Jan 26 - Toothpaste For Masks? New Vaseline? Car Insurance For A Year? Work In Control? Got The Right Shoes? Where's My Favourite Sun Top?...And Other Big Questions

I wake up at 4
Head full. I need a chore day
Like birds turning south

Jan 25 - Seriously, Everybody Should Listen To This Podcast That The Sex Workers And I Did

Podcast edits done
Nips and tucks reveal beauty
Who couldn't hear this?

Jan 24 - Last Of The Shopping For 39 Cheap But Desirable Gifts

Rip open toy bags
Discard the smurfs - who wants them?
Robo-Dog will please

Jan 23 - In Conversation With The Politician, Noting That I Always Think Of The Best Lines After I'm Out The Door

Big meeting in which
I see I express myself
better in writing

Jan 22 - I Go To Present To A Board And We Find Ourselves Quite Worked Up In A Conversation About The Importance Of Non-Profits

Evangelizing
To the converted, it's true
Our spirits so starved

Jan 21 - Day Trip To Vancouver To Visit With Vickie, Which Includes A Couple Hours At The Frighteningly Empty Giant Mall

Huge charcuterie
We fake that things are OK
Our old friend hangs in

Jan 20 - Almost A Totally Relaxing Day

I'd just keep riding
Alas, work tasks call me back
My fuse fix fails me

Jan 19 - The Dream Vehicle Turns Out To Look As Expected As We Confirm We Want One, Then Head South For A Dinner Party

Paul prefers to wait
Me, I'd buy right now, and leave
I do miss road trips

Jan 18 - Up To The Valley We Go, To Deliver This Space-Hogging Present And See If We Can Spot The Elusive Hymer

Coffee date. Slide show.
Then drive north in a downpour
O's desk in the back

Jan 17 - Podcast No. 2 Takes Shape

I'm charged by their words
Discussions feel world-changing
If anyone hears

Jan 16 - One Of Those Days Where You Drive To Sidney Thinking You're Going To The Aquarium With The Wee One And Instead Find Yourself Buying Two New Tires

The tire is toast
Paw Patrol, get me through this
She doesn't wait well

Jan 15- Not Totally Sure I'm A Book Club Type

Sure, the book was fine
But sometimes this feels like class
What does Teacher want?

Jan 14 - Nine Strange, Small Things Purchased, 30 More To Go For R's Advent Laundry Basket

Year two of hunting
for cheap gifts for the grandkid
to count down the days

Jan 13 - Hell If I Know What Happened Today

Stalling on haikus
can lead to days like this one
Not a thing to say

Jan 12 - A Surprise Visit To Gorge Road East Finds My Old Friend In A Terrible State

Rotting legs, arms scarred
She lies with dogs atop her
Scared of what comes next

Jan 11 - At Long Last A Significant Turning Point On My Eighth Visit To The Wound Clinic With This Ridiculous Bike-Gear Injury

Magic blue bandage
Wound's 30 per cent smaller
I swear, lesson learned

Jan 10 - At Least My Makeshift Miso Gravy Seems To Be Improving

Going Japanese
makes for fussy dinner prep
but feels so healthy

Jan 9 - A Rather Uncomfortable Return To Gym Class Makes Me Think They Should Have Straightened This Out During The Holiday Closure

Stink of burning dust
Door open to freeze us all
Deafening renos

Jan 8 - After Months Of Pointless Procrastination, I Finish "Unsettled" In A Rush And Head To Fisherman's Wharf

Book club on a float
I wake up early to read
Keeps my recall fresh

Jan 7 - The Highs And Lows Of My Return To Self-Employment

No more Monday dread
My time is my own again
Though money was nice

Jan 6 - A Cycling Day That Looks Like It's Going To Be Mediocre, But Then It Isn't

A crack in the grey
Dressed for rain that never comes
Energy returned

Jan 5 - Reflecting On A Momentous Day A Long, Long Time Ago

If I'd stayed married
This would be 45 years
In truth, just seven

Jan 4 - I Had Not Expected To Feel The Call To Return To Chopin, Schubert Et Al

Hey, a real work day!
At night, I play classical
Fingers remember

Jan 3 - An Almost Child-Free Day If You Don't Count The Visit To Miniature World And The Hunt For The Red-Eyed Dragon

What's that sound - silence?
I even get some work done
Not that I've tried much

Jan 2 - And To Top Things Off, This Was Also A Moving Day

Phew, Pax did come back
O and Z go pup-hunting
Way too much kid time

Jan 1 - Too Much Stress To Relax At Kim's Big New Year's Spread, Though The Blueberry Bread Pudding Thing Is Very Tasty

Owen comes to brunch
I mingle, rant here and there
Discover Pax gone

Dec 31- Ushering In The New Year Turns Out To Be Quite A Mixed Bag Of Odd Events, Highlighted By My Second (Happy) Viewing Of "Into The Spider-Verse"

O finds a table
Staying up 'til 12 is hard
P keeps me worried

Dec 30 - In Which We Pack A Lot In After A Surprise Two-Hour Dog Walk In The Sunshine Sets Back Timing

Shopping and the park
O gets a gaming headset
R gets O - true joy

Dec 29 - At The Atom Rep Hockey Tournament, Which Is Quite Exciting By The Time It Reaches The Finals

Owen's team wins gold
Where'd that wee, swaying boy go?
Lost to competence

Dec 28 - Across Town To Pick Up The Boy Who Needs To Be On This Side Of Town, Among Other Adventures During A Day Of Torrential Rain

Grandsons in teen years
require a lot of driving
Lack of planning skills

Dec 27 - In Which A Significantly Sized Family Dinner Comes Together

A rare confluence
Four grandsons all together
Jacket potatoes