Category Archives: It Really Did Happen!

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Turns out je parle français good!

Posted on August 27, 2020 by

Récemment, I’ve found myself doing beaucoup d’entrevues for regional and even national media as the porte-parole for the school where I am directeur des communications. A number of these interviews have been en français. Anyone qui me connait knows that … Continue reading →

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Your Beard Will be Thicker; Your Skin Not So Much: A Letter to 17-Year-Old Me

Posted on August 13, 2020 by

Dear 17-year-old me, First, thank you for keeping journals those last two years of high school. Decades later, these notebooks will help you recall things you’re going to forget, namely what a whiny, narcissistic yet cripplingly insecure drip you are. … Continue reading →

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Sufferin’ Salad Stress!

Posted on August 6, 2020 by

It’s perhaps the most privileged, most tone-deaf thing to complain about, but here we are, and I’m going to say it: I have too many vegetables. I imagine I’m not alone in thinking this. The people who brought you “Pandemic … Continue reading →

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I Think I’m Going to Cat Man June

Posted on June 4, 2020 by

Monday morning, a most wonderful gift was bestowed upon the good people of Stanstead, and even some of the bad people. As they rose from their slumber and turned the page of their municipal-issued calendar to the new month of … Continue reading →

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Operation: Toaster

Posted on April 30, 2020 by

As I’ve mentioned before, there’s a haphazard quality to our home’s interior decor, a sort of “garage-sale chic” without the “chic.” It’s less feng shui than feng shrug; items end up in certain places because, well, that’s where they end … Continue reading →

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