Tag: diary
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Life vs. Apps
I sometimes wish that changes in human relationships visually prompted us to re-accept the terms of service before proceeding. I doubt that any of us would bother to read the terms of service anyway, but at least when things went wrong the blame would rest solely on us for not understanding what we’d agreed to.
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Goodnight, Princess
Last June I wrote about Brandy. She’s special in more ways than I could tell you… She’s the first American I ever loved. She’s been my friend and constant companion for nearly 11 years. She was my first pet as an adult. She was my baby before my own children were born. And I have…
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I Still Miss You, Murph
It was two years ago today that my beloved Golden Retriever passed away from cancer. I still think of her frequently. While she was only a part of my life for a short 6 years (we adopted her as an adult), those years were extremely special to me and losing her left a permanent mark…
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Growing older
I’ve finally reached that time in my life where it’s become tempting to lie about my age. While this has long been an accepted if not celebrated custom of women, it’s not been as popular among men. Of course, consider that men have benefited enormously from the (probably male-perpetuated) notion that age on a man makes…
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Originality or Frequency
For some time I’ve been grappling with what this blog should be. It’s distinct from www.toddlyons.ca in that the content is broader — less social media and government-focused. While all of the content from that blog ends up being cross-posted here, there are plenty of satirical, technical, and personal bits in this space which won’t…
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Who am I?
Occasionally, in times of stress I think back to the man I once was, recall the activities of his daily life, and think, “I’m a has-been.” Fortunately, I soon remember that in terms of my present-day accomplishments, that person of my past life is also a “never-was.”
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Phase IV – Ottawa/Gatineau Time Warp
IMAG0047, originally uploaded by toddlyons. I love the architecture of Place du Portage IV. It’s still so unabashedly 1970s; evocative of a time and place out of childhood where Ottawa was remote and near-mythical. I never believed as a child, nor as a young adult, that I would ever live or work in the National…
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Desparately Seeking Social Life
Moms, Dads: Consider yourself crowdsourced. I’m a happily-married father of three girls (two, four, and six) who’s witnessed his involvements outside work, home, and family dwindle from some to little, then from little to nothing, and more recently from near-nothing to near-something. I could use some perspective about what a realistic expectation is because for…
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Happy Canada Day
I hope yours was happier than mine, anyway. The morning was good, certainly. Government Museums in Ottawa had free admission today, so my family and I visited the Canada Science and Technology Museum and the Canada Agriculture Museum. Good stuff, particularly the family-friendly activities at the Experimental Farm. My afternoon was considerably less enjoyable. I…