What a year! This time a year ago, Shelley and I had decided that we were going to move down east. The sorting had begun, but it still felt a long ways off. We had had some family visitors up in Thunder Bay. The lead story for me in 2023 was moving from Thunder Bay …
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2022yir
Twenty-twenty-too It’s been a year of indoors more than out, though I’ve also traveled more than usual. I visited Montreal, Toronto, Cancun, Denver & area, Detroit & area. My (not as) new job keeps me moving! Toronto in the spring was a great visit with my sister and her family on my way to Montreal. …
How to eat Oatmeal
I had this printed out on my fridge for years, the website is down now, but I found a copy of the text. How to Eat Oatmeal ยท 19 November 2001 When it comes to mornings I am a confident coffee-drinker, cigarette-smoker and pill-swallower; I am also a task-avoider, phone-ignorer and a staunch advocate …
2021yir
2021. It’s hard to do a year in review when so much has felt like an extension of March 2020. COVID-19 continues to influence every aspect of our lives, even for the foolish who pretend that it doesn’t. At the hospital, things moved out of Incident response and into operational response, which meant me …
2013
My memorable moments from 2013: – Speaking at my first academic conference, the SSHRC congress in Victoria – Buying a car at a yard sale and road tripping back from Van with the lovely Mari – Buying my first sailboat with Sebastian – Beginning my MA program, and being faced with the possibility that I’m …
2015
2015 was a shit show, no doubt about it. I have never worked more, or harder for almost no money. I opened a business, then had to give it up. I closed another business that had been my main occupation and passion project. I got a new job, then lost it. I neglected my …
2016
My 2016: tl/dr: it was hard and sad and happy and crazy and it’s all going to be okay. This has been a tumultuous year for me. I have become quite comfortable with chaos, confusion, and disorder in my life – but 2016 just went too far in that direction. As with everyone, there were …
2017
2017 tl/dr: The world has been frustrating, but my year has been great. The dominant thread of this year is centered around Shelley. We met (thanks Leah), fell in love, I moved in with her, and we bought a house together. She’s sleeping beside me now, and it’s hard to believe that it hasn’t even …
2020
I often do a year in review post around this time. It’s been a hard one to get my head around. 2020 will be rembered for a generation as a singularly chaotic year. The COVID-19 illness has dominated everybody’s daily lives since the spring. I feel lucky that, working in the hospital, I didn’t lose …