Mitch's Marina Mindset

Random Thought for Monday

2009-10-19T16:46:03Z

My Purell Instant Hand Sanitizer “kills 99.99% of germs” my hands come in contact with. This is great and all, but what’s the story with that other 0.01% of germs that Purell doesn’t kill? That 0.01% of germs must be pretty darn strong to thwart ...

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Bed, Bath and [Way] Beyond...

2009-10-15T05:55:38Z

As a single guy on my own, there is no scarier place than Bed, Bath & Beyond. The place is frightening. After receiving my 3,000th 20%-off coupon from Bed, Bath & Beyond in the mail, I finally decided to drive across town to check it out. There w...

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Cell phones

2009-09-02T05:39:27Z

Here in the Marina, everyone has a cell phone, and they’re always on it. It doesn’t matter if those people are walking down the street, having brunch with friends, driving a car or running in a marathon – these people are clinging to their phones...

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The 30(se)X

2009-08-16T04:30:41Z

Having moved to the Marina, I no longer walk to work downtown. This is kind of a bummer, as I really enjoyed my 20-minute trot to the office each day. Instead, I now do what millions of Americans do each day to get to work - I hop on the bus. Spe...

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Re-launch: “Mitch’s Marina Mindset”

2009-08-11T04:34:54Z

It’s been several months since I’ve contributed to my blog. Why the disappearing act? Well, the short answer is, I’ve simply felt uninspired to write. I could go into the myriad of reasons causing this lack of inspiration, but I’m saving this jui...

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Random thoughts: January 3, 2009

2009-04-19T17:55:46Z

In cleaning up the desktop of my computer, I found this random passage I wrote shortly after New Year's Day. It doesn't really refer to anything, but since my blog has been a bit bare, I figured I'd post it... why not? ----- It was Saturday morni...

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"ALIVE" with anticipation for this new "RELEASE"...

2009-03-30T20:19:04Z

Just got the Deluxe Version of Pearl Jam's Ten Reissue in the mail, via the Ten Club. Can't wait to hear Brendan O'Brien's remix of one of my favorites albums of all time. (Full disclosure -- I don't really know all that much about O'Brien, but ap...

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My girlfriend is winning my office pool

2009-03-23T18:00:24Z

Update [4/19]: My girlfriend did not win our office pool, which is alright, I guess since she's no longer my girlfriend. So it goes... ----- On paper, I should be the hands-down favorite to win my company office pool for the 2009 NCAA Basketball ...

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Quick tips for first time skiiers/boarders...

2009-02-12T22:45:47Z

My friend, Sandy, e-mailed me to ask if I had any skiing or snowboarding tips for a beginner. Just in case any of you, my loyal readers, are planning to hit the snow for the first time, here was my reply: 1. Don’t engage in both skiing and snowb...

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Looking back at my 2008 Resolutions

2009-01-02T20:06:58Z

Here were my New Year's Resolutions for 2008, along with a quick note in BOLD if I achieved my resolution, or not: My New Year's resolutions for 2008: -Coach a youth sports team. No. Although I did start mentoring an 8-year old kid, which ha...

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