Things I enjoyed this week (June 1st)
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  By George Mandis <george@mand.is>
  https://george.mand.is/2014/06/things-i-enjoyed-this-week-june-1st
  Sunday, June 8th 2014

<p>A simple list for a simple week:</p>
<ul>
<li>My <a title="Running to welcome June" href="/2014/06/running-to-welcome-june/">lengthy runs</a>, planned or <a title="Challenging yourself, an addendum of sorts" href="/2014/06/challenging-yourself-an-addendum-of-sorts/">otherwise</a>.</li>
<li>I neglected to write about it, but I was up in Vancouver again on Friday for their regular, first-Friday-of-the-month Art Walk event. It was part of one of my <a href="http://pedaldriven.com/">Pedal Driven</a>/<a href="http://ads-on-bikes.com">Ads-on-Bikes</a>  project I've had for years. We have enough material and trial runs now to start writing up some definitive conclusions and reports. Hopefully soon.</li>
<li>Regular Sunday music practice happened again today with <a href="http://inkyshado.ws">Inky Shadows</a>. We're discussing recordings and the prospect of putting out a vanity record on vinyl. It would not be an inexpensive venture but...  VINYL! Somewhat related, I had an interesting moment where I realized I could recall a church song form many years ago, almost note-for-note and word-for-word. It's interesting because church was not a huge part of my life, yet something I did regular with my dad and brother when we were young. We never really talked much about it outside of attending, so it was kind of like going once a week or so to observe someone else's rituals and traditions and have an hour to ponder things and sing songs... All very peculiar, but in retrospect I think it<br />
might've been the ideal way to experience that. Huh.</li>
<li>Receiving <a title="Pizza frisbees &amp; the secret of life" href="/2014/06/pizza-frisbees-the-secret-of-life/">unexpected emails</a> from friends in far-flung places.</li>
<li>I bought a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-58148A-Multi-Function-Blender/dp/B00EI7DPI0/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=snapwebl-20&amp;linkCode=w01&amp;linkId=5JNNLKUBNRL757MK&amp;creativeASIN=B00EI7DPI0">blender</a>. I've been on a smoothie rampage. SUMMER IS HERE! Expect a smoothie recipe or nine to grace this blog soon.</li>
<li>Speaking of summery things, I'm continually grateful for the stretch of amazing weather we've had the past few weeks. This tends to be the time of year when I come into my own, and having the warmer season around earlier has been a helpful way to recover from a long year of travel and a difficult adjustment. It keeps me outside more often; it allows me to feel like a more complete human being... More of that please.</li>
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