Other Mark Egge sites
Categories
-
Recent Posts
Meta
Recent Comments
- My Homepage on Contact
- Kelli on Pizza Margherita Recipe
- Jessica on The Masai Mara
- Jenny on 2014 Year in Review
- Tory on 2014 Year in Review
Archives
- July 2024
- September 2023
- June 2023
- December 2021
- May 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- May 2020
- June 2019
- March 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- September 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- March 2018
- January 2018
- October 2017
- May 2017
- March 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- January 2016
- September 2015
- August 2015
- June 2015
- January 2015
- November 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- September 2013
- July 2013
- May 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- January 2012
- March 2011
- February 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- March 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
Author Archives: Mark Egge
Going Native
After two decades away, I’ve returned to Colorado. That seems a little silly to say, given that I’m only 26. But, I must have been born with something of Colorado in my blood, in that Fort Collins hospital, all those … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
2 Comments
Welcome to Golden
As you drive into downtown Golden, Colorado, you’re greeted by a sign which reads “Howdy Folks! Welcome to Golden.” But for me, that sign now reads “Howdy, Mark. Welcome home!” After of upwards of three years in the desert, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
Written Identity
The English language affords three primary ways of claiming identity: I ______ (verb). E.g. I swim. I am ______ (adjective). E.g. I am tall. I am a/the ______ (noun). E.g. I am a swimmer. In written English, one establishes and … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Comments Off on Written Identity
The Real Crisis in Healthcare Expenditure Growth
In 2011 the U.S. spent an estimated $2.7 trillion on healthcare, accounting for just under 20% of our total GDP. This figure–and projections of future growth in healthcare spending–is being described in terms of a mounting national crisis. (Healthcare spending … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on The Real Crisis in Healthcare Expenditure Growth
On Life, Expectations, and America
Imagine that, in life, one paints oneself (or one’s life, rather) upon a canvas. One paints legs of adolescense. A torso of family and career. Arms of offspring, accomplishments. A head formed at leisure in retirement, crowned with the jewels … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts, Uncategorized
Comments Off on On Life, Expectations, and America
et två tre fyra
Ordnign och reda, which I’ll translate as “order and synonym-for-order”, is an important concept in Sweden. And, indeed, I find the country remarkably orderly. For example: I went and saw The Tallest Man on Earth perform in Stockholm last Friday. … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts, Travel, Uncategorized
Comments Off on et två tre fyra
Customs customs
I flew to Stockholm by way of Mexico City and Frankfurt. (Frankfurt, at least, makes sense.) Arriving in Mexico City, I completed two Customs forms. After deplaning, I presented these to a dour official with limited English, and discovered that, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Uncategorized
Comments Off on Customs customs
The Tallest Man on Earth (Part 2)
Still slight and unprepossessing, The Tallest Man on Earth stands just a little taller than he once did. Three full length albums (the third, There’s No Leaving Now, releases June 11th) and two EPs since his 2006 debut, The Tallest … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Uncategorized
Comments Off on The Tallest Man on Earth (Part 2)
The Beautiful Seaside
Packing. An uniquely miserable human endeavor. Miserable–and yet revealing. It’s revealing in what you take. It’s instructive, in its misery. The first time I (truly) moved, a first-year senior, it was a remarkably miserable affair. I’d somehow accumulated, over the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on The Beautiful Seaside
Shake the Dust
I’m leaving Arizona. I’ve spent the last two years here, with no more interruption or time away than the odd ski trip. It’s been good, my season in the desert. I’ve explored–and learned to love–another corner of the great American … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Shake the Dust