Monthly Archives: February 2006

The Blahs – past present and future

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about time, over the past couple days. The past, the future, the present. What I’ve accomplished, what I’ve wanted to accomplish but haven’t, and what I can still accomplish. What I’m ashamed of, … Continue reading

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Anyone for Racquetball?

Getting back into shape is not going as well as I had hoped. I didn’t go swimming last Wednesday because I just don’t like the people in the pool that much. It would be great if it was just me … Continue reading

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I walked from Marlo’s to Kingsway & 22nd to Pulp Fiction

Today was a very bad day. Actually, it was bad starting last night at about 10pm. Right after the mediocre “Honeymousers” Loonie Tunes episode. But other episodes are cheering me up. Plus I got my new “Octopus, Squid & Cuttlefish” … Continue reading

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Not another one?

Last week I had a dream where tsunamis were battering the coast, so everyone started fleeing inland, and then in front of the panicked crowds a gigantic meteor came down and smashed into the Earth causing a tremendous explosion. It … Continue reading

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Do me a favour?

Email me all of the meme quizzes (what is your favourite food, etc) you’ve done. To thickets@uniserve.com with the subject: Meme’s the Word

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FAST FAT FACTS

When your metabolism is in “rest” mode, you burn mostly glucose, the simple sugar that’s found in your blood. Your fat cells remain untouched, and you don’t lose any weight. But when you engage in sustained, strenuous (i.e., aerobic) exercise, … Continue reading

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Now I know where Kelly Clarkson’s power comes from…

Am I the only one who hears “Because of you I never stray too far from the cyborg” in that Kelly Clarkson song?

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He chose…poorly

If you have a poor experience at a business, what do you do? What would you LIKE to do? What do you think you SHOULD do? This has come up in conversation recently. My position is: it’s okay to bring … Continue reading

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I’m one to talk – I stood up the Developmental Disabilities people because I spent the night at Marlo’s

Chilliwack – the good, the bad, the extremely ugly. Chilliwack. It was where I was raised for about half of my childhood. The mountains are beautiful. There are trees all around it. However, the ratio of beautiful people to the … Continue reading

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Cartoons, death and the Big Bang

We are so used to living in a country with the right to free speech and freedom of expression. My heart goes out to the cartoonist whose art has indirectly resulted in four deaths. If it were I, I don’t … Continue reading

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