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Cat Rant Follow Up
A Quick Update I wasn’t lying to the cat police. I had already decided to give Rooney a chance to be an indoor cat.It won’t be easy. It’s difficult enough to change the psychology of a young feral, but a 17-year-old one? However, what are my options? She’s almost totally deaf, which makes her easy prey…
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Poor Kitty Hi everyone. I’m a cat guy. You know from past posts that Doug the Dog lived here for nine years. I grew very attached to him. So it’s not that I dislike dogs, it’s just that, given the choice, I’d rather have a cat or two as pets. There are two…
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Vancouver Island Nanaimo British ColumbiaTuesday, November 11, 2025 What a show, what a crowd, what a crew!It started as soon as we set up our gear. The crew took over (in a nice way) and conducted the most efficient and orderly sound check I’ve experienced in years. My complaints (and I’m not alone) about this project…
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How to keep your readers in suspense We landed in Victoria around 1:30 pm PST. Rick immediately headed for the AVIS car rental kiosk, which was conveniently located near the baggage carousel. That saved some time. The only vehicle he was able to reserve was small and would have been a pain in the ass…
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On Our WayMonday November 10/25 10:03 am What a morning! I called for an Uber at 7:10 am, knowing already that I was pushing the envelope. I was told to be at Terminal 3 by 8:00 am. For those of you who haven’t used Uber yet, you book it by tapping an icon on your…
Read MoreHeading West
Hi everyoneI plan on posting at least once while we’re away on our trip out to the West Coast. That is, of course, if I remember to take this MacBook with me. I have to be at the airport tomorrow at the ungodly hour of 8:00 am. That means leaving here no later than 7:15 am. Morning is…
Read MoreThe Legend Lives On
Friday October 31Three functions were planned for today. None of them required us to perform, unless you consider telling stories and answering questions in front of an audience a performance. What the organizers referred to as a “panel” was the five of us in the band and John U. Bacon, the author of the book “The…
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Hi EverybodyI’m sorry. I know I said there was going to be another travelogue for the Lightfoot Days Festival in Orillia but (this is going to sound like a lame excuse), when I got up there on Thursday afternoon, I realized I hadn’t brought the right computer with me. I have three MacBooks. There is some…
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Don’t Jump The Gun, I Still Have Another Month October 18, 2025 Hi everyoneA few weeks ago, I said I would elaborate on some of the stories I tell on stage with The Lightfoot Band.I will get to that soon, but today I’m going to relate a new story. Maybe I’ll tell it at one…
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Monday, October 13, 2025 As any of you who’ve been following this blog know, I’ve been away with The Lightfoot Band since Tuesday, September 30, doing a string of shows in the US. I just returned last night.The Thursday morning before I left, September 25, I was sitting at my kitchen table, having a cup…
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