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the most wonderful man in the world :) and bestest...

2011-01-28T23:50:26.925-05:00

the most wonderful man in the world :) and bestest husband ever!! "It's us and God, Taylor: let's take on the world!!"

AAAHH!!! Life :) I love the way you write and how ...

2010-10-05T11:31:16.473-04:00

AAAHH!!! Life :) I love the way you write and how you share your stories! Such richness!
It's AWESOME being your wife, and I love you. a lot :) We'll get to heaven and God will ask us how our life on Earth was and we'll both say "That was AWESOME!"

aye, Chesterton. miss you too brother! life is bus...

2010-09-23T22:34:22.849-04:00

aye, Chesterton. miss you too brother! life is busy but good. how are things w/you?

Great description of humility - Chesterton? I mis...

2010-09-23T19:40:44.462-04:00

Great description of humility - Chesterton?

I miss ya brother - hope you're doin well

AW

it's true. we didn't go and see him either...

2010-08-04T12:22:52.938-04:00

it's true. we didn't go and see him either though.

Love it! What fun :) Glad you have more faces to p...

2010-08-04T09:22:09.467-04:00

Love it! What fun :) Glad you have more faces to put to the coffee now. I guess George dinna remember us from the class we took? ;)

2010-07-25T03:18:28.002-04:00

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Great thoughts, Taylor! Well written.

2010-07-25T03:18:26.867-04:00

Great thoughts, Taylor! Well written.

My pleasure! I love your work on such a delicate b...

2010-07-20T21:16:11.078-04:00

My pleasure! I love your work on such a delicate bean :)

I roast the El Vergel at Terroir. Made me so happy...

2010-07-20T21:12:50.907-04:00

I roast the El Vergel at Terroir. Made me so happy to read this -- thanks!

I've noticed that difference, too, I think. If...

2010-03-09T12:57:13.451-05:00

I've noticed that difference, too, I think. If I haven't caught up on your twitter stream I sometimes find it difficult to follow any account of the day, not "getting" the references to 140-character stories.

I don't think twitter's a bad thing, even tweeting very often. But I think the value in the little things, in *personally* communicating the little things to your best friend, is, in many ways, a fantastic gateway into deeper issues.

You're right that twitter helps you notice and record all the little things you observe day to day, but I still like to hear you explain them to me :) Often, it's recounting little things like that which help in getting down to the heart of the matter.

So.. keep talking to me :) no matter how much you tweet ;)

Not at all! It's a great track :) I may be a l...

2010-02-14T19:41:57.686-05:00

Not at all! It's a great track :) I may be a little too bubbly in this post but... it's true.

so cool! (did I date myself?_ lagbd

2010-02-14T01:18:20.184-05:00

so cool!
(did I date myself?_
lagbd

so cool (did I date myself?) lagbd

2010-02-14T01:17:34.421-05:00

so cool
(did I date myself?)
lagbd

Thanks for the comments! Pixie: totally understa...

2010-02-01T14:57:01.015-05:00

Thanks for the comments!

Pixie: totally understand the hectic schedule! when I was an MA, working two jobs, prepping papers for conferences, it was a lot messy-er. And I had a short commute! More power to you! I did have reading days, where I could just hang at a cafe for 12 hours and read, but they were islands in the storm.
Not working has it's nice parts: school/homework 10-12 hours a day straight, focus in a particular area. Though I do miss the variety.
I think that we revert to childhood when we're stressed for time. I'm a morning person because I've always been a morning person. I love the sunrise, the grey morning light, the quiet before the bustle of the day. Evenings, for the most part, are fiction/poetry/conversation/movie times for me...
Sounds like you have a fabulous evening plan! I'd like to clean up my evenings too... they tend to drag both in productivity and good relaxation... ending up in an unsatisfying mix of both.

Anne: Thanks! Your super-productive evenings are always a beacon for me :)

Go, Taylor, Go!! Your schedule has always impresse...

2010-01-28T09:44:05.952-05:00

Go, Taylor, Go!! Your schedule has always impressed me.. especially all the little notes on your calendar :) I love you! :*

I am a little jealous of your schedule! Tuesdays...

2010-01-27T17:45:25.364-05:00

I am a little jealous of your schedule! Tuesdays I have a 9-11:30 class and a meeting with my advisor at 3. I have a lab meeting at 10am and class at 1:30-4 Thursdays. I work Monday, Wednesday, Fridays 9-4. I commute 30-45 mins to and from campus. Sometimes more if traffic is bad. And then the schoolwork begins when I'm home. (Or the procrastination - like right now - because I'm tired!)
I honestly get most of my schoolwork done on the weekends. It can be tough to get a week's worth of reading and writing done in two days, but I try! Hah. :)
I am not nor will I ever be a morning person. But I've gotten better about getting up by 8 and going to bed by 2am. I prefer to go to yoga at 4 because I can come home, drink a protein shake and get some work done. I like cooking dinner late and relaxing for an hour watching TV and catching up on blogs while I eat. I haven't been able to any of that so far this semester.
I've said a million times my life would be easier with a personal assistant/maid/cook. :)
So for me, every day is different. I try to make the best of it. :)
I admire your zeal and dedication to exercising in the morning. I also think you are good at managing your time.

Annie: you so do :) but it is a wonderful adventur...

2010-01-27T13:26:45.841-05:00

Annie: you so do :) but it is a wonderful adventure! yay for us!

Mike/Kayleen: google reader is the best! I just need to be better about posting comments... hmm another addition to the list!

Yes I do have you, Taylor, on my google reader. I ...

2010-01-26T17:16:23.137-05:00

Yes I do have you, Taylor, on my google reader. I checked my email and was very confused at first until I saw the other email with Kayleen's comment.

Ooopsie! That was actually me, Kayleen. If you cou...

2010-01-26T13:58:51.563-05:00

Ooopsie! That was actually me, Kayleen. If you couldn't tell by the writing style. But I'll tell Mike too add you to his Reader too, although I think he already has you on there...

Woo-hoo! All sounds very grand, Taylor. And for my...

2010-01-26T13:57:55.966-05:00

Woo-hoo! All sounds very grand, Taylor. And for my new year...I'm going to add you to my Google Reader, finally. Don't know why I didn't have you on before...? But now you know I'll be keeping tabs so you'd better keep up your three posts a week!

Ooh.. I don't know that I "get" thin...

2010-01-26T10:14:31.927-05:00

Ooh.. I don't know that I "get" things that much more quickly than you do, but it's been a wonderful adventure with you these past 6 years! I'm so blessed to be your wife, your cook, your housekeeper, the (someday) mother of your children, your cheerleader at races, and your fellow wanna-be yogi :) I LOVE YOU!

Thanks for the response. You have a point that th...

2009-12-15T12:51:29.682-05:00

Thanks for the response.

You have a point that that these things (making our own food, ride a bike once in a while, etc) are just surface involvements. His background is farming and his argument pretty much rules out every specialization short of us all becoming farmers on a small family farm, which of course is unrealistic. Nonetheless he makes a bold statement and cuts right to the core with his argument, showing that there probably isn't a compromise.

Every individual lives their life differently though, some people for sure fit his extreme stereotype of the specialized individual, while others swing to the other end of the scale where they use their hands in creating their food, their home, and their surroundings etc.

gosh! i'm sorry i just noticed these notes; i&...

2009-12-15T10:19:58.899-05:00

gosh! i'm sorry i just noticed these notes; i've been remiss in many ways this semester.

Anne: of course not!

Christoso: I agree with your characterization of the extreme dichotomy Berry draws, at the same time, I wonder if the other element that he is criticizing is a sort of surface involvement in other things. Sure we make our own food, perhaps ride a bike, maybe even knit, but i wonder if that doesn't "count" as a departure from our general specialization.

I'm glad to hear that Law School is going well...

2009-12-09T01:22:51.414-05:00

I'm glad to hear that Law School is going well in so far! Keep up all the hard work.