Category Archives: NaBloPoMo 2011

Before There Was Facebook: A Short, Subjective, Incomplete Insider’s History of PlanetAll

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Jeff Mather

This is one of the posts that I wrote on Wednesday during the great NaBloPoMo purge of 2011. My first job out of college was as a “Customer Service Ambassador” at PlanetAll, a startup in Cambridge, Mass. Before there was … Continue reading →

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Occupy This!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Jeff Mather

This is one of the posts that I wrote on Wednesday during the great NaBloPoMo purge of 2011. A recurring thought in my mind is what would have happened if I had been born 20-25 years earlier than 1974. Would … Continue reading →

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Closing the Books on November

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Jeff Mather

Here we are: November 30th. The last day of November. The last day of post-something-everyday month. I feel this year’s NaBloPoMo has gone better than last year’s, and I’m thinking about some possible tweaks for next year. Maybe I will … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling, Data-betes, Diabetes, General, MetaBlogging, NaBloPoMo, NaBloPoMo 2011, Travel | 2 Comments

Heart Rate Training?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Jeff Mather

How do you get faster at any endurance activity? Ironically, you get faster by doing it faster than usual. If you run every run at one pace or do every ride at the same tempo, then you’ll never progress. You … Continue reading →

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The Writing is in the Wall

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Jeff Mather

Today was a busy day. I brought this home: I had the second part of my bike fit today, actually riding my own bike. Turns out, my left leg is longer than my right one, and it was affecting my … Continue reading →

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A Question about Bilingualism

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Jeff Mather

From “Big Bang” at the Musée des Beaux Arts de Montréal. I’ve been thinking quite a bit about bilingualism. For political reasons, Montréal is outwardly very French, but English is right there everywhere you listen. Half the people walking down … Continue reading →

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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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Montréal Pictures

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Jeff Mather

We’ve had a great day in Montréal. It started with crêpes, ended with a ridiculously delicious, two-hour meal, and was full of a leisurely stroll around the Ville-Marie and Vieux Port sections of the city. We visited three churches, shopped … Continue reading →

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Where in the World are Jeff and Lisa?

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Jeff Mather

It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and I am very thankful for so many things: the day off, a good job, my cute kitty, chocolate croissants, relatively good health, great friends and family, etc. Most of all, I am … Continue reading →

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We’re Heading North

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Jeff Mather

Take kitty to his kitty resort? Check. Clean the kitchen? Check. Map my 12-mile running route for tomorrow? Check. Write blog post? Check. Watch the Bruins beat Buffalo in an overtime shootout? CHECK! Pack for the weekend trip? Um, not … Continue reading →

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Just Give Me the Dorky Helmet and I Will Be “That Guy”

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Jeff Mather

In order not to bury the lede, I’m going to start with the big news: I put down a deposit on a new bike today, which I will pick up (hopefully) on Monday after a final fitting session. Here it … Continue reading →

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Updates to “A Miscellany of New England Iconography”

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Jeff Mather

What started as a chance discovery of an old headstone in a corner of the MFA Boston morphed into an interest in cemeteries that I cultivated while photographing the cities and towns of Massachusetts. I gradually came to realize that … Continue reading →

Posted in 101 in 1001, Burying Grounds, NaBloPoMo, NaBloPoMo 2011, Photography, This is who we are | 1 Comment

Titration

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Jeff Mather

titration: (noun) the process of gradually adjusting the dose of a medication until optimal results are reached. I remember doing titration in high school chemistry class and not really enjoying it. You wait and wait and wait for something to … Continue reading →

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Be Right Back

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Jeff Mather

Dear Internet Friends: I’m busy working on a post right now, and I’ll get back to you soon . . . as soon as I can get myself out from between these rocks where I’m trapped. I hope I won’t have to cut … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough, Friday, 5:45AM

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Jeff Mather

It’s a good thing I had a mini-breakthrough this morning at the pool. The morning started with a tired me getting my game face on only to show up at the school and find a bunch of cars in the … Continue reading →

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