Category Archives: Personal

Cleansing Waters, Part III

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Allen

About five years ago, flooding in the basement of our home in Rhode Island wiped out a significant portion of my comic book collection. I had to throw out thousands of dollars worth of soggy, ruined comics. I made the … Continue reading →

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Blue

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Allen

Oh, hey, look. My hair’s blue. Or partially, anyway. It’s for a photo shoot at work today; since I don’t really have much in the way of fun clothes, I decided to make my hair more fun. No, it’s not … Continue reading →

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Different Energies (Or Lack Thereof)

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Allen

Today, I discovered an interesting side effect of eating a mostly vegetarian diet: the kind of hungry I now get in the late afternoon is totally different from the kind of hungry I’m used to. See, in the olden days … Continue reading →

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Hold the Beef

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Allen

One week ago, I gave up eating meat. This dietary change was one I’ve been contemplating for quite a while — I’ve been eating meat mainly out of reflex and habit for some time instead of eating it because I … Continue reading →

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On Work

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Allen

I recently sought out suggestions on subjects I could write about that I don’t normally, and my friend Kate suggested I should write more about tiny slice-of-life sorts of things — which I think is a fine idea, and one … Continue reading →

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