I have been thinking about this a lot, especially with the end of Pride Month and Canada Day upon us, with all the attacks on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people we see on TV, or in some folks cases their own street. I am lucky, ‘blessed’ might be too strong of
Poetry
We Have Warts
We aren’t perfect,too many cold nights.mozzies and humidity,I suspect.We say “Sorry!”far too often IMHO,though unlike our neighbours,when we say it, we mean it!We don’t treat our First Nationswith the ‘Do Unto Others…’ rule,and we did have a head tax,on Chinese workers,and imprisoned Japanese folks,during WW2.But we did invent insulin,poutine and
Geekstuff
Writer’s Pack
I realized that of the mini-apps I have created the ones I use most with writing projects are PyWrite (naturally!) and PUrl for collecting reference URLs, as well as a small utility that I wrote a while back to convert the Manuscript folder into a single EPUB I could edit
Life
Half Full or Half Empty?
(Originally an editorial in Teeswater.ca circa 2014) Are you a half full or half empty glass kind of person? I have always thought of myself in the former group, but last week I came close to joining the other side. Once a year JG, my wife and I take part
Life Recycling
Recycling – Toe To Head
If you know me IRL you will usually see me carrying a shoulder bag or fanny pack, back issues making it impossible for me to sit with a wallet in my hip pocket. A couple weeks back Sam and I made the journey (believe me OCTranspo on the weekend can