It’s hard to stay completely calm these days. With our neighbour, the Felon-in-Chief, spouting ridiculous rhetoric. I am so tired of reading about his ignorance and hate. There are no words strong enough to describe what a vile person he is. And the fact that people voted for that guy. It’s like voting for an…
It’s been a while since I mentioned The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter. It was my favourite read of last year. Every now and then something that Easter mentioned in the book pops into my brain. Like the fact that our ancestors, the hunter gatherers, were extremely fit. Not only were they fit, but their…
Why can’t I make myself go to bed at a reasonable time? I know that I need to improve my sleeping habits. I know that I function better when I have seven hours of sleep or more. But I can’t get myself to get to bed on time. So, I end up getting six hours…
It’s that time again. I’ve got to curb my TV watching so that I can get other things done. At least, I need to curb it during the week. I don’t smoke. I don’t do drugs. And I don’t drink to excess. But… I watch a heck of a lot of TV. It keeps me…
I spend a lot of my time having conversations in my head. Deb will often look over at me and say, “Who are you talking to?” I’m not on the phone or speaking out loud. But she can tell that I’m carrying on a conversation in my head. I have done that ever since I…
Just a little over two weeks before the big race. And I haven’t gone for a run yet, this week… But I did a thirty kilometer practice run last Saturday. So, I’m taking it a little easy. I’ll go for a run tomorrow and Sunday. At this point, I’m not going to push the distance…
We’ve got two weeks to be off book for Things I Know to be True. It’s that awkward time where you need your script in your hand. But the script hinders your movement around the stage. There’s line learning and movement learning. And I’ve been a bit lax. I’ve got rehearsals on Sundays, Tuesdays, and…
I’ve been in plays where I’ve had to kiss someone. It’s part of the play. And it’s not as interesting as one would think. You’re performing a role. There’s no emotional involvement and it’s mechanical. It’s nothing like when you kiss someone you have feelings for. But in the olden days, when a play called…
The mother of a friend of mine passed away recently. This was the first significant death that my friend had experienced. They knew people that had died. But this was the first death of someone they loved. Someone they cared deeply for. And it shook them. They are in their late sixties and had never…
Last week, I made a list of some of the books I want to read this year. And right away, I started listening to book that wasn’t on the list. Great by Choice by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen. I first listened to this book in 2011. And I’ve listened to it a few…
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