Category Archives: Family & Children

The Perron Family Holiday Letter 2020

Posted on November 21, 2020 by clubfredbaja

Dear family & friends, Happy Ho Ho Ho-lidays! This year, Fred and I decided to send out our annual Christmas letter early because we won’t be making our usual trek south for the winter and also time has lost all … Continue reading →

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It’s Just the Flu

Posted on August 4, 2020 by clubfredbaja

Jan 2, 2007, somewhere in Oregon, I noticed my throat was sore. Probably just a cold, no big deal, I thought. This is where the narrator of my life should have said, “But it was not just a cold and … Continue reading →

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One Door Closes

Posted on May 25, 2018 by clubfredbaja

I’d planned on closing out the Coconut Chronicles permanently on May 17th, the day we left Canada fifteen years ago, for the symmetry and symbolism. That was my plan. I am good at mistakes and bad at plans. Continue reading →

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I’m Okay? You’re Okay?

Posted on April 5, 2017 by clubfredbaja

“Is everything okay with you?” My dear friend Pat asked this of me on Sunday evening. As well as being one of my best friends in the universe, he is also a regular Coconut Chronicles reader and he noted that … Continue reading →

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The Bootstrap Lie

Posted on March 16, 2017 by clubfredbaja

When do ideas become stories? When do stories become myths? When do myths become harmful? Post-colonization North American culture is young compared to the rest of the world. Our stories are new but our identities have already been hammered into … Continue reading →

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Who Will You Love?

Posted on November 29, 2016 by clubfredbaja

When it comes to empathy, I was late to the party. I arrived to find the presents opened and the cake mostly eaten.  I was embarrassed at my inexcusable tardiness. Lately, empathy has been occupying a significant chunk of space … Continue reading →

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What Are You Going To Do?

Posted on October 21, 2016 by clubfredbaja

“I’m going to write a book.” “I’m going to get in shape.” “I’m going to travel the world.” “I’m going to…” No. Here’s the truth: Most people won’t ever do the things they say they are going to do. Not … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Over It…and That’s Okay

Posted on August 22, 2016 by clubfredbaja

Wow, has it ever been a long time since I’ve talked to you! You can blame whales and Warpworld in equal parts, as well as the occasional visit from friends. So, I was in the kitchen one morning not too … Continue reading →

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All My Culture is Stolen

Posted on June 21, 2016 by clubfredbaja

“Cultural appropriation is the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture. Cultural appropriation is seen by some as controversial, notably when elements of a minority culture are used by members of the cultural majority; this … Continue reading →

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One Year Later

Posted on June 6, 2016 by clubfredbaja

I am writing this post two days early.  On June 8th, two days from now, I will remember. What that will look like or how I will react, I don’t know. What I do know is that I have the … Continue reading →

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