Category: General
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How Star Wars: Episode 8 Could Be Great
First off, for any of you that haven’t seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens, please skip this post as there will be spoilers. The movie was released five weeks ago, and while I feel like those that are real fans of the Star Wars universe will have already seen it,…
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The Ugly Side of Depression – What I Can’t Talk About Publicly
I’ve written a few posts about depression and anxiety now, but I can’t help but reflect on all of the things I’d like to write and share but I’m afraid to. There are so many stories, feelings, and side effects that would make people uncomfortable to read, so I can…
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Depression Counselling
So I’ve sought out counselling a few times over the course of my life when my depression has gotten to be more than I feel I can handle on my own. I have a poor memory, so I’m going to do my best to recall some information, but please note…
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Free Idea: Popular John’s
So, Annie had me come with her today to go to Victoria’s Secret and during our visit, I whispered to her, “imagine what a guy’s version would look like.” So then, over the next hour or so, I considered what a viable version of Victoria’s Secret would look like for…
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The Perfect Gift For Me for 2016: Memories
This Christmas I was really fortunate and received many amazing gifts, but during a discussion with Annie, I realized that there is something that I constantly struggle with and it could be the opportunity for a perfect gift: memories. My memory for life events is really horrible. I can remember…
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Goodbye Sol – A New Story Project
Annie and I have been planning out a new collaboration story project for a few weeks now, and I was hoping to start writing it before 2016 started, but it took until this past Friday for the first page to go up on Annie’s blog. The story is called Goodbye…
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First Two Days at Fortrus Financial
Starting a new job gives me the “first day of school” jitters every time and as I arrived at Fortrus Financial for my first day, I was a bit nervous regarding what would be expected of me, and how I could provide value. Thankfully, after some great conversations with Matt,…
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Buying a Television
Annie has been asking me if we can buy a TV for the last few years and we have both always found a reason to delay. With the passing of our daughter, money that was being saved was freed up and a strong need for entertainment made the impulse buy…
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Peralty.com: 2015 In Review and Looking Ahead to 2016
This past year didn’t see much effort put towards this blog, as I posted only fifteen posts, the smallest number since starting this site, and many of them have been this month. The top three most read posts were The Loss of Lily, Distributel Internet Tech Support Review, and Macro…
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Next Novel Collaboration: Goodbye Sol
My wife and I are starting to plan out our next collaboration, as we wrap up Second Class Supers. It will be a sci-fi character driven story. Here’s a quick summary: Two ships have been sent out into space, in hopes of earning the AU Prize, a four point two…
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Lord of the Rings Day
Once a year, just after Christmas but before New Year’s, Annie’s eldest brother hosts an event where family gets together and we watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy. It starts early in the day and goes on for more than twelve hours, thanks to the extended editions. There is…
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New Year, New Job: Director of Technology at Fortrus Financial
Some of you might not have noticed, but in my Christmas Letter this year, I announced a change in my career. Just before Christmas, I had my last day at 10up. It was really hard to leave, and I’m not ashamed to say that I struggled with the decision. 10up…
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