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Opening line of an unpublished novel:

“Simply put, her life-problems were a recurrent spinning of wheels and a thoroughly lazy, self-satisfied disunified being. And thus it was that she had settled for less, blindly way less, in fact.”

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The Price of Love

aka You Always Hurt the One You Love. ‘Love marks’ after son’s little dog jumped from my arms before I could set her on the floor.

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Another Day, Another Asteroid

Tuesday 1 pm MT apparently, midway between moon and Earth. The closest one yet in memory with another sudden 24 hour warning. Odds-wise, you gotta think “One of these times…” We have previously survived by the skin of our teeth. … Continue reading

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Dance of the Evening Flies

One of my favorite passing moments. The ritualistic cloud of evening flies in spring or summer backlit by the falling sun hovering meaningfully and purposely about five feet above the backyard grass. Always reminds me of a time one spring ago … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day:

Yet another dead ringer for my deceased mother is on Frame channel right now. I have seen others in Victoria and one even on a plane. Seems apropos that her ghost should show up in time for Mother’s Day. As … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day does not get better than

family brunch at the Radisson on Gateway Blvd.

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So where shall you likely find me these daze?

(Butchart Gardens in April and May) -visiting with my kids and family -walking at U of A early Saturday or Sunday mornings -dining at the McDonald Hotel with friends -reading with the Stroll of Poets -riding my bike (except in winter) … Continue reading

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Having achieved all the following, I can only ask thou–

What is it thou still desirest of permanence, acceptance, understanding, appreciation, inner peace, true calm, self-sufficiency, self-actualization, meaning, love, and purpose?

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The Poet’s Eye

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My Own Impending Double Cataract Surgery

is small potatoes compared to what people of olde had to go through, so many artists (Milton, Monet) going blind. Additionally, macular hole surgery (which I had earlier this year) was not possible before the 1990s with the result that … Continue reading

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