We made it to Mexico! If you read my (long) Year End post, you’ll see that I (mostly) quit drinking. I didn’t go full AA so that I could allow myself the occasional indulgence (or more if I’m at an all-inclusive for instance.) For example, after a long delay including a text from WestJet at […]
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Why Is Covid Denial So Dangerous?
(via Reddit)
The Sandwich Generation
I talked to a twenty-something young man the other day who had never heard the term “Sandwich Generation”. Basically, the idea is that anyone who has kids (whether they’re young or older but who still need financial support and/or who live at home) and also elderly parents who they are responsible for caring for is […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Stuffed in a Locker (April 2016)
Pace did this to himself after parkour, he wasn’t being bullied by a classmate (or a parent) – honest!
Covid News and Research Round-Up
Random thoughts: * Covid isn’t over even if people are acting as if it is. * I don’t think its fear-mongering/living in fear to pay attention to what is being reported by scientists, medical professionals and others. * I have a pet peeve with people who say “My Covid was mild” which I hear as […]
Friday Fun Link – How To Take Sports Less Seriously
I’ve always followed sports and played a lot of different ones in my younger days (not so much these days as Shea said she’d divorce me if I started keeping hockey equipment in the house ever again!) but I don’t think I’ve ever been fanatical in following sports to an unhealthy degree. With that said, […]
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Corona Light? (February 2020)
Our last Mexican vacation was in late Feb/early March of 2020 just as Covid was breaking worldwide. I spent much of our week taking pictures of Corona beer cans thinking I was clever…
Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Decorated University Hospital, London ON (Nov 2006)
Shea heading into work a month before Christmas in 2006 just as I was wrapping up my Masters program…
Xmas Gift Ideas For Someone Recovering From Covid
Kleenex More Kleenex Lozenges Fresh coffee or scented Epsom salts (to monitor when sense of smell returns) Ice Cold Water Hot Tea Netflix Subscription A Good Book (They Won’t Read It But Will Have It Nearby During Constant Naps) Box of N95 Masks (I Have A Feeling These Will Be In Short Supply Again Soon) […]