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Dumping the vessel
I had a water based epiphany this morning. I can’t help but wonder if the reason Archimedes had his Eureka moment was simply because of the soothing mindlessness that accompanies water. Maybe it’s the primordial nature of it, maybe it just feels cool and calms us enough for the subconscious to thrive. Whatever the reason,…
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knackered
There are some words that just tickle my fancy. Knackered is right up there at the top. Today, it’s the word of the day prompt. I’ve been faithfully doing these every day, no matter what else I have going on. Some days it’s been a stretch trying to figure out where to put it and…
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Spike
Those of you who know me may know I have a habit of watching TV on the treadmill. Given that I like to run three to five times per week and live in a climate with snow or crappy weather 8 months of the year, this works out to a fair amount of TV. I’ve mentioned that…
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Hollywood Philosopher
I’ve been watching a lot of X-Files lately. Its been helping me get through my morning treadmill sessions, which in turn help me get through my days. Its funny how I don’t want to wake up, but if I do and force myself to start my run, after about 10 minutes it gets relatively…
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Unravel
The world continues to spin wildly, slightly tilted and off centre. Is that the reason why things make so little sense sometimes? I open up my world, read the news, things that happen around the world and wonder I wonder why people are so cruel, wonder how they can justify this behaviour to others. Didn’t…
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Lost mooring
Blindly reaching out for purchase, the shock of the moment shatters her. Expected but still not prepared she wilts, sorrow clouding her eyes. The illness had been a long time building, but slowly he’d slipped through her fingers, a few memories at a time until he lay mutely, not responding to those he’d loved so…
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Tenacious
The drive to work is full of the symbols of life. Spring has come, strong in its will to oust the winter Pussywillows stretching from branches, Questing for the sun. The geese have returned, honking their pleasure at newly open expanses of water, A sugar crust of ice remaining Sleep is a struggle for many…
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Heal
To cut is to cure, the Surgeons motto surgeon means person who heals by hand Doctor means teacher physician means practitioner of the natural sciences, of medicine. These words are ubiquitous today, and everyone knows what they mean. But what does it mean to heal? Is it merely a conversion from a dis-ease, or is…
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Outlier
I’ve spent my life an observer, a visitor from beyond. Perhaps this isn’t my first go around this green planet, and maybe it’s not my last I’ve been an outlier, and outsider Different As a child others didn’t understand my meanings, not catching the sense of humour that was sometimes bizarre Even now, I teach…
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Champion
Cookies by the light of the stove, long after the kids are in bed changing the oil early in the morning before the kid goes back to school, because you want to keep them safe and that’s what you know countless road trips over icy highways, shuttling them back and forth helping to pick all…