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March 27, 2011
by mitcharf
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Grades

Last night I was in a conversation with someone that somehow turned to the topic of school in general, and grading specifically.  I don’t have an exact recall for conversation (unlike Carol Jordan in Val McDermid’s series of novels), but … Continue reading

December 21, 2010
by mitcharf
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Why I’m Vegan

I wasn’t planning on writing a blog entry today on why I’ve chosen to be vegan.  What happened was this:  I was reading a blog entry by The Blissful Chef.  The entry posed the question “What’s the difference between a … Continue reading

December 13, 2010
by mitcharf
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Progress!

After writing my last post, I watched two movies on Netflix — Shallow Ground and King Of Kong. (Please forgive me up front — I am almost certainly going to mis-type Shallow Ground as Shallow Grave at some point.  If … Continue reading

December 13, 2010
by mitcharf
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Rip Van Winkle

I’ve been on vacation for about a week now.  So far my time has been spent playing softball, watching Netflix, sleeping, listening to music, and reading.  Probably more time sleeping than all of the others combined.  I’m feeling very unmotivated … Continue reading

December 4, 2010
by mitcharf
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Vacation imminent!

I have to work a half-day on Monday, after which I am on vacation for the rest of the year.  For the past few years I haven’t used many vacation days during the year, so I end up taking all … Continue reading