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Patient

by Amanda on October 22, 2009

Photo by laurenatclemson on Flickr


“I keep coming out to the beach to remember how patient the earth is. The universe makes space you just gotta wait for it.”
- Al Letson, on Twitter

Photo by laurenatclemson on Flickr

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Hello from the Beach

by Amanda on May 27, 2009

The culprit behind my radio silence this week? A much-needed trip to the beach, first for my friends Katie and Zach’s wedding, and then for a few days of R&R.

The wedding was directly on the beach in beautiful Salvo, North Carolina (on Hatteras Island, in the Outer Banks), and lovely (click here for pictures) – the reception featured a crawfish boil (my first – but certainly not my …

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Killer Stress

by Amanda on September 25, 2008

Baboons - photo by Randy Bean


‘Just wanted to point you to an article I wrote about “Stress: Portrait of a Killer,” a show that aired last night on PBS. (One of the things the show illustrates is that for both humans and other primates, social rank is a …

Baboons - photo by Randy Bean

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Moon Hike

by Amanda on May 21, 2008

Last night I went on a “moon hike” at the National Arboretum. First of all, how have I lived in DC for so long and never visited the Arboretum before? It’s a beautiful sanctuary – sprawling meadows, lovingly maintained gardens, forests… I will definitely be going back – that is, if they’re able to stay open for visitors after the recently announced 60% reduction in their annual budget. …

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Mmm…

by Amanda on May 4, 2007

Photo of cherry blossoms by Kate, aka tragicallypale on Flickr

A picture of cherry blossoms my friend Kate took early one evening in April. I love how it (they) capture that time of day, and this time of year…a kind of wistful beauty…

Photo of cherry blossoms by Kate, aka tragicallypale on Flickr

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