• A sudden temperature drop overnight has left downtown Ottawa awash in fog. So cool 😀

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  • Chilly But Beautiful

    I was doind my rounds at work this morning and I just loved how the light was hitting the building against the overcast sky. #WestBlock #ParliamentOfCanada

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  • Well….. I’ve made it through NaPoWriMo with at least a few brain cells intact. Now that I’ve had a week to recharge the batteries, I’ve decided it’s time to remedy that. I’m going to seque into a new format. Instead of writing a poem every single day, I’m going to try and put up something…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 30

    Today is the last of April and so the last day of NaPoWriMo. It’s true, I haven’t made any effort to follow the writing prompts, but I have written 30 poems this month. In that spirit, I feel entitled to a little celebration. To everyone who made it this far, Congratulations! To everyone who participated,…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 29

    Any time I’m at a loss for inspiration, I can always rely on my muse. My angel Lynn… I love you! A BLESSING ON YOU ALL I look up at the night and see, The stars twink’ling above. I look beside, and there she is, The woman that I love. Which is the greater wonder…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 28

    Because of the last two night shifts and having to work tomorrow at 0600, I haven’t slept since about 1430 yesterday. This has some strange effects upon my little brain. For starters, I had absolutely no idea what to write about today, only the determination to not miss a post this close to the end…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 27

    So… here I am almost at the end of the month and I get tagged to work a couple of overnight shifts. I’m normally a Monday to Friday 0600-1400 worker, so the change is wreaking havoc with my brain. This of course made it problematic to focus on writing. Naturally, that problem became the focus…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 26

    I know that the sentiments in today’s poem probably won’t be popular with some people. That’s okay. I’m kinda used to people disagreeing with me. They have that right. Just don’t think that outrage is going to change the truth of my words here. I would also like to point out that this is nothing…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 25

    I’m posting this a little later in the day than usual. I spent my morning at the Heart Institute getting some tests done. Many of the other people there are in far worse shape than be so it served as a “Memento Mori”. It started me thinking about my eventual end, and this is what…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 24

    In my experience, each of us carries things with us that we keep locked away from those around us. If we are truly blessed, we will find someone with whom we can share almost anything…. but there’s still that one secret corner that even we don’t want to look into. Today’s poem is about that…

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