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Shit just got real up in here.
I've been threatening to do it for years.
I have had an interesting life. Maybe not as interesting as, say, Anthony Kiedis. Have you read that motherfucker's autobiography? But pretty interesting for somebody who's not an actual rock star. So now, on the eve of my fiftieth birthday, I figure I better write that shit down before Alzheimer's or ( Read more... ) -
Reason # 956 why my spawn are better than your spawn
(Excerpt from a lengthy conversation about music between my and my spawn)
'Yote: ... all those bands were heavily influenced by Joy Division. But you've never heard of Joy Division.
Spawn: What are you talking about? I love Joy Division!
'Yote: *blink*
'Yote: Of course you do. Of course you do. -
WHERE IS MY GOD DAMN CHALK?
Today was my first day teaching in over a month, and kids, my internal filter is offline. I realized that I'd lost the ability to self-censor about three nanoseconds after I uttered the words, "Go blow a goat."
So I get to my classroom an hour and a half before the class starts. Lots of time to prepare. Bags of time. However, this is the ( Read more... ) -
ROAD TRIP!
Today I learned that ( Read more... ) -
If I Could Talk to the Animals...
Today I had the following conversation with my cat:
Coyote: Excuse me.
Widget: pfft.
Coyote: Come on. I want to sweep there.
Widget: yawn.
Coyote: Move it!
Widget: Can't you see that I am sitting here?
Coyote: I don't care! I need to sweep and mop that floor. Now move it, fatass.
Widget: I refuse to move. You can't make me.
Coyote: I think you ( Read more... ) -
Don't Let Me Down
I am still digesting the election results. I have been a New Democrat since well before I was old enough to vote. I remember taking Civics in junior high. I don't think they teach that any more. There was a federal election the year I was in grade 8. It was the year Joe Clark became Prime Minister, defeating Pierre Trudeau. I had to do a ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Words to Live By
Bloom where you're planted.
I don't remember where or when I first saw this. It was a long time ago, though. About 10 years ago, I was out berry picking very early in the morning, it an area that would soon become part of the Bayers Lake Business Park. And I came upon a beautiful sunflower, at least four feet tall, growing out of a heap of ( Read more... ) -
Waxing Philosophical
Tonight we said goodbye to Lynda. Only at a Pagan memorial service would you see the mourners wearing wildly coloured wigs, and moulting feathers all over the place! Lynda would have shrieked with glee. We had a lot of laughs, and quite a few tears. I think the laughs outnumbered the tears. I myself did not weep, but only thanks to an iron ( Read more... ) -
Book Review: The Da Vinci Code
I finished The Da Vinci Code. It was crap, but entertaining. Brain candy. I am a little befuddled about why it was soooo controversial. The Catholic Church and Opus Dei were exonerated of any iniquity in the end, and in fact were portrayed as victims. So why the hell was the church screaming about libel and slander? I was kind of put off by ( Read more... ) -
I Predict...
...that Justin Trudeau will be at the helm of the Liberal Party within 10 years. And probably within 5.