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Reflections and Pumpkins
There is a specific kind of loss for me in the fall, an especially heavy kind weighted with longing. For those who knew Kara and I this is the time of year that Kara passed the incubation period of blastomycosis (the toxic mould that killed her) and began her slow decline. By Halloween she was…
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Just Another Day
Today began like any other day. Things to do, kids to watch, stuff to cook except this is not just another day. Remember the band Extreme? The song “Hole Hearted” and the lyric “there’s a hole in my heart that can only be filled by you?” Well after 14 years these are the days where…
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What the Fuck is Neurodivergent?
Captain Grief: Wow look what the cat dragged in. Kelly: Your attempt a grace baffles me. Captain Grief: Why thanks! Kelly: You should get your sarcasm meter checked though. Captain Grief: Keep meaning to get that fixed. Kelly: Of course you have. Captain Grief: I have! Kelly: I know! Captain Grief: You do? Kelly: Yes. Captain Grief:…
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Funny Girls
Captain Grief: Whoa Kel. You look like the effing getaway car ran over your face. Kelly: And it looks like your effing tact hasn’t improved. Captain Grief: That’s got nothing to do with MY appearance. Kelly: Sure does, you reek of eau de jerk. Captain Grief: Still not MY appearance. Kelly: I’ll get to that.…
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Villains Need Love
Kelly: Sometimes it takes a villain to get the job done. By that I mean Ann Hathaways’ sultry performance as Cat Woman in The Dark Knight Rises. Sometimes we have to give the “bad guys” some love too. Without a villain there would be no need for a corresponding hero. Captain Grief: No surprise you start…
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When Things Go to Shit-Call Mike Holmes
Captain Grief: You met Mike friggin’ Holmes, why didn’t you tell me?! Kelly: You were in Cuba and when I corresponded with you on vacation you sent me a piranha!!! Captain Grief: You got over it and drank the rum. Kelly: Course I drank the rum! However, for that little misdemeanour I think I’m…