Oct 25 - A Work Reflection

Can you thrive and die
simultaneously? Yes.
Love isn't money

Oct 24 - I Did Not Think This Was Going To Work, But The Girl Really Loved It

We test kinder-gym
The teacher calls her sweetheart
Charmed, she lets him coach

Oct 23 - A Peaceful Search For Animals To Feed At Swan Lake

Where are you, dear ducks?
We find them in the flood zone
Happy for the grain

Oct 22 - A New Personality Interrupts Our Messenger Chat, Looking To Be Heard

D calls herself "us"
Today I meet Anthony
Just a flirty boy

Oct 21 - Coffee At The Shop Near Indigo

Fox cookies for two
Bad month for D, but she cheers
I'm glad for rain gear

Oct 20 - An Indoor Day, Which Is Not So Bad Before A Whole Winterful Of Them Starts To Pile Up

I should have cycled
But the rain rain rain came down
I played piano

Oct 19 - Life's Rich Pageant Seems Obvious On A Day Like This

Halloween by day
Harvi's wild party by night
We're old but sexy

Oct 18 - Jessica Makes Her Decade-Long Dream To Stage "Ordinary Days" A Reality, And We Are There

Paul slumps at the play
Other than that, it's quite fun
Candy bags rustling

Oct 17 - You Can Always Count On The Play Place On Pandora To Have No Children In It

We pat the tortoise
then head back to town for Pete,
his toque tied on tight

Oct 16 - The Cousins Celebrate Mom's Birthday A Day Early At The Red Tile Place

Noodle lunch downtown
D&T eat sparingly
Not me. Duck and pork

Oct 15 - A Chore-Based Ride To Return Unneeded Cords And Contemplate Whether It Would Ever Be Worth $100 Just To Hook The Bose Speaker To A TV

I dress for downpours
Which, of course, brings the sunshine
Warm on my rain pants

Oct 14 - One Of Those Gatherings That Go So Badly Wrong You Just Wish You Could EraseThe Whole Thing. Though The Cucumber Martini Is Quite Nice

Well, this is awkward
We're here but no one else is
Painfully late hosts

Oct 13 - In Which I Mostly Stifle My Usual State Of Barely Concealed Apprehension At A Big Family Dinner

Turkey at Jason's
Hey, the kids are having fun!
R&R play well

Oct 12 - Damn It, I'm Embracing This As A Long And Luxurious Weekend

Strange that I ride more
as the fall weather arrives
Got my new rain pants

Oct 11 - Hitting It Hard With Another Freelance Piece, Which I Like To Think Of As My Next Plane Ticket To Somewhere Nice

Oh, it hurts to type
when it's so sunny outside
But the money's good

Oct 10 - And At Night, We Went To Aquarela

We seek out Sunshine
Last goat visit until spring
Coats thick for winter

Oct 9 - I Suppose Learning To Scoop Poop Seems Interesting When You're Four

Poo bag on her hand
R wants to practice with sand
while Dyson's on loan

Oct 8 - Overheating On The Seventh Floor, Where The Views Out To The Harbour Are Splendid

Pulled by many threads
I do a big meeting, then
eat a beaver tail

Oct 7 - Paul Goes Ahead With The Car To Begin Our Extended Oak Bay Stretch

Must be gone by 3
but can't arrive before 4
Long, sunny ride in

Oct 6 - If It Weren't For Agriculture, I'd Be Riding Through Condos And Rich People's Neighbourhoods

Sidney cycling's best
Lose yourself in the farmland
Few cars, no red lights

Oct 5 - As Usual, I've Got The October Blues, Even Though It's Actually A Pretty Nice Day OUt

Feeling so restless
Can't settle on what I want
Autumn brings me down

Oct 4 - Cruising 'Round The Airport Path On A Rainy Day

Weather's quite touchy
Yikes, bad timing. I get soaked
But it still feels good

Oct 3 - The Usual Action-Packed Outdoor Day With A Lot Of Conversation About Why Things Are The Way They Are ("Do Plants Have Rules?")

Look at us, so high!
We've got a new hiking groove
Later, the circus

Oct 2 - Lunch With The Supreme Survivor Of Everything, Who Reveals The Source Of All Her Kidney Woes But Resists The Cure

My friend, drink water
Not Coke. Not tea. Just water
Flush those stones away

Oct 1 - The Price Of Wanting To Be Involved At The Government Level Is A Lot More One-Day Trips To Vancouver

Flying 'cross the pond
I resisted the sea plane
But damn, it's speedy

Sept 30 - Keeping My Hand In Freelance Perhaps A Little Too Much

Charity feature
Not sure why I took more work
Oh, yeah - the money

Sept 29 - Keyboard Setup Is A Bit Weird Here In Front Of P's Computer, But I Appreciate The Privacy

Alone in the loft
I can sing louder, boldly
No one can hear me