Writer, Dabbler In Things
Reay Another month, and again feeling like there was not enough read. This, to quote The Mandalorian, is the way. Here’s how it broke down: ReadWhy We Get Sick: The hidden epidemic at the root of most chronic diseases — and how to fight it – Benjamin Bikman, PhD Started and stoppedThe Carlin Home Companion – … Read more
It occurred to me that I’ve recently made a few changes that were explicitly, albeit perhaps uncharacteristically, for my own good. I hunted down a couple of meditation apps to help remind me to take some time out to just sit for a bit and be still. Not still like I can be when I’m … Read more
It’s not often I read a book that makes me drastically rethink things. This was one of them. If you’d rather skip a summary of the book, just jump down to the TL;DR bit at the bottom of this post. If you’d like some insight into the sometimes deep dive biological science it covers, read … Read more
Short and sweet, to the point where it’s not even worth it to write it in list form: I finally finished Telling Lies for Fun & Profit by Lawrence Block, and just started A Carlin Home Companion, Kelly Carlin’s autobiography about growing up as the only child of comedy legend George Carlin. So far it’s … Read more
As with my lists of favourite books I read year to year, I’ve also recently been doing an annual list of favourite songs I added to various playlists. Rather than do a separate top ten for every playlist I added to — top ten drumming songs, top ten songs for quick-paced walks, top ten songs … Read more
The end of the year? Already? I’m curious if that’s a parent thing or an adult thing or just a subjective thing that has nothing in the least to do with aging. I just remember as a kid how long anything took that I was looking forward to, be it my birthday or the weekend … Read more
Shortly before the pandemic, I started tracking what songs I added to my various streaming service playlists every year. For anyone who’s interested in the chronological order of what I split and duplicated among playlists (including songs I listen to in the shower; drum to; write, walk, commute, drive and do yard work to, and … Read more
It’s been a successful month, both in terms of walking the extra 60 km I committed to walk for part of the fundraiser, as well as moustache growth went: It’s been an interesting experience. On the one hand, the moustache came in far slower than expected — I need to shave every couple of days … Read more
I’ve been mentioning over the last couple of months how inspired I’ve been while reading Telling Lies for Fun & Profit by Lawrence Block. I’ve read more books about writing than I could hope to remember, and while many have been solid and given me advice I’ll always carry with me, Telling Lies is proving … Read more
Short and sweet: November proved to be a flurry of activity — not the least of which was my getting Covid — which once again put a damper on getting to read as much as I wanted to. I know… you’d think that getting Covid and having to isolate for days would lend itself to … Read more