Category Archives: Life

Panic in the Control Room

Posted on February 5, 2016 by clubfredbaja

February 2, 2016 Today I’m writing from the base of Mount Shasta, in California, in the world’s most comfortable chair, looking out over a trout pond ringed by patches of snow and sturdy pines. This is the second-to-last stop on … Continue reading →

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Me and the Great Big Ocean

Posted on December 31, 2015 by clubfredbaja

Another New Year’s Eve approaches. Another, likely futile, attempt on my part to stay up until midnight. This year Prez and I are in the same place, with the same people, as the year before. Nothing has changed and everything … Continue reading →

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Mind Killer

Posted on November 24, 2015 by clubfredbaja

What scares you? Not in the big, metaphorical sense but in an immediate, palm-sweating, heart racing kind of way. Spiders? Heights? Water? In Frank Herbert’s classic novel, Dune, fear is described as “the mind killer”. There is some truth in … Continue reading →

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Not Alone

Posted on November 9, 2015 by clubfredbaja

  “No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main…” ~ John Donne, Meditation 17, Devotions upon Emergent Occasions When I lived in Costa Rica, ants were among … Continue reading →

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A Short Rant About This Thing That Makes Me Want To Scream

Posted on November 4, 2015 by clubfredbaja

Have you seen this little “gem” floating around social media? If you’re a woman, did it make you feel better about yourself? Did you read this and think, “See, all these little flaws are okay because I’m a woman and … Continue reading →

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Givers, Takers, Emergency Masks and Open Windows

Posted on September 15, 2015 by clubfredbaja

I’m taking a break from my grief ramblings to talk about a pet peeve of mine. Though I’ve come across this peeve several times in real life, it’s on Facebook where I see it in its most concentrated form. The … Continue reading →

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My Life In Boxes

Posted on September 4, 2015 by clubfredbaja

In the end, we own nothing. I’ve been sorting, compressing, and culling all of my worldly possessions in preparation for the latest move. I’m familiar with the procedure; I could pack in my sleep. Even so, I stare at piles … Continue reading →

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Normal

Posted on June 5, 2015 by clubfredbaja

By now a few people in my life know that the situation with my sister’s leukemia has taken a not-so-great turn. She had begun her third round of chemotherapy from home, which we thought was a good sign, but then … Continue reading →

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Love Thy Neighbour

Posted on June 1, 2015 by clubfredbaja

Last week our truck was broken into. That may be a bit misleading since the truck was unlocked. Prez’s fault. He’d come home from work, exhausted, and had forgotten to lock up. The thieves only took a bag of quarters … Continue reading →

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Welcome! 10 Tips to Help You Not Feel Like a Lonely Outsider

Posted on April 15, 2015 by clubfredbaja

In ten days, I will be attending, presenting and blue-pencilling at the Creative Ink Festival in Burnaby, BC. (*Update: This year the festival is May 6-8) And while I know that any event created and hosted by Social Ninja Extraordinaire … Continue reading →

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