One the positive things to come out of the pandemic for me is that some friends and I have had a weekly Zoom meeting. The Corona Check-In. There are seven of us invited. Some show up more often than others. But everyone keeps coming. Most of us have been friends since high school or earlier.…
How long will it be before things get back to normal, after things get back to normal? I mean, when everyone gets vaccinated… Or at least when enough people get vaccinated… and the world leaders to give us the all clear sign… How long will it be before we get back to pre-2020 behaviours? Will…
It’s been almost 6 months since I reached my KFC Weight (200lbs) and I’m astounded that my average weight for the last 6 months has been 198.5lbs. Why astounded? I’ve been trying for years to get to that weight, but I barely came close in five years of trying. And now, I’ve been able to…
I was listening to the song “A Plea from a Cat Named Virtute” by the Weakerthans the other day. I love that song but it always gets me. It hits me in the emotional gut. The song is the imagined monologue of a cat to its depressed owner. I remember the first time I heard…
I reached my goal! I got down to my KFC Weight (200 lbs) and I went to visit the Colonel. Was it Finger Licking Good? It tasted better than I expected. I thought it would taste greasy and disgusting. It tasted like victory. For two and a half years, I’ve wanted to get to my…
The other day, I got an email from Amazon. They were going to be paying me my royalties for my book Laund-O-Mat at the End of The World and Other Fringe Favourites. It was published in 2014 and I was going to receive a whopping $17.95! Whoo hoo! To be honest, I didn’t think I…
Three months ago, I mentioned that I was trying to get to my KFC Weight (200lbs). I’m still trying. I started the year at 226lbs. Right now, I’m just under 210. They say that the last ten pounds are always the hardest… It sure seems that way. I’m not obsessed with losing the weight, but…
Next week, Theatre Aquarius puts on its Reading Week. The artists in the various programs that Theatre Aquarius supports during the theatre season will get a chance to present an excerpt from the piece that they’ve been working on. My turn is on Wednesday (June 19). It’s always good to get your work in front…
One of the problems with the secularization of society is that it tends to shrink our communities. We focus on ourselves and our immediate family and friends. But we don’t often look beyond the people close to us. There are a lot of problems with organized religion, but one of the things I like about…
I was walking my dog, Dodger, this morning. It was beautiful and sunny. It was early enough that there weren’t many people around. Those that were, smiled and said hello. So, did I. Sometimes that’s all it takes to make it a wonderful day. © 2019 Peter Gruner
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