Category Archives: The rest of life

“If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss” – an excerpt from the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling The idea of risking everything on one big gamble sounds  foolish,notContinue reading “Alright Kipling, I’ll give that one to you.”

The strict rules of honor and manliness that tend to make my life more complicated than I like might be entirely the fault of cowboy movies and fantasy books. Be forewarned that I’m writing this right after a rigorous session at the gym, so my energy supplies are bottoming out.  My brain is slowing downContinue reading “I’m not yer daddy, idjit!”

I am on very few mailing lists, mostly due to my reluctance to participate in things with people. Somehow, I’m on a folk music list. I think I was harvested from a group email to the members of PWAC (Professional Writers Association of Canada) so I get the occasional heads up about an upcoming eveningContinue reading “Bad way to introduce your business”