Tag Archives: Writing

A Letter To Issa

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

Dear Issa, Hey there, Paul here. What’s up? How’s it hanging? How are you? What’s new? What’s the word, big bird? ‘Sup? Issa are you okay, are you okay, are you okay, Issa? I expect responses to each of those … Continue reading →

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Livin’ On A Hair

Posted on August 5, 2017 by

Welcome back to the musical portion of this blog. What I’ve done today is take lyrics to “Livin’ On A Prayer” and turn them into something different, which casts a whole new meaning on the song. Don’t worry, I’ve done … Continue reading →

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Blogging 307

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

I got a fortune cookie today and the fortune read, “Someone is looking up to you. Don’t let that person down.” Well knock me over and help me up. I’ve felt that way a lot, whether it was from working … Continue reading →

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Discover

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

What a week last week was. For those of you who don’t know, my blog post “Reflecting on Four Years of Blogging” was featured on WordPress Discover last Monday. I’d like to thank Cheri Lucas Rowlands for making it possible, … Continue reading →

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The Meerkat Forums

Posted on July 14, 2017 by

Hey y’all! I don’t know why I just said “y’all”, but it caught your attention, didn’t it? Good. My friend, Ben, over at The Meerkat Musings has set up a forum (The Meerkat Forums) on his site for…um…(see what I did … Continue reading →

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How I Would Manage: Toronto Raptors

Posted on July 9, 2017 by

Welcome to a new series on my blog called “How I Would Manage” where I take a sports team and give my thoughts on what I would do if I were the General Manager, or Coach (in some cases). This … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Four Years of Blogging

Posted on June 23, 2017 by

What if no one reads my blog? What if someone leaves me a really mean comment? What if I’m criticized? What if my ideas are only interesting to me? What if this blog is a mistake? What if I just … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

Start me up, simple words dig through the deep depths of my soul and pull out those feelings one at a time until they are in front of my eyes because I need to see them it has been too … Continue reading →

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4000 Followers – Random Comment Party

Posted on June 13, 2017 by

This is nuts. A few days ago, my blog made it to 4000 followers. Now, I realize this number is a bit fake because there are never that many people who read, like, or comment on my posts. There aren’t … Continue reading →

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Is Reading Cool?

Posted on June 1, 2017 by

Is reading cool? Let me take you back to Grade 6. My class was having a Spelling Bee. Participation was optional. If you wanted to compete, you were to study the words in the textbook. I decided I didn’t want … Continue reading →

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