April 4, 2020 Another sleepless night comes to an end. I arise to meet the new day. A slug may have more motivation than I have this morning; it’s a combination of a mild hangover, a lack of sleep and a general lethargy that I am falling victim too. It Read more…
To Be Free There’s a star in the night There’s a life in that light And we all do our best to protect it. When the light comes down And You all leave the town The star there it stands all alone. In its dreams it remembers All the Read more…
April 3, 2020 Fifty spins around the sun; still doesn’t feel quite real to me. Life to this point has treated me well; I have had my pain and my trepidation along the way. Like Joe Walsh says “Life’s been good to me so far.” Now is probably the most Read more…
April 2, 2020 Tough night last night; sleep was fleeting and short. Awaken to the same dilemma; motivate my kid and motivate myself. I go for the cup of Jo and sit down and try to work, focus escapes and I find myself emptying the junk drawer. A junk drawer Read more…
April 1, 2020 April fool’s day… I don’t feel foolish and I already know that this isn’t some kind of mass April fool’s joke. I decide coffee is far more important than any fool on T.V. . Upon opening the cupboard for the coffee I discover plates; who is messing Read more…
March 31, 2020 Morning seems to creep up on my broken sleep. Dreams. Strange and vivid dreams haunt my night. I awake slowly hoping that it is the reality of my dream that I awake too. Turning on the TV I see Trudeau’s face, confirming that I am still living Read more…
March 30, 2020 Two weeks ago the world turned upside down as our new reality sunk in. Two weeks seem like two years. In what feels like another era they closed Big White and told us we had to stay away from each other. I try hard to remember what Read more…
March 29, 2020 Sunday has come down and it is a good day to get the soil ready in the garden. Spreading the manure into the garden seems fitting after the morning news. Trump is rambling again, I missed our fuzzy faced PM this morning, and not sure what he Read more…
March 28, 2020 Life feels a bit more back to normal this morning. Saturday like any other, relax and cook breakie, yet in the normalcy of the morning a tension seems to grow. We need to go to the drug store, need hand sanitizer… Surviving the drug store is easy Read more…
March 27, 2020 The morning lazes frantically along until my wonderful wife explains she has offered to help some friends that are in quarantine. My wife, the one who still has full time work. I step in and offer to go and help out, she should stay home and work. Read more…