Category Archives: NaBloPoMo 2009

Le Cœur de St-André

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Jeff Mather

Lisa and I have never spent this much time in Montréal before. Usually, we arrive one day and have to leave the next. This four-day Thanksgiving weekend, though, has given us the opportunity to spend some extra time doing extra … Continue reading →

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A Stake in the Ground

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Jeff Mather

It’s time again for National Blog Post Month. (Actually, any month can be “NaBloPoMo,” but for me it’s November.) Last year I found it helped me get my online writing mojo back, and I hope that by writing every day … Continue reading →

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End of the Daily Posting

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Jeff Mather

What a trip this last month has been. To be honest, the last week has been a bit of a struggle to find something interesting to say. In general, I found it difficult to write on demand. But it’s done. … Continue reading →

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Snowshoes

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Jeff Mather

Winter — usually my least favorite five month-long season — has been slow coming this year in Massachusetts. For that I’m quite grateful. If I hadn’t been sleeping off the jet-lag after staying up way too late watching AMC’s remake … Continue reading →

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A Different Kind of Reading

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Jeff Mather

Lisa and I made it home from Wyoming to find the house still standing, the heat still working, and the kitty still happily away at his little resort until tomorrow afternoon. We have completely unpacked, and Lisa even set out … Continue reading →

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Postcards from The Equality State

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Jeff Mather

What’s it like in Wyoming? Let us show you. Kitty couldn’t care less whether we’re going on vacation or not. Happy holidays from the Tate Mineralogical Museum. Casper’s one and only cape buffalo. Mmm…moose. What’s a diorama? The world’s smallest … Continue reading →

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On “Struggling”

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Jeff Mather

My mother — whom I love dearly and who made a delicious Thanksgiving dinner today — read about a billion pages of this here weblog last night. That’s great! She’s more-or-less the person I have in mind when I write … Continue reading →

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Thanks, peeps!

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Jeff Mather

Well, dear readers. I’m almost done with this entire month of posting here, and I’m kinda glad that it’s almost over. It’s a bit like having homework again. Although, I have to confess that it’s been a good exercise in … Continue reading →

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A Visitor’s Guide to Casper, Wyoming

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Jeff Mather

Lisa and I are in Casper, Wyoming. It’s not the place that I was born, but it’s the place where I grew up. It’s a nice little city of between 40,000 and 55,000 people depending on the combined price of … Continue reading →

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It’s Coming Right at Me!

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Jeff Mather

OMG! Dead stuffed things!!!

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Like No Place on Earth

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Jeff Mather

We made it to Wyoming. Here’s the plane we took: I read a lot on the plane. Saveur — which is written for people with a lot of money and “refined” tastes, but I found it free at work, and … Continue reading →

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It’s official…

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Jeff Mather

. . . I’m old. Look what I bought today so that I didn’t have to carry big bottles of vitamins and pills on our trip: Oy.

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National Parks and Other Treasures

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Jeff Mather

Lisa and I just finished watching the fourth episode of Ken Burns’ six-part documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. I love visiting national parks, and we’re enjoying learning about the history of our parks and the National Parks Service … Continue reading →

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The Odometer Rolls Over

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Jeff Mather

I went to the hospital lab this afternoon to get blood drawn for my HbA1c test, anticipating my endocrinology appointment in a couple weeks. (We’re going to Wyoming next week, and I hate having to rush the results.) For those … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Jeff Mather

Bilingual people do something called “context switching,” when they change from one language to another. It’s kind of fascinating to watch. I think we people with diabetes perform our own form of almost seamless context switching as we go through … Continue reading →

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