the phagos blog

Tonight I had the misfortune to see something no one should have to see - my neighbor’s house burned down.

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Well, I am back on my own again, I no longer have a girlfriend. The why and how of our break up is unimportant, but all things considered, it’s probably for the best.

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I have noticed an annoying tendency in myself sometimes to overthink things.

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I found out something interesting about my body this week: it won’t tolerate a diet of completely cooked food any longer.

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While a lot has happened this past week while I was on vacation, I’d rather take a few minutes and discuss this bit of randomness:
You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created. - Albert Einstein

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I’m on vacation this week.  This past Friday, I had to work quite late.  About 8:30 in the evening, my dad called me while I was still at work to tell me he and mom were headed east to see his mom.  My grandmother, his mom, is in a nursing home, and has been for a couple of years.

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I had a lot on my mind as I was leaving work today. I’ll warn you now, this is a hellaciously long post.

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I’ve been extremely busy lately, spending a lot of time with my girlfriend. It’s been very good for me for many reasons, one of which I want to go into here. With less time to do the things I’ve been doing, I’m finding out what I really consider to be important and what is ‘filler’.

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