Oct 23 - A Perk Of The Job Just Might Be Amazing Newspaper Databases Where Anything From Yesterday Becomes Available Today

These archives! So fine
They help me prove someone wrong
See? Never said that

Oct 22 - A Real Sunday Dinner, Brought On By Sam's Rare and Thus Necessarily Celebrated Visit To The Island

Look, ma - family's here
And I am cooking, so strange
I don't like it much

Oct 21 - And Suddenly It Really Is Fall, Which Coincides Nicely With My Current Need To Clean The House To Get Ready To Move Again

Storm season arrives
Charlotte refuses to pee
Shivering, pleading

Oct 20 - The Trouble With Work That Has To Be Done Within Certain Hours On Defined Days Is That It's Not Always Possible. But Then What?

I get up early
A lead's in my head; must write
Wish there was flex time

Oct 19 - OK, Maybe This Will Work, And Her Parents Seem To Think It's Really Making Her Stronger

The gym feels less tense
All the hanging really helps
The girl likes to hang

Oct 18 - It's Kind Of Odd To Me That Esquimalt Has Such A Terrific Rec Centre, Though So Much Of It Is About The Natural Light

Hands down the best pool
Grim, rainy days feel less bad
when viewed while floating

Oct 17 - And To Think That I Mocked Mom When She Told Me A Year Ago That It Could Be Her Last Birthday

Mom, it's your birthday
I eat noodles with Tracy
You'd have liked the duck

Oct 16 - You May Just Need Your Parents At Any Age When Things Get Weird At Your Workplace

Chelle needs to be soothed
Paul cooks her mushroom ragout
Vanquish the stalker

Oct 15 - I Packed A Lot Into This Valley Sunday

Hike 1: J and dog
Hike 2: D and I bushwhack
Banksy seems quite pleased

Oct 14 - In Which I Get In A Wacky Little Visit With Regan And Gang On The Eve Of Their Departure For The Mexican Riviera

Bonding with my girl
in this case means washing eggs
as she packs her bags

Oct 13 - Good Thing We Had The Tickets Already Bought Or The Late-Friday Lazies Might Have Overcome Me

A date at IMAX
Look, Dad, I'm watching "Dunkirk"
He would have liked that

Oct 12 - Is This Gym Class Actually Going To Work? Is This What Being The Parental Figure Of A Strong-Willed Child Feels Like? Can't They See What An Empowered Adult She Will Be One Day?

Moms are judging me
The girl's not really a brat
She just hates this scene

Oct 11 - In Which I Finally Realize That R Uses Snacks In Her Car Seat Strategically To Keep Herself Awake

We drive for ages
But the kid just won't give in
Burgers won't be fun

Oct 10 - Part-time Shows Its Problematic Side In A Week When There's A Statutory Holiday And A Strange Confluence Of Post-Thanksgiving Funding Announcements

I pant through the day
A stupid amount of work
I'm making mistakes

Oct 9 - A Hike Up Mount Doug That Is More Or Less Like A Walking Therapy Session For My Sad And Shaken Companion

This woman has woes
A couple not meant to be
The dying of love

Oct 8 - A Gonzales Hill-Anderson Hill Double Header As A Friend And I Get Deep

Weekend of long walks
People have way more problems
Than anyone knows

Oct 7 - Loving The New Eyebrow Tattoos While Quietly Lamenting That They Haven't Yet Invented A More Effective Numbing Cream

Jeez, this really hurts
What we do for vanity!
Grapeseed oil to heal

Oct 6 - When All Your Prep To Being An All-Season Rider Comes Down To Actually Using The Raingear

First real rain test: Fail
Pants soaked - why didn't I change?
Sockless feet grown chilled

Oct 5 - A Day With Much Leadup Unfolds With No Major Issue Beyond A Broken Plastic Clip, Although It's Remarkable How Important I Realized Such Things Are

Small banner mishap
Rectified. The rest goes well
Grace feeds us chicken

Oct 4 - In Which The Wee One And I Put In Probably 40 Minutes At The Piano Bench, Working Our Way Through The Ancient Children's Song Book

Side by side, we sing
I had this book long ago
She likes silly tunes

Oct 3 - When Your Best Efforts To Focus On What Stands Out About A Day Are In Vain

Unremarkable
Some days are like that. Work, ride,
hole up with Netflix

Oct 2 - Monday Is Thursday And Vice Versa As I Free Up My Later Week For Work

Swapped my sitting days
Oak Bay pool is surprising
Dark and small, too warm

Oct 1 - So Far I'm Sticking With My New Commitment To Four-Times-A-Week Cycling, Although It's An Easy Promise When The Sun Shines Like This

Sundays are cycling
Three times in a row - habit?
Well, until the rains

Sept 30 - Now If Only My Love Of Buying Didn't Run Afoul Of My Lack Of Money And More Importantly, This Gypsy Lifestyle In Which Everything Must Be Carried Around

Fall is for shopping
I buy Bob's For Dogs, fitting
for a pet-sitter

Sept 29 - Once Paul Told Me The Really Good Back Story For Orange Shirt Day, I Was OK With It, Though Felt Awkward At The Off-Campus Meeting

Can't look serious
while wearing an orange shirt
But the boss is pleased