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Not What I Wanted to Write

I should have left the house the last two days. Not because there was anything I particularly needed to do. Not because I needed the exercise, not because I needed the fresh air. I needed the change of scenery to reset my mind. I’m having a bad attack of holier than thou. I was planning […]

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Freakazoids from Beyond Infinity

In addition to everything else COVID-19 makes it difficult for me to blog. “Dear diary, I stayed home yesterday.” Did I at least cook something interesting? I had blackened chicken again. That’s interesting the first time, but not the second time in a week. I go on social media and see how wonderful people are […]

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Matthew 6:12

Sorry that I’ve been MIA since Monday. I had a bad week; to which you should respond, “If you had a bad week why should I suffer?” Anyone know where that’s from? What if I told you it was said by Menachem the beggar? Yes, that’s right, it’s from Fiddler on the Roof. It’s in […]

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Gaslight Cats

Sorry I’ve been MIA the last few days. I find that I have the same anxiety holding me back here as in recording Gord’s Gold, it’s choosing the subject matter. There are so many musicians I love; how do I single one out? There’s so much on my mind, how do I decided which one […]

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Testing Testing 1-2-3

Today I took some tests that I didn’t study for, the COVID-19 test and the COVID-19 anti-body test. This is to determine if I am now, or ever have been, a member of the COVID-19 party. Maybe I’m a fellow traveler as I have friends that tested positive. I haven’t gotten tested until now because […]

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The Masked Ball

Let’s get right down to what’s important. Yesterday was Canada Day; what did I have for dinner. If you don’t know the answer you don’t know me well. I had poutine! I didn’t have any gravy in the house, so I had to make an expedition to Stop & Shop. As long as I was […]

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Masking Priorities

I’ll try a nighttime edition of Wise Madness. Weird day: I didn’t get much done but I had lots of things good for my mental health since I last wrote. In the space of 24 hours I spoke to Carolann, New York Carey, River, and Katrina. River and Katrina are about the same age and […]

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Bagels at Last

I have old business I forgot to write about. First, I got my stimulus direct deposit! Not only that but I got a personal letter from some guy whose handwriting was illegible but was ostensibly Donald Trump. He is jealous because four years ago I wrote about my daily emails from my close personal friends, […]

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The Naked Truth About Masks

I just did good. My therapist says I should acknowledge that. I don’t want to make the announcement here as I’m just a facilitator, but I just got the people together for a streaming show. I was going to do the tech stuff myself but realized we could afford to pay somebody who will do […]

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Sermon on the Heights (well not that far)

Is this an idiot story? This morning after breakfast I started feeling the bloat of a Crohn’s attack coming on. Then it got better. Then ate way too many sweets. Now my tummy feels bloated again. Yes, that counts as an idiot story. I hope I feel up to eating dinner later. I ate breakfast […]