I have been revising this paper for a few days now. Why does writing never get any easier? [Since this is a running blog, insert your trite running metaphor here--for the moment, let's remember that runners of all abilities hurt during races, from elites to new runners. No matter how good you are your best always hurts.] The thing I've learned about revision over the years is not to fear it and to be ruthless. Cut cut cut. Maybe a paragraph pleads with you, "But don't you remember? You felt so smart when you wrote me! I took five hours!" Be steadfast, don't yield.
My wife and I just got back from a mall that was eerily empty for 7pm on a December weeknight. Alas, mall. We mourn thee.
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