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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…
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Histamine – My Nemesis
If you have allergies or food sensitivities that are not well explained you might want to look into the topic of histamine sensitivity. My Story For most of my life I have dealt with allergies. Growing up in a small rural community in the 80’s allergies were mostly unheard of.…
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Fahrenheit-5G
Hot off the Press Fahrenheit 5G is the title of an article I recently read in Wired Magazine. In it, the author tells the tale of the lone operative who evaded authorities for more seven months while burning more than 20 telecommunications towers. It is an interesting tale of a…
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