Tag: Everything Else Drawer

I had this brilliant post I was going to make, only I thought of it last night as I was lying in bed, and I didn’t want to jot it down because I was really really warm and really really … Continue reading →

Okay, you probably don’t. That’s probably a trick question, in fact. I’m not sure if I’ve ever been very nice. Because, see, the thing is…this is the thing. The thing is this: there comes a point in everyone’s life w…

When other kids hung around the kitchen and asked to lick the icing beaters or the cake batter bowl, I was off in the nearest sun-warmed window reading books. It’s not that I didn’t like icing or cake batter or … Continue reading →

This is the pinnacle of raising a family. This, right here. This thing that happened to me just last week. Technically, I suppose it happened to the entire family. It was cold last week. The west wind was bitter, biting. … Continue reading →

Dear Old Dude on a Bike: I recognise that you face many challenges every day. And I am sorry that you have faced circumstances that have brought you to this place: riding a bicycle through the downtown core looking for … Continue reading →

The sun crested the dry, brown autumn hills this morning and flooded my bedroom with a rich orange light. Clouds streaked with pink and crimson lay brilliant behind the skeletons of cottonwoods, sinewy power lines. I snapped a photo, knowing … Continue reading →

As I was stewing this morning in the steam room, I thought of something. Or rather, something came to me. Or was revealed to me. Or whatever. I’ve been thinking about what I’m going to say to a bunch of … Continue reading →

I think it isn’t so much like a transformation, actually. It’s more like a palimpsest. A dog-eared, loose-leafed unbound monstrosity that’s been erased upon so much the paper is balling up and wearing thin into holes. That’s really all I … Continue reading →

Really, I just like things that rhyme. It’s been a rough summer. A gorgeous, beautiful, hot summer. But a rough one. I’m not much in to opening up. I’m sure you know that already. So for the good people who … Continue reading →

I don’t know what happened, but somewhere along the line, you lost interest. And that’s okay; it just means I have to rejig my understanding of us. Or rather, my understanding of what ‘us’ means. It could be that there … Continue reading →

I have just completed my second go at the Sage Hill Writing Experience. My head is too full of words and inspiration and creativity to say much about it here. I have a new (but not really all that new) … Continue reading →

Sometimes, I like to just sit and think about how there are so many words that people use incorrectly. This, of course, reflects on how, in English, we have words that sound similar (or the same) but have different meanings. … Continue reading →

So you’ve heard about CERN scientists finding evidence that confirms the Higgs boson. This is huge news. Scientists have found a *new kind of particle*. I’m not going to talk about the actual physics behind the discovery, because far more … Continue reading →

Not that this information is going to make a huge difference in your life, but it’s something you might find interesting. Or you may not. I don’t know. But. By way of opening a teeny tiny window into the mass … Continue reading →

I have had a Thought. It is a Big Thought, so I might need a bit of time to work this out. It started this way: Would you rather look the age you are, or would you rather look a … Continue reading →

Do not harm others. Conquer your anger and hatred. We live purposeful, meaningful lives. The practice of patience is essential. We have the ability and the responsibility to choose whether our actions follow a virtuous path. With inner strength or … Continue reading →