Thursday, December 20, 2007
Web Site Anachronisms
Have you ever looked up something like, say, the symptoms of a disease that you think you may have? Maybe you think you’ve got ‘restless vertically orientated middle finger syndrome,’ but you are not too sure. You type in ‘erectile middle fingers,’ and are taken aback by the 16 quadrillion sites...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Weird Blogger
I’m looking through my offline Dunesifter file for a particular post that I KNOW I wrote. It was to do with my falling on my ass when I first tried cross-country skiing, and how Ell laughed herself silly as she photographed me lying there thinking I was dead. I’m still looking for it. I know it was...
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Monday, December 3, 2007
I thought Pre-Op was interesting – but now it needles me
It was at 7.15 am, which although a really silly time to book an appointment, would mean that it would be over and done, and leave the rest of the day for me and mine. The hospital is only 15 minutes away, so I figured I’d rise early, have a quick shower and coffee and leave about 6.50. That was...
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
Ill Advised?
It wasn’t so much that I was going stir crazy, or anything like that; I just wanted out – anywhere without wearing slippers and a dressing gown. So I was still coughing and spreading germs into my handkerchief – a disgusting habit as far as Ell is concerned. I think sneezing into a paper...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
OOOOPS Repercussions
“I’ve been thinking,” Ell said, causing my heart to hesitate and wonder if it was worth while continuing. Ell and I are at cross purposes at the moment. I’m cross at her purposes. The flooded bathroom was my fault. I was uptown minding my own business at the time, but it was still my fault. “If it...
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Monday, November 19, 2007
OOOOPS!
I was feeling frazzled but elated. It was my first day back at the fitness centre, but after that I had to take the car to the garage to get a CV joint boot replaced before winter. The ‘It’s only a one hour job’ from the receptionist at the garage turned into 21/2 hours of boredom, although I must...
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Spider on my back?
Of spiders, leaking roofs, scared mutts and onion poultices A spider was crawling across my back. Such impudence! I turned over on my back and pressed my shoulders into the mattress to crush it. Turning back onto my left side, I pulled the covers tighter around me and tucked the duvet around every...
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
Fate’s Anvil did Fall
It missed me by a mile but the ripples from its descent influenza-d me. I’ve been in and out of delirium-land for a few days, so I’m told. Sorry for not reading or commenting, folks, but the computer was too much of a chore, as was reading. Coughing and swallowing painkillers have been my favourite...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Suffused
The embers pulse intermittently, occasionally finding the extra energy to burst into small, blue white flames, as they attempt to rekindle their earlier blazing glory. Across the bay, a small dog is yapping at some imagined foe; its yelps almost blending to form one continuous stream of aggression....
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Everybody’s a smart – ‘ass’
Ell was shopping while I was wrestling with Photoshop – a match I am losing, by the way. She was supposed to be shopping for essential groceries, as in food. She returned with groceries and a Tim Horton’s large double-double, bless her. “I have a present for you,” she smiled, picking up a plastic...
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