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6 Pack Honeymoon
Maybe its too late, for you, me, and 6 pack honeymoons. But hey, as my grandfather used to say; “The wrong one is worse than no one at all.”
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Fruit Hoops?
The History of Snack(s) Many observers have argued that large food companies shape public opinion in ways that serve profit. A commonly cited example is Kellogg’s role in popularizing the idea that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” alongside the rise of mass-marketed breakfast cereals. Of course…
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One Word
I had an idea for this post. I was going to use generative AI to create an image. I thought it would be better to show rather than tell. The only problem – I cant draw. So I did what so many of us do. I went to a common…
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Brutalist Keep -The Guardian of Knowledge
Where it all began While attending university I spent a significant amount of time in the library. The building was designed in the brutalist style of the 50’s, and loomed over the campus much like a medieval tower keep. Monolithic by design I believe it was meant to convey a…
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Creating
Creating. Cool clay in my hands, or clean styrene under my knife. Ambient beats pulling me deeper into the world of sleepers. Building, iterating, one small piece at a time. Laboriously bringing vision to reality. Ambient on heavy rotation now: Peace
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Bird House Fire
In life there are certain lessons that keep coming back. Although I have learned this many times, there is one particular analogy that stuck with me. In this case, the instructor was an unusual gentleman, who happened to be selling bird houses. The event in question took place during a…
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Cacao and Xylitol
TLDR Cacao is good. Xylitol… not so much? The Backstory In March of 2025 I engaged in some medical tourism, and had a full suite of tests done in a very nice medical facility in Colombia. The treatment I received was top notch – other than the results. Borderline diabetes,…
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Embracing the Night: A Creative’s Perspective
In my youth I would have said that I was a night person. Even now, with my understanding of circadian rhythms, and the need for good deep sleep, there are still things about the evening that I enjoy. It is hard to say whether my appreciation of the night is…
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Meat me!
After that realization it was a slow spiral away from the lofty goals of plant based diets. I went vegan, but found that I could not tolerate many of the staples which made the diet manageable. Then I went to vegetarian for a few years, and finally back to a…
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The Wilder The Better
Growing up on the back 40 in rural Canada was a lifestyle that few would be familiar with. Before the internet, and high speed global communications, small rural communities like our survived through shared values. Namely, we shared and helped each other out – not only because it was the…
The Wild 