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Flowers, Food, and a Limp What?
Progress 1. It really is, finally, and assuredly, spring in Lover, PA. Yesterday when I walked the property I kept thinking how much I wished I could give everyone I like a bouquet of flowers. I...
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It’s DNA Day! Is Marla a Skolt Saami from Scandinavia? Is She Related to Bono?
DNA Day isn’t just for dorks anymore! (Okay, well maybe it is, but still…) Has there ever been a BETTER reason to celebrate than DNA Day? Um, yeah, every other reason is better. DNA is boring, right?...
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We Fall And We Get Back Up
Hey everyone my name is Colin and welcome to my guest post for Marla. I met Marla via each others’ blogs, mine being a fitness blog. After some time and many exchanges I ended up becoming her online...
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I Can Bench Press Your Mama
Okay, so I can’t bench press your Mama, unless she’s a petite woman who weighs 110 pounds or less, in which case, yes. Yes, I can, in fact, bench press your Mama. Yup. My new one-rep max on the bench...
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Coca-Cola in Glass Bottles
We’re having quite a bit of heat here in Pretoria, at least from my perspective. It’s currently around 27ºC (around 80ºF) and this is supposedly still springtime. Days like this I could really go for a...
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Complimenting Fat People at the Gym (RANT FRIDAY!)
Welcome to RANT FRIDAY! Today’s rant is thanks to Leanne, of Weigh to Health, and her friend Becca, of Between Wander and Wonder, who wrote a beautiful post titled “I Am Guilty of Gymming While Fat.”...
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“Easy” my Arse!
We climbed Table Mountain. We chose the “easiest” route. “Easiest” does not mean “easy.” But it was worth every torturous moment. This was Kurt’s view for most of the climb: Just a preview of this and...
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Stop and Smell the Flowers of Platteklip Gorge
Why hike Table Mountain? Why not? Here is a list of the personal reasons that made me wary of climbing Table Mountain: No cartilage in my right knee and a dwindling supply in my left = pain; bone...
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I’m Proud to be a Rhinoceros!
I am a rhinoceros. I realized that just a few hours ago, and I love it! Let’s settle one thing first. If you read that title and in any way think, “Aww, shame” or have any kind of pity that I would...
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Dead Body Management
It’s Manuscript Monday, and I’ve been tackling a couple projects I want to finish before the end of the year. But as often happens, my creativity is constantly being challenged by new stimuli. Today I...
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