Radical Eclecticity

Great Wall
Originally uploaded by zsoolt
The first item on my list is to visit China. This is not as simple a task as it sounds, though. I don’t just want to go, see the word-famous tourist sites, and come home.
There are several reasons for this, among them being that I despise traveling in tourist […]

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I while back, I started this list. I emailed it to some friends as a desperate, last-ditch attempt to get them to commit to a gathering of friends that had been scattered about the country for too long. I even cited this list several times in conversations with friends and coworkers.
Then, I heard about this […]

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lantern
Originally uploaded by Albazog
Post by: Matt Lavery
I stumbled upon this photo today. When you log in to Flickr it shows four photos at the bottom of the page that were uploaded within the last second or so. This gem was staring right at me.
The photo has an overall chilling effect (pun intended). I […]

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Pig Types
Originally uploaded by mattlavery
Post by: Matt Lavery
I walked in on Pig today while he was typing a note for me. I said, “Pig, what’s up? You can just talk to me, you know?”
“Well,” he said, “You keep writing stuff about me, to go with pictures of me, and you even sort them […]

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National Archives
Originally uploaded by mattlavery
During my extended road trip of joy last summer, I was in DC for National History Day. First, I have to take a moment to lament the fact that I was in DC and this is the coolest picture I took. In our nation’s capitol, with a 4 gig […]

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Makaha Valley
Originally uploaded by HiDovey
In my newfound tradition of browsing through random Flickr photos until I find something interesting, I give you the Photo Phind of the Day.
I used to live in that valley!! In fact, if you look just downhill of prominent, tall, white building, you’ll see the orange-ish rooftops of Makaha […]

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Dark Water
Originally uploaded by mattlavery
This photo marks my first new entry in nine months. I have officially launched my new blog. If you’re reading this, you may care about that. If you do: Welcome! If not, don’t worry about it. I just needed a place to serve as an outlet for creative thinking […]

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At the end of February, I went to visit my school for the first time since the accident. I arrived just in time for the tail end of the assembly they had to honor the students in the sixth grade who made the honor roll. As I entered the cafeteria, the students initiated a standing […]

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I have to say, I never cease to be amazed by the support that people keep showing me. My father sent out his last update last night, and today I have no less than eight responses of total joy. That’s just from the people that replied that quickly. The love and the prayer that has […]

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The Car after the Accident 1
Originally uploaded by mattlavery
It’s been just shy of five months since the accident, and just this past Thursday, I started teaching again. For the few of you that may find this site and not know what happened, let me fill you in
I spent the first half of Saturday […]

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