42 Dreams of Arizona Bay

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Going back to school

It’s official! I’ve been accepted to grad school.
I’m still giddily excited but alternately worried about money, but not enough to stop me.
I’ve always wanted a better education as well as a better educational experience. I’m not sure I’m ever going to make up for the lost vibe of my stop-start commuter undergrad years, but I’ll [...]

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Where I live and drive

I am living in my second state capital, the first being Lansing, a long time ago.
I’d like to think I’ll enjoy myself more in this capital. It’s much larger, lively, and I’m a lot older. Most of my failings with Lansing come from being too young and not adventurous enough. That said, I loved East [...]

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Pressure and the political process

As I was walking out of a discount grocery store, I was stopped by a well-dressed woman carrying a clipboard.
“Are you registered to vote in the city of Sacramento?”
Actually, I am not. I haven’t changed my address nor my voter registration, because I wanted to wait until I had new car insurance lined up. (Let’s [...]

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Feeding time

I don’t get involved in long, nerdy one-up personship. Mostly because I find most of the people on the intertubes to be completely bereft of brains or even a basic grasp of spelling, grammar or netiquette. Still, flame wars can be entertaining from afar, as long as you have time to waste and don’t mind [...]

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