Author: coffeehousejunkie

listening to the economist podcast… yes, this is what happens when one does not own a television on a monday night…

watching harvard business publishing vodcast on how to cut costs strategically…

wordjournal:

adjective • /tar.mɪk/ • causing sneezing.

noun • a substance that causes sneezing.

personal best running time for 3 miles tonight at sunset along the river…

wordjournal:

verb • /tər-jĭv’ər-sāt’/ • 1) to change repeatedly one’s attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate. 2) to turn renegade.

From Latin tergum, “back”, and versare, “to turn”

wet autumn evening requires a big cup of chai with a bit of honey & a good book…

seems like the police have been called to the transit center with greater frequency. today it was domestic disturbance/violence. earlier this week is was domestic disturbance.

at the flood… it’s raining… listening to the youth of asheville… thinking of the naming of things…

participating in a aym event at the flood…

a recent creativity-online e-newsletter featured the pink ribbon: eva and faye campaign (nsfw) that promotes breast cancer awareness. it’s a provocative ad, but it got me thinking… where are the provocative prostate cancer awareness posters?

i lie awake in bed with the echo from the poets ringing in my head… a vestige, a holdover, a hangover from last night’s feast of open mic poetry & song & music… there is no remedy to this condition… only a hunger for more…

a nice overcast evening for a run at carrier park… still muddy in places, the river is pretty high on the banks & it smells like a bog…

finally discovered my @twitter trouble thanks to their twitter tumble log: “you may be running into a problem with followers… seeing empty followers lists and zeroed follower counts.”

recently i began tracking my fitness routine through fitness journal. there’s a food journal feature that has surprisingly captivated my attention. i caught myself this morning looking at everything i eat & counting the calories i just ate. coffee with agave nectar: 69 calories. Kashi cereal with whole milk: 422. last night’s yuengling: 128. yesterday’s cookie: 170.

is it metro to say i’d rather be outside in my shorts soaking up the afterglow of summer’s warm sun?