Dateline the teacher’s lounge. My new plan is to sit here with earbuds to shut out the world while I write. I don’t particularly like it. A weird thing is that I can’t work at a desk. My shoulder and arm are much better but I still need to have my elbow supported while I […]
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Shipping James and the Scooches
Today I’m going to write about the James Shipp and Scooches concerts but let me get some little things out of the way first. When I wrote about how well the weekend went I forgot a few things. First off the poutine dinner on Friday night. I told you that I ate it but not […]
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Roheing a Bus
I owe you reports on the shows by Jean Rohe, James Shipp, and The Schooches. It feels so good seeing three bands in one weekend. Two of them are billed as solo artists but they all have bands. When I became acquainted with Jean and her music the first musician I thought of was Anais […]
I have so much to write about and so little time. I might break this up into four entries; I have very little time now, so it will be the weekend’s vibe. This was perhaps the most me weekend since the pandemic started. I saw three concerts, hugged some of my favorite people, and ate […]
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Blackout Steak
Dateline: Teacher’s Lounge I seem to have lost my man cave. One of the administrators has started using it as her office. Let’s see if I can write while two teachers are talking. To help I have started a deep dive into progressive rock. My co-teacher was explaining composition of functions and said you work […]
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I’m Not a Prophet and Neither are You
Someone has been in my school mancave all day. It’s a small classroom that is officially mine first period Mondays and Wednesdays. I use it as my office. There’s nowhere else I can be alone. I have no special claim to the room other than squatters rights but I still miss it. I needed to […]
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The Horror of Customer Service
Sit back and listen to a tale that will chill your heart, The Horror of Customer Service. You might remember that I cracked the screen of my old phone and as it cost almost as much to fix as to get a new phone, I opted for the latter. I jumped from a Galaxy 10 […]
On Thursday night I saw Dar’s annual Christmas week show at the Bell House. Thanks to the plague this is the first one in three years. Slowly my traditions return. COVID-19 isn’t over, but life goes on. It’s all about balancing risks and rewards. How did I balance? I went but wore an N95 mask […]
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Albums That Excited Me in 2022
The moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived. I’m announcing my Most Exciting Albums of 2022. You can call it Top Albums or Best Albums if you like but I chose on the basis of how much they excited me. They are defined by the divine spark, and the effect that has on me, […]
Most weeks when I’m teaching, I finish recording Gord’s Gold on Sunday morning. Here I am with all this extra free time, and I am only 40% done at 6:00 PM on Tuesday. I took my mic out this morning to record and simultaneously they started construction across the street. I managed to get that […]
Wise Madness 