February 2009
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So... On Shedding
So… there comes a time in every household that includes a dog in its family where things get particularly hairy. Actually, that times comes twice a year; which somehow doesn’t add anything to this rant.
It is that time of the year that I envision Oliver as this very dense, black, infinite re-spawning Dandelion of doom. He floats from room to room in a cloud of hair… VUMPH!! is...
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So... On banality and St.Valentine's Day
So for all those who know me a little bit, I dislike banalities with a vengeance.
Maybe I should say then that I DETEST banalities…
Not that I don’t fall into the trap of saying or doing them. For what it is worth though, I try my hardest not to.
So let’s discuss Valentine’s Day.
Why?
Because I bloody hate the day. Because it possibly is the biggest banality out there,...
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On loss
So last week I get up, check my e-mail and I find out that my uncle, my mother’s brother has died.
After a couple of hours I find myself pottering around the house, as if the empty feeling didn’t happen.. the memories rushing in never were and everything in the world, was as it should.
And that is not right.
I know that life goes on, but living away from your family and childhood...