Deb and I are making a second attempt to get into the Montreal Fringe. We are hoping to bring our show The Lost Years to Montreal. We didn’t get into the 2024 Fringe. So, we’re hoping to get into next year’s Fringe. Yesterday, the applications for the Montreal Fringe 2025 opened. The first…
Last month I spoke about a mini vacation Deb and I took. This Sunday was another one. I had lots of work to do. Plenty of things on the “list”. But Deb had been gone all week and arrived home late Saturday evening. So, we decided to have a mini vacation day. No…
Yes, it’s only the beginning of August. But I can sense the month speeding by already. Before I know it, September will be here. Which means the start of rehearsals for The Game’s Afoot. Lines to learn. Vocal Point choir starting back up for the Fall season. Songs to learn. Applying to the Montreal Fringe…
Everyone thinks their dog is cute. And of course, to them, they are cute. But I’m not used to people stopping me to tell me my dog is cute. Or beautiful. I think he’s cute. But it’s weird to me to have other people confirm it, also. Yesterday, four random people spoke to me about…
Take some time today and imagine something nice. Something for you. Something wonderful. Just bask in it. Years ago, my friend Bruce would meet me for coffee at work. This was before kids. Before mortgages. Before long commutes. We were still in our twenties. So, it was over THIRTY years ago! We’d sit with our…
This was another good month for staying on track. Slow and steady is the way. Stick to the fundamentals: watch food intake, get good sleep, and exercise. My average weight went down 2.6lbs over June’s weight. So, I was down to 202.6lbs. My heaviest of the month was 205.4lbs. Lightest was 197.4lbs. Towards the end…
The last time I donated blood, I forgot to hydrate myself. And it took longer than usual to finish my donation. The nurse scolded me for not drinking enough water ahead of time. She said that I should be drinking water the day before the donation to make sure I’m hydrated. I donated blood yesterday.…
There’s not enough communion in this fast-paced world of ours. We’re so busy running around and doing nothing important. When’s the last time you had a chat with friends? Just talking about life and what’s important? Do we even know what’s important anymore? We’re glued to our phones. We’re scrolling our apps. We do this…
It was 38 years ago that I kissed Deb for the first time. On her birthday. I kiss her every day, usually. But the birthday kiss is always special. It’s the anniversary of the spark. The spark that grew into a steady flame of love. Most years I get to celebrate her birthday…
My hometown friends and I have a semi-regular Zoom meeting. We reminisce and shoot the breeze. Rehash the old times. And update each other on the new times. A couple of weeks ago, we were remembering our friend George. It was his sixty-first birthday. Or it would have been, if he hadn’t passed away six…
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