Category Archives: No place like home
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One white journey to(ward) anti-racism
Leave a commentJune 4, 2020 by 8junebugs
tl:dr: Trust Black people when they tell you about their lives.
If it would help you to see what that looked like for a white person you know, one raised to “not see color,” my story is here.
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The Velocity of Loss
1September 12, 2018 by 8junebugs
This is the cadence of life after a certain point — we are increasingly grief-adjacent. The losses mount, and the understanding of the impact each person has on countless others grows.
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Boxing Day 2014
1January 22, 2015 by 8junebugs
[Trigger warning: There are pictures of the injuries after the jump, including some shots from the ER.
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Countdowns
1January 25, 2013 by 8junebugs
House: 14 days until close of escrow We are go for home purchase. The loan is approved. The title is …
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Buckling down
Leave a commentSeptember 2, 2011 by 8junebugs
I’ve given in and ordered a Fitbit. Graham’s had one since…’09, maybe? He’s one of those pre-ordery early-adopting types. I had …
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Week 1
Leave a commentJuly 22, 2011 by 8junebugs
New job, new commute, new city, new neighborhood. Here’s what I’ve learned this week: There is never a line for …
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Snow what?
2January 28, 2011 by 8junebugs
I may, in fact, be done with snow. For the first 14 of my 33 years, I was in Vermont …
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Ho. Ho ho. Ho ho HO.
2December 9, 2010 by 8junebugs
So, my new office building is semi-rural Virginia’s answer to Rockefeller Center. The skating rink went live a day or …
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Balcony carnage
Leave a commentAugust 6, 2010 by 8junebugs
A moment of silence, please, for the following: 1 patio table, horribly, permanently tipped — still standing, but vaguely reminiscent …
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Awkward
3May 7, 2010 by 8junebugs
Young Guy Who Beat Me to the Gym Yesterday: “Oh, hey.” Me: “Good morning.” YGWBMGY: gets up and moves toward …
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