Tag Archives: Inspiration

Hello From…?

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Paul

I assure you, the title of this post isn’t meant to be a guessing game. So, if you’re yelling, “from the other side!!!” at your screen, you don’t win a prize. You win something much better! I don’t know what … Continue reading →

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Two Zero Two One

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Paul

Is it too late to write a year-end/start-of-year post? If it is, just let me know and I will stopping typing and go look in the fridge for the eighth time in the last hour, just to see if anything … Continue reading →

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Spread Your Smart

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Paul

The last four months have really highlighted the fact that people do not listen. Why should they? They know everything. Read their social media accounts. Listen to them at the store. Watch them sneak on the nightly news, when they … Continue reading →

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Adults Are Children and Life is Professional Wrestling

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Paul

When I was in elementary school, I viewed the Grade 7 and Grade 8 students as revered members of the student body. Their classrooms were in the air-conditioned wing of the school. They had their own field for recess. Their … Continue reading →

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6000 Followers: A Blog Distancing Gala

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Paul

Let me make one thing clear: this is not a party, it is a gala. There is a difference. If I call this a “party”, someone will inevitably make a noise complaint and shut us down. Whereas, if I call … Continue reading →

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Vinsanity

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Paul

He is half man, half amazing. He is Air Canada. He is Vinsanity. He made us jump out of our seats, while he soared through the air. He put basketball on the map in Canada. He inspired a generation. His … Continue reading →

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Cynicism, Racism, and Us

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Paul

At times, it can be really easy to fall into a pit of cynicism and view everything as a veil, or a carefully crafted performance, that buries the truth under festive wrapping paper and a really big bow, so we … Continue reading →

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The Blog Posts That Made Me

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Paul

There was a time when I did not think I would make it to twenty-five blog posts, yet here I am today, at 800. Is that considered a lot, or a little, after seven years? To me, it’s a hefty … Continue reading →

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50 Thoughts XXXII

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Paul

1. Kids these days will never experience finding 25 cents in a payphone, only for their parents to ask them, sternly, “Do know how many germs are on those phones!?” 2. The song, “Mr. Roboto”, doesn’t really get going until the … Continue reading →

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Unravelled

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Paul

I am starting to think that humans are a lot like a ball of yarn. This either means I have had too many canned peaches in the last month, or I am on to something. Definitely the former, but maybe … Continue reading →

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