It wasn’t all tragic
While I may casually refer to 2021 as a “dumpster fire” or similar, it wasn’t really that bad for me, personally. Globally? Still a dumpster fire. My anxiety spikes any Continue Reading →
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Ready or not..
OK so… it’s been a LOT of months since I posted here. I still have work to do in the back end and find the time to fix some of Continue Reading →
Seven (More) Books
So I was tagged in one of those “post one a day for X days of Y that influenced you” — usually 5 or 7 or 10 books/bands/albums/films. I got Continue Reading →
Time Enough at Last
In light of the many canceled events, closed gathering spaces, and the need to socially distance in order to keep those we love safer, we’re all staring down some unexpected Continue Reading →
Belated Beerfest 2018 – Sours Everywhere
As per my tradition, I attended Beerfest again in the first week of September. I went with a friend on the Friday. It rained SO MUCH and I was poorly Continue Reading →
Another Twenty Fave Films
Five years ago, I posted a list of 20 fave films. They’re still among my faves but I thought I would add another 20. These are not necessarily all “great” Continue Reading →
Beerfest 2017: Coriander Edition
This was the first festival I attended in the rain — the rain was very welcome after an extensive dry spell so I wasn’t about to complain and I came Continue Reading →
Comfort Zone: Exit, this way
While I have greatly expanded my comfort zone in recent years, there are still a lot of things that exist well outside that zone. Traveling to another province to take Continue Reading →
Life is Short
In the grand scheme of things, we get only a limited number of years to live out on this planet. My biggest take-away from Carl Sagan’s Cosmos all those years Continue Reading →
Twas the – Oh Damn, It’s Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas in my little flat That I share with my kid and a wee skittish cat I purchased new stockings and put up a tree But Continue Reading →