Category Archives: Meanderings

Essays and thoughts and snippets that don’t fit anywhere else.

Pudgy puppy update

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Kate Simmons

I think Lucy likes her new routine: half the food, but twice the walks. She’s very smiley and extra affectionate lately, and I think she’s feeling as inspired as I am about being an immortalist. Henry doesn’t mind the extra … Continue reading →

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My dog is on a diet

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Kate Simmons

Yesterday I took the kids to the vet. Henry, the neurotic mini-shnauzer who won’t finish his food and barks at horses on TV, got a clean bill of health. Good weight, good teeth. His balls are on the chopping block, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: PumpOne’s Yoga for Strength & Flexibility

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Kate Simmons

A review of PumpOne’s “Yoga for Strength & Flexibility” after a year’s use. Continue reading →

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An Immortalist’s Manifesto

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Kate Simmons

If you were going to live forever, how would you live today?
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Drill, Baby, Drill?

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Kate Simmons
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Meet Choxie

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Kate Simmons

1981 Honda CM400. Mine.

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Hookers Anonymous

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Kate Simmons

The article I submitted to the Jobs of the Damned writing contest. Hello, my name is Kate, and I’m a prostitute. –Hi, Kate.– Recovering prostitute, I should say. Straight out of school and scared of the streets, I took the … Continue reading →

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Photo Blog: A Fall Day in Spring

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Kate Simmons
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Jobs of the Damned: Hookers Anonymous

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Kate Simmons

This week I’m in stiff competition to win a writing contest from Heliotrope Books called Jobs of the Damned. Friends have come out of the woodwork to vote for me (and you should too! before midnight on Saturday!) and here … Continue reading →

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Arab Idol: Hissa Hilal on Million’s Poet

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Kate Simmons

A very inspiring story on NPR: Hissa Hilal, a married mother of four in Saudi Arabia who is [hopefully] about to win Million’s Poet (think American Idol but with veils and hotter weather) with her highly political repertoire in Bedouin … Continue reading →

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