Get Your Stuff Together: GYST
Reflections on life. Memories. Hopes and dreams. Thoughts. Opinions. And all the other weird and wonderful things that happen to us. You know. Life.
In 2017 I was granted Canadian citizenship. In a ceremony I will always remember I and several others swore the oath, sang the song (in both languages, no less) and signed the paperwork. Happy times indeed. After the event my beloved and I celebrated with […]
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Some time ago I spent time with a wonderful family making a birthday outing into a photo walk. This photo walk was a family having fun, and as we went I captured the candid moments. We wanted to record the reality of a happy day. […]
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I’m not going to debate the politics of the situation in the Ukraine. People are dying. For me, that’s all that matters. The rest is just noise. From here in Canada, I can do nothing about events over there. But I can still help. I […]
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This woman has chosen to spend her life with me.As I have chosen to spend mine with her. She burns with the light of many suns. She is a flawed diamond. Strong as steel. Fragile as glass. She is amazing. She is a candle in […]
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Nikki and I would like to wish everybody a happy holiday season. Whatever we call it, whatever you and yours call it, whatever your faith or belief system, or complete lack thereof, you’re good people. Just take care of each other and be happy. We […]
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This post is not my usual rambling content. It’s a different animal. About a different animal. A unique animal. It’s about our cat, Streak. Streak was born on February 9th 2006. One of a litter of six, she survived when most of her siblings did […]
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I have decided on a change of pace and lifestyle. On social media platforms I am one Starling in a host of others. It is very hard to focus on any single Starling when they flock in their tens of thousands, which by the way […]
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I’ve heard every argument on both sides of the COVID vaccine debate. Only one side makes sense to me. With due respect to those that feel differently, I see one logical option: Get the shot. You won’t be magnetized. There are no tracking chips. If […]
Read moreYesterday a sequence of events occurred which showed me once more the underlying balance of the universe. Put simply, I believe that for every good thing there is a bad one. And for every bad thing, a good. I have the perspective of a man […]
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OK. With cases and hospitalizations rising exponentially in Ontario, the announcement on Friday that increased restrictions and financial penalties would immediately be put into effect effectively kiboshed my plans for world domination giving my local community a much needed morale boost. Time for Plan B. […]
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