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  • Emotional Eating

    It is definitely hard not to eat poorly when I feel down. This weekend was a disaster for eating, and I’m going to have to be very focused the rest of this week if I want to meet my goal. I started back on being smarter this evening for supper, and I’m trying my best Read more

  • IT Plan Approved, Vetted and Other Weekend Work

    So, it looks like the IT plan that I made for my job was not only approved, but also vetted by an outside firm. This means that it is solid, and despite being given the go-ahead to proceed on various points, I can now say that I can cross off creating the first corporate IT Read more

  • Dawn of the Decline: Page One

    Jean Luc Picard walked slowly through the decks. The crew seemed rather jovial, still celebrating their recent victory against the Borg earlier in the year. The Enterprise repaired, and the crew taking some well deserved reduced duties, Jean Luc was already getting restless. The Borg, an enemy he had internalized both emotionally and physically, continued Read more

  • Alone

    I don’t remember the last time I felt this lonely… Read more

  • Choices

    If you had the choice to flip a coin and heads meant you could have any single super power you wanted, and tails meant you died, would you flip the coin? Update: Would best two out of three change your mind? Read more

  • OPPW: Week Four – 297.0lbs

    So, I made my goal, and I’m one more pound down. I have to admit, I’m starting to feel a bit more energetic, and people have noticed the change in my face. I really didn’t eat well this week, nor did I do my exercises, so I’m sort of surprised that I still made my Read more

  • Used Lenses

    As I get ready for my next big lens purchase, I wonder how people can buy used lenses. I suppose it is like anything that is used, but with something made mostly of glass and tiny motors, I worry that any damage might be hard to see. Even worse, there would be no warranty if Read more

  • One of My Photos Was Published

    So, over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been sending my photos out to local news agencies, the tourism office, and various other places in hopes that they would use them. I love the warm and fuzzy feeling that I get seeing my name in print. This time around, I wasn’t asking anything for my Read more

  • Beyond My Expertise

    I take a great deal of pride in the knowledge I’ve acquired over the last ten years of being in the workforce, and nothing frustrates me more than asked constantly to do things beyond my expertise and not given enough time to research it and enact things properly. I’ve always hated when people say they Read more

  • Fireworks for Canada Day in Brockville

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  • Canada Day in Brockville

    Despite a great invitation from some friends, I’m spending Canada Day alone. While it isn’t one of the big holidays, going down and taking pictures of the festivities definitely felt really lonely. I kind of wish I was around family this weekend. I went down to Blockhouse Island early this morning and got to see Read more

  • Hercules

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