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Day 4
Ah sweet sweet Yule relaxation! Mommy and Baby are off to Kitchener, leaving daddy to a whole day to himself. What shall I do? First order of business is a toasted PB n' J sammich for breakfast me thinks ( Read more... ) -
My Favorite Thing
I think now my most favorite thing in the world is seeing Autumn smile. This this love-filled cock-eyed mischevious (I'd even say impish) grin that creeps up one side of her face in the most delightfully *conspiratorial* way ( Read more... ) -
Eeep!
I get the idea that I will start a bardic music night on Wendesdays which ended up turning into a musical quartet.I was asked to perform a few songs for the Witches Ball on Friday night upcoming so I said to myself - why not? So we prepare three songs I wrote, fully arranged with kit drums, djembe, bass, guitar and vocals (main and backup ( Read more... ) -
Baby Bunkin Bliss Bubble
Well its been a full six days now since my daughter Autumn Vivian Margaret Hooper first looked up into my eyes. I've had the last 5 business days off to help care for my new daughter and her wonderful strong beautiful goddess-like mommy. Someone has described this last week as a 'bliss-bubble' from their own experience. Day and night has been ( Read more... ) -
The Wiccan Church of Canada's 30th Birthday Party
Last night was a complete success. I was asked by Jill to write a harvest related chant to celebrate the WCC’s 30th birthday. The ritual was simple but fun and my chant was highlighted smack dab in the middle of it while the chalice was being passed around. When I struck that first I could *feel* the energetic response of the room - like the flush ( Read more... ) -
The Doors
I own a pair of antique chinese double doors that are iron bound hardwood and weigh at least 70 lbs each. The iron has long since oxygenated turning a lovely rusty brown while the oak (at least I believe its oak) is a rich glossy brown. It has two full knockers with large rings hanging from stylized dog heads. They're impractical, unwieldy, and ( Read more... ) -
My Daughter
So my daughter will be here in a month! Aahhh! I am both very excited and a little frightened. The fear is not so much of being a father as of the birth itself… its quite an ordeal for women, especially the first time. I try not to worry though, to remember that this is in the hands of the Gods as everything has always been, and remind myself that ( Read more... ) -
Our New Home
So our new home is getting closer to being complete! Robyn and I hatched a plan way back in February when we discovered we were going to be blessed by a child. We decided to merge our lives, chose July 1 as being the best date for us to do this since it would give us a few months to save while making sure we weren’t moving while she was *really* ( Read more... ) -
Fringe Benefits
So I guess one of the fringe benefits of having a steady job is expendable income ( Read more... ) -
Employee Loyalty
Employee loyalty is an important thing to many companies. Each employee is an investment given the number of paid hours it takes to get an employee "up to speed" and fully trained to do the job they were paid for. It always amazed me in the past (when working for rudy-poo bush-league companies) at the failure of a company's managment to grasp this ( Read more... )