Category: Life

This was a weird year; we’ve been in lockdown over the pandemic since mid-March. Despite it all this has been an eventful year for me.

I had these plans for years to move to New Zealand this fall to work but the country shut their borders to immigration to control the spread of the virus. There’s no indicator yet as to when they’ll open and even when they do it doesn’t look good for me. The fallback plan is Vancouver.

My grandmother passed away last week.

She was the only grandparent I ever knew; the others were all gone by the time I was an infant. I used to wonder what I’d feel when this moment came. It ended up being relief.

With all of us being home-bound, I thought I’d share some film recommendations.

George Carlin once opined:

People are wonderful. I love individuals. I hate groups of people. I hate a group of people with a common purpose. ‘Cause pretty soon they have little hats.

He continued:

So, I dislike and despise groups of people but I love individuals. Every person you look at; you can see the universe in their eyes, if you’re really looking.

George Carlin being interviewed by Jon Stewart.

I want to cover a few things I own that bring me joy that may be a touch esoteric.