Category: Thoughts for the week

BC increased the covid-related restrictions this week. I’ve saved my less than PG-rated thoughts for a personal, private, note on this site. But let’s just say that ‘Frustrated’ continues to not be the right word….

Week 13! Which means I’ve been doing this for 1/4 of a year! Which means we’re a quarter of the way through the year?! ¼ I’ve mentioned previously that I’ve trusted our Provincial Health Officer…

Trying something new this week; below is an audio recording of this section of the post. I’m sharing this for several reasons. First, and foremost, whilst screenreaders are fantastic tools, they often don’t quite provide…

It has been an absolutely glorious week in Vancouver. Almost perfect for me; sunny and crisp. These next 6 to 7 weeks in Vancouver are easily my favourite of the whole year. Increasing amounts of…

Not a lot to report this week as witnessed by the fact that I created this post on Friday morning. That’s OK, I guess? Many of us are in a holding pattern right now waiting…

Daft Punk is no more. I didn’t know how to write that; “split” didn’t sound right because it normally has negative connotations and it doesn’t appear that is the case. “Retired” sounds weird and would…

The fine folks at NASA did something amazing this week. They landed car-sized Perseverance and tiny, super light helicopter (helicopter!!) Ingenuity on Mars. It’s really a phenomenal achievement that defies belief and, frankly, logic. The…

It’s a long weekend here in BC with Family Day on Monday so it’s quite likely that my post this week will be late. (Editor’s note: Yup). I have Friday off work, too, so a…

6th week in a row for this little series of posts. I’m getting better at compiling the notes on a daily basis ready to polish and publish on a Friday (ahem). I have a little…

A couple of weeks ago I said that having a sea shanty remix stuck in my head wouldn’t mean anything in a few years (I’m realizing this is what writing these sorts of things is…