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Pixel Project 2016 Father’s Day Campaign

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Mike

I was asked, for the third year now, to participate in this year’s Pixel Project Father’s Day Campaign.  It’s an important campaign but I hadn’t been able to verbalize my thoughts the last couple of years.  I’m happy to announce … Continue reading →

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Time Enough for Good-Bye

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Mike

Last month, a friend of my parents had been admitted to the hospital to undergo surgery.  The docs opened him up… and then closed him back again.  There was nothing they could do to save him.  Afterwards, they told him … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 10 Years…

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Mike

Today, August 30, 2013, marks 10 years that Chantale and I have been married.  10 years of wedded bliss and also (from back in May) 10 years of living in our first home.  As anniversaries go, it’s both such a … Continue reading →

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Start A New Ending

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Mike

There’s this great quote I came across last month from Maria Robinson.  She states, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” It’s such a profound, yet simple, quote … Continue reading →

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A Question of Choices

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Mike

I find myself thinking about all the projects I’ve been constantly juggling over the course of many, many years and how much my priorities have changed. After the zaniness of the ’90s, I made a conscious decision to focus primarily … Continue reading →

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Death Musings

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Mike

Death has been on my mind recently.  Whether it be because I’ve been watching too many violent television shows, or that I’m going to be celebrating another birthday next week, or that I recently heard of an ex-colleague’s passing, I … Continue reading →

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Lots of Experience doesn’t make Asthma easy

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Mike

As I listened to Kyle cough away last night – counting the time between coughs – I had to reflect on the fact that even with all the experience we have with dealing with Asthma emergencies with children, it’s never … Continue reading →

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Keep on Truckin’

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Mike

When this year started, I noticed that the drive into work wasn’t as tough or congested as it had been in the previous month.  At first, I thought that perhaps folks were still on vacation but seeing as we’re in … Continue reading →

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Mapping the Year

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Mike

I don’t remember the last time I “stood” at the beginning of a new year and looked “forward” through the calendar positively thinking about the high-level plans/ thoughts/ wishes/ hopes that the upcoming days/ weeks/ months will bring. Although there … Continue reading →

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Testing one, two…

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Mike

So. Has the Christmas season felt like Xmas this year? Kind of hard to say, really. Sure, there were plenty of family visits and way too much food to eat and tons of presents… but it also felt like *something* … Continue reading →

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