Category Archives: personal

This Happened Five Days Before My Adoptive Father Died

Saturn Return II (July 18, 2009) The synchronicity is overwhelming ‘proof’ of how accurate astrology is. After writing previously about my first Saturn Return (nice rhyme), I decided to investigate when the second one occurred. I hadn’t expected this timing… … Continue reading

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How to Stop a Train of Thought in Its Tracks

“Existentialism is a Waste of Time” Like Zen Koans, thinking about the past and the future can be counterproductive. There are no answers: Perhaps a few cartoons might make more sense. Snoopy’s face says it all, really. I especially appreciate … Continue reading

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Numerology: How to Change Your Life

Change Your Name (February 15, 1980) When Suzann and I married in Vancouver, BC, on July 15, 1978, we kept our own names. We had not planned on having any children, so the naming issue wasn’t a problem. Her daughter, … Continue reading

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“Old Guys Rule”

My Favourite Face Mask

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Seeking to Know the Secrets of the Universe by…

Staring at the Setting Sun (September 20, 1978) It was a nonsense thing to do, but I had actually hoped to change the metabolism of my body in some way. (Also, I must have read it in a book, or … Continue reading

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And Still I Stand This Very Day, With a Burning Wish to Fly Away

Looking for the Summer (1991) Look deep into the April faceA change is clearly taking placeLooking for the summer The eyes take on a certain gazeAnd leave behind the springtime daysGo looking for the summer This ain’t no game of … Continue reading

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I Saw an Angel, Of That I’m Sure

You’re Beautiful (2004) My life is brilliantMy love is pureI saw an angelOf that I’m sureShe smiled at me on the subwayShe was with another manBut I won’t lose no sleep on that‘Cause I’ve got a plan You’re beautifulYou’re beautifulYou’re … Continue reading

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She Reached In and Grabbed Right Hold of My Heart

Invisible Touch (1986) Well I’ve been waiting, waiting here so longBut thinking nothing, nothing could go wrong, ooh now I knowShe has a built in abilityTo take everything she seesAnd now it seems I’m falling, falling for her She seems … Continue reading

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Double Entendre: Something Deeply Profound

Deep (1988) Every time I hear the sound of the rainBeating on my roof againI want to taste your loveAnd I want to go deep, deep.I want to go deep, deep.I want to go deep. Every time I lift my … Continue reading

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Here’s to Another Locked-Down Long Weekend…

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