InnerTeub

Quick Moose update: Wait, actually, quick Moose backstory: We made the decision a while back to send Moose for some intensive training, and evaluation for working dog skills. Moose is a great dog: he doesn’t chew, destroy or otherwise defile our house, he walks easily on a leash, loves to go for run,  but he’s [...]

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My work is somewhat related to Cyber Security in the DoD space (which is about as vague as I can make it beyond “I consult,”) and as such I spend a lot of time reading articles relating to the various ins and outs of network security, be it related to cloud computing, enterprise systems, Gov [...]

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“They don’t call it the ‘EASYman” is what The Boss says to me every time I whine about how hard it is training for an Ironman. And, yes, he is factually correct, it is not in fact called the Easyman, but that doesn’t mean it’s not the world’s most annoying thing to hear while suffering [...]

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I went for a truly terrible run this morning; I wasn’t feeling it before I left, however I am annoyingly optimistic about running’s ability to be enjoyable in it’s own right, regardless of how I feel at the outset. I was wrong: it never got better, and while I suppose I’m glad I went, I [...]

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I think I’ve lost the upper hand in my book club. Yes, ok, so: I have a book club. And I suppose that is a massively clichéd thing for me to have, except it’s so awesome and amazing I don’t care. About two years ago Book Club started meeting once a month on a Sunday [...]

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Remember when I said when you’re married to a pilot, every solution looks like an SR-22? Well, there are a few other things you should probably know about pilots, starting with their incredibly well preserved sense of self-worth:

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“We can all write about suffering with our eyes closed. You should show people more of yourself; show them your clandestine passion for red meat” – Louise Gluck, “Rainy Morning” Several years ago, I used to scan through a blog written by one of the recappers of Television Without Pity. Pamie wrote semi consistently and [...]

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This is my stepdaughter Originally uploaded by LizScott Ahhh, stepdaughter. With a single look you remind me of how cool I am not. I love this picture. Every time I look at it I have two simultaneous responses: 1. I love this girl a ridiculous amount 2. I wouldn’t be a 12 year old girl [...]

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I wish I could bring you a substantive post all about the world as I see it, but I’m so tired from my stupid insistence of working out at 5am it’s all I can do to stop from slumping to the floor and sucking my thumb. So on that note, I give you a few [...]

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The boss and I are celebrating the New Year in the best way I know how, which is to say we’re in our PJ’s mainlining season 1 and 2 of True Blood (At one point in my Twilight obsession, [Team Jacob, woo!] the Boss mentioned to me that if he was going to be forced [...]

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