Bloganuary writing promptIf you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?View all responses Snip. Snip. Snip. I trim your claws, while you are wrapped up as a spicy purrito. You spit. You hiss. I use clippers that DON'T pull. I remove claw until 0.5mm from the nailbed. I cut into your … Continue reading “I am NOT ripping your claws off… you are sticking to everything and everybody… they will grow back.”
Bloganuary writing promptWhat is your favorite animal?View all responses TS made an amusing, and perceptive, comment about the crew that did the demolition on our condominium suite -- they have cats in their homes. That makes sense to us. Felines are downright little bastards that cause havoc and mayham in a home. One is never … Continue reading Cats, dogs… and whatever’s distantly related to them!
Bloganuary writing promptThink back on your most memorable road trip.View all responses At least 25-30 years ago, TS and I traveled from the Lower Mainland (British Columbia) to North York. We were going to stop in Tobermory for the night (after our ferrry trip from Manatoulin Island), but we decided instead to make the run … Continue reading Most memorable road trip? Why, driving down from Tobermory (via our first trans-Canada trip) to visit my mother-in-law!
Daily writing promptWhat is the greatest gift someone could give you?View all responses I want to avoid trite claims that like love, friendship, and/or gobs of cash are the greatest gifts to give me. I've seen what happens to my executive functioning and higher-order thinking when I'm sleep deprived. When I can wake up rested, … Continue reading A good night’s sleep… a whole, lotta-bunch of them, sequentially.
What relationships have a positive impact on you? Oh relationships. I have them with other humans AND non-humans. In many cases, the relationship I have with my housecats is stronger than my fellow man. It's because of my experiences, I'm optomistic about what I can get from the next Men's Shed event. bms-meeting-report-16dec23Download Men's Shed. … Continue reading Honest and kind interactions allow me to build different relationship networks (and reduce the all-or-nothing paradigm in my life).
And yes, the asshat had a jacked-up truck… with his 2 girlfriends.
Flood lights, black cats, and judging character.
Groceries, snow squalls, and renovating a condominium suite (FOR YOU?!).
Daily writing promptWhat cities do you want to visit?View all responses If I could blink in-and-out of the downtown core, it would be Moscow's Hermitage gallery.... Berlin's Brandenburg Gate... Tokyo's royal palace grounds... and Rome's Vatican City. Otherwise, I'm uninterested in large metropolises. I've already spent time in Toronto, Chicago, New York City, London (UK), … Continue reading Moscow. Berlin. Tokyo. Rome.
Daily writing promptHave you ever performed on stage or given a speech?View all responses I know this isn't exactly the same as stage acting. Or addressing a crowd of >100 peers. The closest I had was talking in front of the school-work staff... and that was about 80 different peers. Most were politely listening to … Continue reading Close to 20 years in front of a classroom? Yep.
Homes in the bush, stepping away from full-time pedagogy.
Daily writing promptShare five things you're good at.View all responses
Daily writing promptWhat is one thing you would change about yourself?View all responses I understand the question asked me to muse about "one thing", however, my teacher-brain didn't want to hypenate anxiety-temper-WTF-is-going-on mood. It is one of the reasons I've taken to the meditation program offered by Headspace. Does it make me feel better? Not … Continue reading My anxiety. My temper.
Daily writing promptAre you more of a night or morning person?View all responses Crepuscular?! Yep. I like being most active at dawn and dusk {{Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Crepuscular. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved December 2, 2023, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crepuscular }}. My favourite examples: walleye, pickerel, wild turkey, coyote, deer, ruffed grouse.
What food can I not give up?
**Must**...?! Let me explain. When the Georgian Bay is warm enough, I enjoy doning neoprene and hopping into Five Fathoms Marine Park. Now that I have more time, I can resume this passion using Diver's Den as my preferred charter. That, and go fishing. I'm enjoying my first night at my new home (while we … Continue reading If I **must** wear clothes, then it’s boots. Waterproof & insulated snowboots!
Instincts can save one’s life.
I like to signal boost.
https://midimike.com/2023/11/10/a-favorite-subject-in-school/ Let me back up. I hated high school so much, I eventually became a science standup philosopher. Translation: despite me best efforts to avoid the family tradition, I became a school teacher. Where my dad restricted his experience to elementary school (middle-school aged, 12-14 year olds), I went full ballstothewall high school. 14 to … Continue reading Oh, that’s easy! LDCC Science 9.
https://philosophyvia.photos/2023/11/10/what-will-your-life-be-like-in-three-years/ {{{I am speaking for myself. TS has her own unique take on the world, and I respect her for that}}}. In 3 years, I will be 55 years old and undoubtably marveling at the cliche bantered around in the 1990's marketing campaign (by some insurance company)... "freedom 55". I made it, despite the challenges … Continue reading In 3 years, I’m going to be mucking around on the farm!
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