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If I had a rocket launcher …
<rant>The seagull colony in my neighbourhood has no natural predators. Yet there is no bylaw against their noise and pollution, and no best practices for getting rid of them. Moreover I’m told I must be careful who I talk to … Continue reading
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Inked
After ten years of wanting to get it done, I finally did it. I got my first tattoo today. It was a bit of an epic: 2 hours of laying on my stomach while Greg from The Union made art … Continue reading
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Still not climbing
I am acutely aware – every time I pass by Mountain Equipment Co-op; every time I look at my tortilla rope bag containing a well-used but well-cared for Mammut 60m dry 11 mm that I will only ever again use … Continue reading
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Thanks @CPUDan!
I couldn’t go to UFC 115 in Vancouver, but Dan did, and I got a shirt! I didn’t realize before I uploaded this post that my computer camera takes a mirror-image photo. Oh well – I’m leaving it the way … Continue reading
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Beacon Hill Playlist
I may have already done this, it just seems like time to do it again I suppose, orelse it’s just déja-vu. Constructed after I gave up on a doomed relationship last fall. I keep dragging it out to lift my … Continue reading
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Dreaming a Highway
The epic folk song is still alive. I listened to the entire song (Gillian Welch – I Dream a Highway – 15 minutes well spent) for the first time all the way through on the float plane from Victoria to … Continue reading
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Tagged counseling, depression, divorce, folk music, Gillian Welch, guitar, love, marriage, Relationships
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Snake bite
The other night I dreamed I was enjoying a meal by the water. Sitting on my deck chair, I saw a water snake swimming away, poking its head up from time to time. Horrified yet awed, I admired its easy … Continue reading
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Tagged BigD, death, depression, dreams, healing, nightmare, rebirth, Valium
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BigD
I have decided to name my illness, because it is in me, not of me. I shall love and care for it tenderly until I can send it away from me again. Henceforth my depression shall be called BigD. I … Continue reading
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What would a CommPunk look like?
What would it mean to be a communications punk? Is that even possible? Is the entire profession too established to even consider proposing a radical re-invention? I’ve always referred to myself as a journalist-turned-”mercenary.” Since my brief career as a … Continue reading
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Tagged accredited business communicator, communications practitioner, democracy, edupunk, open data, PR, Professional, public relations, spin
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BCNet Conference: Day 1
I’m at the BCNet annual conference at Simon Fraser University’s Harbour Centre location this week. Planning conferences is a lot of work, and it’s tricky business dealing with sponsors and such – so hats off to BCNet for a well-organized, … Continue reading
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Tagged BCcampus, conference, higher ed, LinkedIn, NEPTUNE, PASBC, post-secondary education, professional development, research
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