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Setting the Bar too High for Monday

Today has a lot to live up to.

Yesterday I managed an 11-hour workday, ran three miles, reorganized my life, cleaned my apartment, posted 11 stories and read part of the James Patterson book I’m in the middle of.

Now, I’m starting to think I set the bar too high for a Monday. Maybe you should ease into the week, growing a little more productive until Thursday because nobody is really productive on Fridays.

It’s 6:20 a.m. and I’ve already overslept by an hour. It will be a miracle if I top yesterday.

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In other news, it’s going to be warm but rainy today.

The Penn State is still going on as Sandusky claims he’s innocent. Later today, I’ll post more details and start a conversation on what you think happened and what should happen. The charity that Sandusky started has resigned, though.

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Just when I start thinking this part of the world is so quiet and vanilla, I get an email saying a local yoga studio offers pole-dancing classes. is donation-based and

Author Tammy Bronson is at today. I’ve never read any of her books, but she’s supposedly good. Speaking of books, I’ve recently become addicted to books on tape that I listen to in my car. Now I need recommendations, though. I heard Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was boring.

Have a good one, y’all.Β 

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