Wow, so far winter has not arrived in Kingston. I thought this was supposed to be the coldest part of the year? It is 4 degrees celcius today. What gives? But I digress. A big part of mindfulness is arrived at via meditation. Hmmm. So I am attempting to learn to meditate. Easy right? Nope. [...]
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Mindfulness
Mindfulness. What is it? So far it is a concept, a topic for books and blogs, a popular catch-word. I hope it will be more though. I want to de-stress, to be happy, to find some peace. So finding some perspective and balance would help. That’s a lot to ask maybe. But I am the [...]
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I needed two weeks to recover from numbness in my fingers from shitty ergonomics at my workstation. I also needed sleep. Not one or two nights but two weeks worth. Stomach issues are improving. I needed the opportunity to take stock. Today will mark 20 consecutive days that I have either rowed or run. I [...]
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After an illness, family issues, work induced hiatus from my favourite sport, this 48 year old is back on the mats (with his hulking 16 year old son in tow). Hallelujah. On Thursday and Friday Chris had us working on a deep half-guard with options to: Grab the foot for an old school sweep Come [...]
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Moammar Gadhafi choose his actions and thought he’d get away with them. And he did. For a long time. Who wouldn’t love to have as many years as he did. Some of us who live deserve death, some of us who die deserve life. Now in the media, questions are being raised about the manner [...]
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I haven’t blogged for a while. Life intervenes with little challenges. Right now I’m dealing with getting my son through the first term in university. It’s a struggle. He’s up to the challenge but there have been some substantial road blocks. Epilepsy being first and foremost on the list. Our health care in Canada may [...]
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I slipped into MAP for Annette’s yoga class last night. I am bone tired, stressed to the max and sore. So yoga seemed like a good idea. Instructors make it look natural and seamless. But it’s not. Because the preparation happens in the background, it looks easy. Fortunately my yoga instructor is also my girlfriend [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Toshiba Thrive, wireless hotspot
Liam has taken my netbook for school. His laptop is a massive brick and cost too much to risk in his backpack. Computerless and disconnected, I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and snagged a Toshiba Thrive Tablet on an open box sale from Futureshop. Once I cleaned off the [...]
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When I started this blog I must have had some point or purpose in mind. I fear though, that this odd desire to share thought, experience and emotion online is commensurate with some need to have a voice or some sort of public validation. But I can’t remember. Oddly, I have lost the drive to [...]
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Piazza San Marco last month when stress was low. The last couple of months have been very stressful. In times like this I often have the urge to vent through my blog. The experience is somewhat cathartic…for me, but there is really no excuse for publishing. That just brings everyone down. The key in times [...]
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