The Around the Bay race is only two weeks away! My weekly running got kiboshed because I was expecting to do a run on my treadmill, but the treadmill is not happy. It’s out of commission at the moment. And let’s face it, I’m not following the “Motivation follows action” motto. I should have prepared…
Even though Caileigh got married last September, it’s still weird to think that one of our kids is married. Caileigh and Chris lived together for a few years before getting married. But the milestone of marriage adds another layer. I have an adult child… I mean, we have three adult children. Getting married doesn’t make…
The Player’s Guild is putting on a Mother’s Day show. It’s called Listen to Your Mother. And will be performed a few times on Mother’s Day weekend. Deb is going to be reading a modified version of our toast for Caileigh and Chris’ wedding. And I will write something else. About mothers. Or a mother.…
I was not planning to go to Choir! Choir! Choir! Deb had bought tickets a while ago. It sounded like fun, but I passed on the opportunity. I’m already in a choir. And I didn’t feel like it. Two guys coaxing the audience to sing along with them? But someone couldn’t go, so I was…
Looking out for the bad things in life was a critical skill for our ancestors. People who couldn’t find the danger lurking behind the corner didn’t last long. It’s why most of us have a negative bias. It’s instinct. But it also causes so much strife. People see danger where there is no danger. Or…
Yesterday, I said that I would listen to the woo woo a bit more. “Woo woo” is my word for the mystical. The magical. The interconnectedness of things. Today, I saw a Facebook post from Playwright’s Guild of Canada: And I thought to myself, “I wonder what Prairie Theatre Exchange is up to?” So, I…
I often go back and forth when thinking about Life, the Universe, and our interconnections. Part of me is pragmatic. Embracing my logical side. Just the facts, ma’am. And part of me is mystical. Embracing my irrational side. Basking in the “woo woo”. The unexplainable. We’re beings of energy and all kinds of possibilities exist.…
It might shock you, but I didn’t do any running while I was on my trip to BC. I know. Crazy. But then when we got back, I had the sobering realization that the Around the Bay road race was only four weeks away. And I had only run 16km as my longest distance. The…
I’m grateful that I’ve been able to cross off my first item from my 5-Year Plan: Visit Keaton and Kate in BC. Yay! It was a great trip. And so much fun to be able to spend time with all three of our kids and Kate. Without having to share them with their various in-laws,…
Last month as a pleasant surprise. Weight-wise, that is. I didn’t get as much exercise in as I had hoped. And I didn’t get to bed earlier enough on a consistent basis. But I still managed to lose 2.7lbs off my average weight for the month. So, I was down to 206.5lbs. With a high…
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