My dog, Miss Frieda, likes to sleep in the hallway outside my office door, her nose just in the doorway to remind me she is there. It seems such a simple thing, amidst my break-fixing a complex computer system or researching a wonky linux service. And yet it is quite
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Thoughts from what I have seen on this road I walk.
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Feeling Knotty
So as the season begins to move indoors I had a hankering for more knotwork. I thought my usual paracord bracelets might be a little narrow for men so I have been playing with widening the bands. The green and black paracord bracelet above is an example of a wider
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Colourful Black and White
I woke up at 6:15 am this morning and within 10 minutes I had logged into my computers, checked 3 email accounts, scanned the Blue Jays game writeup on Sportsnet and was halfway through the headlines at CBC.ca. And it got me thinking… In today’s world everything is pushed at
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Late Summer Washes Away
Ya knew it hadda happen eventually. This morning woke to torrential rain and a cooler feeling in the air at 5am. We need the rain though, it has been very dry here for the past few weeks, with grass fires this weekend in the city and fire evacuations west of
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The Zen of Quiet
It’s been one of those days, recharging after a few weeks that make a zoo look like a Buddhist yoga session – absolutely nutz! This is the long weekend here in Canada, our Thanksgiving a full month plus before the same holiday south of the border. Of course that means
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Climate Change Falls Upon Us
It’s been a dry summer here in Ottawa on Tundra, with sweltering heat. Even the leaves on the trees in the backyard began to curl early, falling on the lawn in their thirst. Autumn is usually a time of brisk mornings and warm afternoons, but this week we have seen