Category Archives: Personal

democamp Victoria

The first Victoria DemoCamp is tomorrow 5.30pm, Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 @ 834 Johnson St. (Juliet Living Demo Space, a.k.a. the OLD peacock billiards place). DemoCamp is basically a hipster geek term for people coming together to give demonstrates (or … Continue reading 

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Our Hearts

Our baby joins us a little more each day.
Today, Julia is one month away from her due date, and today was Julia’s last day of work. Of course, the baby has its own clock.

For both of us, baby’s arrival has … Continue reading 

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We Borrow from our Children

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” ~Native American Proverb
In an otherwise horrible movie comes, “A [person's] legacy is measured by the gifts he leaves his children.”
As parenthood approaches these both strike … Continue reading 

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Saying Yes to Myself

Here is an excerpt from West End Girl Ariane’s “Practicing yes.” which she shared at the Northern Voice Tiki party open mic. Julia and I didn’t attend.
Her words really touch me, as my shyness (fears) sometimes stands in my way, … Continue reading 

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My boxes don’t touch!

Julia and I had a practical birth preparation course on Sunday with Victoria local yoga master, philosopher and former registered nurse, Helga Beer. It was awesome!
Julia and I haven’t attended her yogo classes for the last many months. I had … Continue reading 

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The $475 you gave to foolswisdom.com

As it says on the About page any money made by me on foolswisdom.com is donated to registered humanitarian charities.
The term “fundraising” in Toni’s article title “Automattic fundraising” reminded me that it was time to donate the money you gave … Continue reading 

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My Favorite Photo Of Julia & I

This photo was taken by our friend Dani September, 2005 soon after we arrived in San Francisco to live there. We slept on her couch for the the first while. She took it without us knowing while we slept.
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Andy Olmsted’s Final Post

Andy Olmsted, a US Army Major was killed in Iraq on Jan. 3, 2008. The following day his friend published Final Post written by Andy in case he was killed.
I highly recommend you read it, and the other articles … Continue reading 

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I Learned How To Use A Pillow

Julia helped me learn that I’ve been misusing a pillow for a long time.
The correct use of a pillow is to pull it right in against the shoulders, but not under the shoulders.

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Thanks Giving!

I’ve received quite a few thank yous from USA friends today on their Thanksgiving Day. All of them I return the thanks for the part they play in my happiness and successes!
Every day is an opportunity for thanks giving.
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