Monthly Archives: December 2004

Puppy Love

12/29/2004 – 5:32 pm

Our hearts skipped a collective beat last night. A woman who works for Athena’s breeder called last night to get an update because they moved offices and lost our puppy’s name. In the course of the conversation, the woman mentioned Tetley, Athena’s mom. Amy asked how she was doing and the woman paused a moment [...]

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Packer Highs, Packer Lows, and How Far Can I Throw an iPod?

12/28/2004 – 2:02 pm

The Pack’s Christmas Eve win at the Biqueens’ joint was sublime and will live long in the memory. It’s so much easier to look back at sweeping the ‘Queens this season with pride rather than remembering how tough these games were to watch. Both teams are pretty bad and will be swept aside in the [...]

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Darkest Day of the Year

12/23/2004 – 9:12 am

Yesterday was the darkest day of the year. Most people think that’s the winter solstice on Dec. 21st but they’re wrong; the darkest day is actually Dec. 22nd, the day Joe Strummer died two years ago. No Clash reunions to daydream about, no new Strummer albums, no more great lyrics about everything under the sun. [...]

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UHR 2000 – Death Valley Pics

12/17/2004 – 6:26 pm

Oi, Posted pictures from UHR 2000 at Death Valley National Park. Click here to check them out. Captions and descriptions forthcoming. The UHR set the bar for all other backpacking trips to come and is unanimously regarded as the finest UHR to date. Pictures can’t do this trip justice and words can hardly capture the [...]

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Back from the Ultimate Hiking Reunion (UHR)

12/15/2004 – 10:40 pm

Got back Sunday night around 10:45 from UHR 2004, our annual backpacking trip that celebrates its fifth year with this past adventure. This time around it was Red River Gorge in central Kentucky, a tiring 9.5 hour drive from Madison. But worth it. Right off the bat I was a little skeptical. The campsite/trailhead was [...]

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Laxdaela Saga and Other Tragedies

12/5/2004 – 8:00 pm

I finished “Laxdaela Saga” yesterday and it’s got to be one of my favorite sagas, although I tend to say that after every saga. Except “Saga of the Jomsvikings.” One or two good, bloody chapters there but a lot of preamble that doesn’t pay off. I realize after browsing my last post that the plot [...]

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