shin splints

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hanging avocado bathing in the sun

I love that avocados are semi-also known as butter pears or butter fruits. Anything that is synonyomous with butter is grade A meat in my book.  According to Wikipedia, an avocado is botanically a berry.  I had no idea.

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I have shin splints today.  Yesterday I walked to work way too fast and today I am paying the consequences.  Or maybe today I aggravated my shins when I secretly raced a guy next to me without him knowing.  He was really good at 1.)speed walking through the streets just like I do 2.) holding a conversation with himself and 3.) scratching the back of his head in a very rapid manner every few minutes.  He did a great job at setting a fast pace and I followed until I caught up with him and took off.  I imagine that I look ridiculous speed walking through the streets…especially when I wear my unintentional bumble bee outfit like I did today (black pants, yellow t-shirt, black jacket if needed, black and yellow backpack).  My fingers are crossed that I don’t become known as that “bumble bee girl.”

I do love that in the bay area there are various characters known throughout the land.  There is “Pink Man” (the guy wearing a pink unitard and cape and rides a unicycle) or the 80 year old twins (who are always amazingly dressed and way too identical), and of course the “Bushman” (who succeeded in getting me to scream bloody murder when I was visiting SF in middle school).  Oh, San Francisco. What would our world be without you?


Author: Ali Carras

At a very young age I lost site of my mom in a local grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. I did, however, have the smarts to go to the customer service counter. The kind woman at the counter asked "What is your name little girl?" My reply: "Assi." The woman gave me a look like, "Are you playing with me you little devil?" but she proceeded to blast on the loudspeaker the "We have a lost Assi at the front of the store." Customers throughout the store gagged and giggled, but my mom knew exactly who the woman was referring to: the mullet haired little girl with a tongue too big for her mouth, wearing a leotard, skirt, tights, and jelly shoes (with florescent green laces in them...even though they didn't need the laces). A shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing. I am pleased to report that today I am able to fully pronounce Allison (aka Ali), but the Assi pseudonym has always stuck, evolving into Aszi. As for the shy little character for whom every little detail in life was a huge thing? Some things never change. I have closed my comments due to mass amounts of spam that no filter could ever control. Feel free to contact me abeckord [at] gmail.com!

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