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et två tre fyra

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Mark Egge

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 →

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Customs customs

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Mark Egge

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 →

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The Tallest Man on Earth (Part 2)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Mark Egge

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 →

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The Beautiful Seaside

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Mark Egge

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 →

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Shake the Dust

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Mark Egge

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 →

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A Toast to 2012

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Mark Egge

Let 2012 be the year of fulfillment–in our persons, in our work, in our play. Let us each proceed into 2012 with a new-found sense of self, renewed purpose in our work, and broad new horizons in our play. Let … Continue reading →

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Never Enough

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Mark Egge

I have thoughts. Honest. I do. Honest. Thoughts. But nothing to post here. There’s nothing appropriate to share here. This is the public facing self. And so this blog has to wear a tie. There’s no casual Fridays on the … Continue reading →

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Disfunctional Somnambulism

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Mark Egge

So, I’m sitting in the airport. I’m taking some time to think about the details. The milieu. The thousand cuts of modern life which I do my damnedest to ignore. Times. Gate. Terminals. Flight numbers. And so on. To be … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Sen. John McCain

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mark Egge

I’m not in the habit of writing letters to my elected representatives–if only because I generally prefer watching movies or climbing mountains to writing letters, and I certainly do not expect any letter to make one lick of difference. (Want … Continue reading →

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Start Shouting

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Mark Egge

At a stoplight yesterday I pulled up behind a car with an “Ouck Fbama” bumper sticker, and I just about lost my shit. There might have been an incident of road rage, if not for Sagar being in the car, … Continue reading →

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