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Dass the way it is, March 17, 2011

by rdass on March 16, 2011

End of the world? I doubt it The recent devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan is the latest in a string of natural disasters that have happened around the globe. When I first heard of what happened, I immediately thought of my childhood friends, Aya Yanai and Toru Nishida. We all went to elementary and [...]

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Dass the way it is, March 10, 2011

by rdass on March 9, 2011

Another day, another injury Well, another birthday has passed and I’m slowly creeping closer to 30 and getting farther away from 20. I’m hoping people are right when they say 30 is the new 20, but over the past few years, my body has felt like it’s 60 rather than now 27. I have a [...]

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Dass the way it is, Feb. 17, 2011

February 15, 2011 Dass the way it is

Remembering a good friend I’ve noticed that when one bad thing happens, a million other bad things follow. That was my week last week, it was one bad thing after the other. One of the biggest pieces of bad news I received was on Tuesday. I was talking to the Rev and he said he [...]

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Dass the way it is, Feb. 10, 2011

February 8, 2011 Dass the way it is

My groundhog summer Last week, in honor of Groundhog Day, I watched the movie “Groundhog Day” with Bill Murray. In the movie, Murray plays Phil Connors, a Pittsburgh TV weatherman, who, during a hated assignment covering the Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, ends up repeating the same day over and over again. During his time [...]

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Dass the way it is, Feb. 3, 2011

February 2, 2011 Dass the way it is

Hope keeps me going I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 3 years old. That’s kind of a scary thing for a kid to go through. Questions like what’s happening to me, why did this happen and will I ever be cured arise. Growing up with diabetes was hard. Back then, the [...]

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Dass the way it is, Jan. 27, 2001

January 25, 2011 Dass the way it is

The early bird gets the worm? Over the past two weeks my sleeping schedule has been rocked to its core. I’ve been driving to Davenport everyday from Grinnell to cover the trial of Jacob Hilgendorf. It’s about a two-hour drive, and throw in a couple of days with bad roads, I have been getting up [...]

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Dass the way it is, Jan. 6, 2011

January 4, 2011 Dass the way it is

Reflect back, look forward This New Year’s Eve turned out to be an enjoyable affair. The boyfriend and I decided to get out of town and head to Des Moines to see what we could find. Throughout the course of the night, we were able to run into an old friend of mine and also [...]

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Dass the way it is, Dec. 30, 2010

December 29, 2010 Dass the way it is

The ‘best Christmas ever’ Sometimes we forget the joy and wonderment of the Christmas season. This Christmas, I was reminded of that Christmas awe we once had, but have forgotten. Christmas started out like normal. I went up to the Rev and Mom’s house in Ames for Christmas with the family. I went up Christmas [...]

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Dass the way it is, Dec. 23, 2010

December 22, 2010 Dass the way it is

Remember the meaning of Christmas This Saturday evening I went to my first Rotary Club Christmas party. Let me tell you, this is a great group of people. They’re funny, caring and friendly. I had a great time getting to know the members who attended a little better. After we finished our delicious dinner at [...]

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Dass the way it is, Dec. 16, 2010

December 15, 2010 Dass the way it is

Great music and a random road trip This past week I came across a stockpile of old mixed CDs I have made throughout the last decade or so. Finding those old school jams was like meeting old friends. The songs took me down memory lane. It’s funny what you associate with different things, sometimes good, [...]

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