December 2011
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A Case of Holiday Cheer
M: My face hurts today. I am holding you and Sam Adams Holiday Brew personally responsible.
C: I think Louis Roederer might also need to share some of the blame, here...
M: Oh, that Louis. He's such a stud.
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There's No Crying in Ballet
Our holiday performances are this Saturday, and since it’s the last week of class, I’ve let some of the younger students break into groups to perform for each other. After one group dances, each member of the “audience” shares one thing they noticed the dancers could work on, and another that they did well. Before the activity begins, we discuss the importance of...
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Ryan Gosling takes ballet class. →
I knew it was meant to be…
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J: Some people live in their own little world. They have little regard for the outside world and a skewed concept of reality.
M: It's like really bad reality TV. For old people. That isn't glamorous... or even interesting.
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Let Go
If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. - Ajahn Chah
It seems like every place you turn, someone’s telling you to let go. Let go of stress. Let go of anger. Let go of the past, and trying to control the future. There’s even a song about it! (Don’t lie. You know you have the Garden State soundtrack stashed...
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Lessons in Manliness from Atticus Finch →
Since I first got my grubby little skeletor hands on a copy of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Atticus Finch has been a figure of goodness and humanity.
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