Category: general

  • poolside stories

    I used to be a lifeguard. While I’ve read many times and in many places that lifeguarding is the perfect job for lazy people, the job itself was a constant source of stress for me. Every day I went to work, terrified that some random accident would occur, I would completely forget all my training,…

  • turkey day number one

    Happy Thanksgiving, all!

  • happy birfday to me

    Twenty-five years ago today I decided to grace this oft-crazy planet with my presence. It appears I must have liked the place because I have since remained, growing ever wiser (and perhaps more insane) as it constantly throws lessons at me. A quarter of a century has passed and, while much has changed since then,…

  • an anniversary of sorts

    For me December 31st/January 1st isn’t the only start of a New Year. As time passes, I seem to have collected more and more such “new years”: school beginning in September; my birthday on October 5th; the typical New Year’s; school ending in April (or, previous to post-secondary, in June); the spring season; and, finally,…