Book 1
My Birthday
Two days ago, I celebrated (tolerated) turning sixty-nine years old. The Seeds of Narcissism The earliest birthday I can remember was my fourth. There was a party with kids from my block and of course, they brought presents. After I opened them, I took the gifts and myself into the den and shut the door. My…
Read MoreVery Proud With No Apologies
Hey everyone! If you’ve been following my blog, you know I have a wonderful girlfriend. Her name is Jeanette Lynes. I call her Genie. Why I call her Genie is a “gag me with a spoon” story, so I’ll spare you. You might also be aware that as well as being a university professor, she…
Read MoreGoat Yoga
Is It Just Me 0r….? I have two nieces that I think the world of, Francie and Cassie. At the risk of sounding like one of those “funny” uncles, they are both very attractive, articulate and personable. That’s where the similarities end. While Francie wears a pleasant air of diffident sincerity, Cassie presents an…
Read MoreSixty-Five Mosquito Bites
And that’s just the ones I can see There are more on my back, butt, and legs. There are likely a hundred or so mosquitos at Turkey Point using my blood to supply protein to their developing eggs.These are not ordinary mosquitos. These are stealth vampire aliens with silencers on their wings. No buzz to…
Read MoreTouched By A Cat Angel
I travel quite a bit. Up until the pandemic, I was averaging over 90 days a year and some years more than 100. In 2010 Patti began to travel as well for her job. The Dilemma So who would take care of our house cat, Lillie, and the two outdoor cats, Dex and Rooney? All…
Read MoreMorrison Lake
My uncle Joe Kelly had a cottage in Muskoka when we were growing up. Muskoka is an area of 6735 square kilometers in central Ontario. Its most southern boundary lies about 160 kilometers from Toronto. If you’re lucky, and the traffic is up to speed, you can do it in an hour and 40 minutes.Morrison…
Read MoreGenie In A Bottle
Molasses (slow as) I haven’t written about the “Dating Game” in quite a while. There’s a good reason for that. During my last go-round with online dating, I, against the odds, met someone special. I wasn’t at all optimistic that a few months of interviewing people would pay off. It wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy…
Read MoreThe Cat Colony
Review March 2, 2021 After thirteen years, the group of at least twenty feral and stray cats that my ex and I managed has dwindled to just four. Some we found homes for, a few were taken by animal control, and I suppose some just reached the end of their lives. Because we captured most…
Read MoreConclusion to Loch Morrison
And finally, the conclusion of Loch Morrison As shattered as my ego was and as jumpy as my nerves were, I was getting a little peckish. I headed to the kitchen to see what was left over from dinner. I already knew the main fridge had died but that a small portable one had been…
Read MoreLoch Morrison
The Family Dynamic Let me make a brash general statement. Everything interesting in life involves the attempt to resolve conflict, to find harmony in dissonance, to bring order to chaos…….. generally to find balance or stasis. All the temporal arts, music, poetry, literature etc. use this push and pull, this tease of fulfillment, as a way to provide narrative and…
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