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How My Blog Lost It’s Way, And Then Lost It’s Way Again, And Again, And Then Got Back On Track
My reasons for starting a blog were completely different from those of most people. In fact, when I started The Limelight, I only vaguely knew what a blog was. I had been shockingly out of the loop, especially considering how central computers have always been in my life. I have had a long time interest [...]
Regarding Those Who Are Wilfully Ignorant
I’d like to tell you a little story. Once upon a time a baby was born, let’s call her Grizelda. What? You don’t like the name Grizelda? Well too bad, it’s my story and I can name the kid anything I want. Anyway, for a long time Grizelda ate nothing but her mothers milk. But [...]
Resolutions for 2010
Well 2009 is gone, and 2010 is upon us. By all accounts 2009 was a tumultuous year both for me personally and for the world in general. The economy went to crap (though I can’t say I personally noticed any difference), Barack Obama rose to power in the US and inherited a massive mess created [...]
Listen To your Heart, Or Listen To Your Head?
The expression, “just follow your heart”, get thrown around an awful lot. It’s the kind of advice people give to others, and to themselves when they can’t think of something better to say. And it’s feel good advice, as opposed to say, “stop for a moment and think about the pros and cons so that [...]
A Poem for the Broken Hearted
You loved before you knew me And I returned in kind You imagined I was perfect But it was in your mind With widely opened hearts We charged ahead with hope But when reality confronted us We sadly couldn’t cope I left when I still loved you I didn’t have a choice With regrets I [...]
I Believe In True Love For I Have Had To Set It Free
I once fell in and then out of love, and when I was not in love anymore I realized that I had never been. It was nothing but an illusion of my own human mind. Then I fell in love again, and when once again I had to go, I just kept on loving. And [...]
The Sad Story of Made in Canada Hand-Dipped Incense
I cannot deny it: I have become somewhat of an incense fiend. I am completely addicted to the warm, sweet smelling odour that permeates my home and greets my senses when i walk in the door. It’s a cozy, homey smell that you can’t get from nauseating glade plug-ins, or, God forbid, Febreze. It’s punchy, [...]
Incense, the Olympics and the Dalai Lama
Twenty-three days ago I took a flying leap and made a snap decision to pack as much as a could into a big suitcase and move seven hundred kilometres away from my hometown to live in the little mountain town of Nelson. The reasons for my move are many, but it can all be boiled [...]
Crossing
Well, these past two years have been an insanely busy time. They’ve gone by so fast, it’s hard to believe it was two years. But it’s true, I started my broadcasting program in January of ’06, and now here I am in January ’08. I feel a bit burnt out. When I was in school [...]
I Am Ugly, Stupid and Broke, Anything Helps
Now that I have your attention, I will confess that this article is not about me. Though I have been called ugly and stupid, I have never taken such characterizations too seriously. Though not without my fair share of insecurities, I have never felt myself to be ugly, and while at times I may be [...]