Chuck Klosterman’s ‘The Nineties’
For Klosterman, the nineties began with the release of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ album, released in September 1991; for me, the easiest marker would be the fall of 1989 when I moved to Whitehorse, Yukon from Regina, Saskatchewan, at age 10.
Let’s Communicate
Today happens to be Bell Let’s Talk day in Canada. I thought it was an appropriate time to talk about where I am at mentally and where I would like to see myself go in this coming year. The framework for this discussion is around the concept of a theme for the year or season.
Turning 12 Years Old
The predictions I make in these birthday posts have almost become a jinx of Kylie’s life, and my own.
42
A tough year with more challenges ahead as COVID rears its ugly head once again. Through it all, the fire
Checking In
It’s been awhile.
It would be easy to create excuses for the lack of writing, but the honest truth
Reflections
The days are blurring together for me lately. It’s hard to tell when one day ends, a new one begins.
Infrastructure in Life
The connections between building an infrastructure in your daily life and the book Atomic Habits by James Clear.
Downtown Kelowna - Spring Break
A nice walk downtown, starting spring break the usual way through Kasugai
Gardens and along the boardwalk. Nice to see
New Surrounding Old
Things change so quickly around Kelowna that it is hard to keep up with what is going on.
Turning 11
After getting her own phone last year for her birthday, she has spent more time discovering things for herself than
41 - All Fired Up
Last year, I wrote about walking into the fire. It seems like such a long time ago after what has happened in the world. For me, it feels even longer. Needless to say, it has not been a good year.
Sunday Morning Rabbithole
Went down a bit of a rabbit hole this morning.
Revisiting the Great Eastern Sun
After a tough year, I revisited one of my favourite chapters about the Great Eastern Sun in a book by Chogyam Trungpa.
