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It May Have Been A Headache, But It Never Was A Bore – Victoria, BC – [03/27/2021]
Thanks for the memories Of candlelight and wine, Castles on the Rhine The Parthenon and moments on the Hudson River Line How lovely it was…. I feel like I have to say something, and yet I really don’t even know … Continue reading
How Do You Measure? – Victoria, BC – [03/16/2021]
In the truths that we learned Or the times that we cried In the bridges we burned Or the way that we died? How much can change…in a year. A year ago this week Amras and I were in Rio, … Continue reading
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Twenty, Twenty, Twenty-Four Hours to Go – Victoria, BC – [12/31/2020]
Let’s let the old year die with a fond goodbye And our hopes as high as a kite.. Well, maybe not so much “fond” as a “good riddance you kill-joy!” and perhaps some of us are a bit tempted to … Continue reading
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Christmas at the Counter – Victoria – [12/20/2020]
‘Twas the week before Christmas And all through the town The store staff were frazzled And their spirits were down Okay people, here’s the deal. Working retail at Christmas? Is it’s own special brand of crazy…this year? It’s even more … Continue reading
Dolly in the Corner Revisited – Victoria, BC – [12/09/2020]
“I’d rather have the dolly in the corner.” “I’d rather have the oranges…” ~ A Musical Scrooge I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about Christmas this year. About what it means. About what it is. About whether or not, … Continue reading
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Keeping Calm(ish) and Carrying On – Victoria, BC – [11/21/2020]
All those wars. Pain and lies. Hate. Made me want to turn away and never look down again. But to see the way that mankind loves. I mean, you can search the furthest reaches of the universe and never find … Continue reading
Letter to the Editor – Second Edition – [11/07/2020]
She’s fighting back! ~ The Last Unicorn Dear States I wrote to you four years ago on the eve of a very different election, with a very different outcome. Then, you had let the fury of the red bull in … Continue reading
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Stitching Together Normal – [11/02/2020]
And just like that, October has come to a close and I can look back at it all with a tremendous sigh of relief. This has been a tough month physically and mentally, but it’s also been an incredibly satisfying … Continue reading
Flying Blind into 38 – [10/04/2020]
She took the midnight train going Anywhere… Where to even begin about 37. Where does anyone begin about this particularly bizarre trip around the sun? 37 is in two distinct halves. The first was, fairly normal, fairly straight forward. The … Continue reading
Choices of Unsung Heroes – Victoria, BC – [09/11/2020]
When he left for work that morning he was just another guy going to work He’d have to fly out to a meeting in LA So she had kissed him twice goodbye Little did she know she’d kissed a hero … Continue reading
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