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Three of Three in a Series on Saratoga Springs, New York Take the 4.2 mile hike through history. So today I’m 364 days closer to age 30. In other words, I celebrated my 29th birthday yesterday. Between cards and calls, emails and presents (no Bounty Hunter; but highlights included a new backpack for both myself and Rufus), I thought about where [...] Two of Three in a Series on Saratoga Springs, New York Spring water from Saratoga Spa State Park. A rotten-egg bouquet with a surprisingly sweet finish. Complex and metallic; notes of rusty nail. My tasting notes would frighten even the most adventurous wine lover. But it wasn’t wine I sipped along the Geyser Creek Trail in [...] One of Three in a Series on Saratoga Springs, New York Full Fathom Five… “Nothing of him that doth fade, -Shakespeare, The Tempest At the Woodchuck Hill wetland with Rufus and Ringo. My birthday is in a few weeks, and there’s just one thing on my list: The Bounty Hunter TRACKER IV. Some girls want jewelry, I want a metal detector to find it. Well, I really hope my Bounty Hunter turns up a Revolutionary War coat button, [...] Four miles on the Erie Canal. Mom, I know you’re nervous with the words “night” and “park” in the same sentence. And everyone else, you may question the appeal of a wintertime stroll in the dark. But not only is it safe, night walking the Erie Canal eases the transition from work time into [...] While I don’t like to admit it, I sometimes think in black and white when it comes to people in my life. Most of the time, I accept the fact we’re all in the gray area: somewhere between good and bad, between Gandhi and Grinch. But once in a while I get the itch to [...] Today, after a three mile hike through Clark Reservation in Jamesville just outside of Syracuse, my boyfriend Ben and I settled onto the sofa with chips and fresh guacamole (my specialty) for channel surfing. We stopped at the Ken Burns documentary, National Parks: America’s Best Idea, on PBS and both looked at each other in amazement [...]  For me, stomaching change is like eating uncooked broccoli: It doesn’t go down easy but I know it’s good for me. That’s what I told myself as I walked into a new job at a local ad agency on January 25th. Already, I know this is good for me. I’m busy, have awesome coworkers and clients, [...] |
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