right out of my kitchen. Also? I live in a town recently profiled in the WSJ and called “the best small city for great meals”. So when I…
Best of 2009: Trip
From Los Angeles to New York, I was all over the map this year. However, there was one trip in particular that was by far the most magical… Duh.