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We Have Some Unsettling Nudes
Every now and then I remember the time I was blackmailed in college and I think, “Huh, that was weird.” When I enrolled at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, I was assigned to Bennett, a men’s residence that had … Continue reading
Posted in It Really Did Happen!
Tagged aging, Bennett House, blackmail, college pranks, extortion, humor, middle age, Mount Allison, nostalgia, nude photos
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My poker face has become a bad bet
My wife has a tell. If she’s about to lose her cool, you know it. The kids know it. I definitely know it. “Uh-oh,” we whisper in chilled tones. “Cheekbones…” That clenching of the jaw is the signal to abandon … Continue reading
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Tagged age, aging, emotions, facial expressions, humor, middle age, Zoom
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Permission to have the blues
I’m not going to lie, it’s been a rough week, for a number of reasons, not least being that I’m coming up to one year since my surgery for prostate cancer. Right now I’m in the clear, but you’re never … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, blues, Jane Kenyon, life, middle age, Poetry Foundation, prostate cancer, recovering from cancer, sadness, that's what she said
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Nouveau old-school nostalgia
I attended Antigonish Regional High School in Nova Scotia, better known as ARHS. The fact that I don’t remember anyone ever pronouncing it “arse” seems to me less a mark of school pride than a sadly missed opportunity. In junior … Continue reading
Posted in Reading? Ugh!
Tagged aging, basketball, Bishop's University, Bishop’s Gaiters, family, gym, humor, nostalgia, Phys-ed, puberty, StFX
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Progressives and Pleasure-Ways
During our stay in New Brunswick, Deb and I camped at an oceanfront campground. Unfortunately, the oceanfront was primarily reserved for RVs and trailers while our tent was relegated to what wasn’t so much “front of ocean” as “back of … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, camping, getting old, humor, middle age, New Brunswick, pleasure way campers, progressive lenses, Seniors
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