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E I E.I.A.
I have Exercised Induced Asthma (E.I.A.), or at least I believe I do. I self diagnosed it, and have never had a medical professional check it out. Perhaps it is time. Tired of the amount of weight I'm carrying around I've recently started back in an exercise regimen. Knowing that 1) I'm older now, and
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A glimpse of the canopy
Part of the appeal of living in the Arctic is the experience of being somewhere out of the ordinary, extraordinary. I have to admit that this desire to at least visit extraordinary spots has permeated much of my life. A desire that is mostly left unfilled, but however brief these temporal experiences were, they are
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New camera accessory experiment #1
Along with Leah's late Christmas gift's arrival in the mail this afternoon was a shutter release for my camera. I had been anticipating this for a bit as there were a couple of photos that I'd like to try my hand at. One of these is star trails. And this is the first attempt at
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I want too much
I worship far too often at the alter of consumerism. At some point in my life (and I suspect it was pretty early) I began to lust after far too many toys. The latest example? I want a new lens for my camera. Oh I can rattle off a number of reason why I really
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New Music
Somewhere, in the Kines family archives, there is a home movie of my cousin Jack and I boxing. Two kids, arms flailing at each other, while my Grandfather refereed. My Grandfather was actually an accomplished boxer, during the war he won the gold medal for his weight class amongst the Commonwealth forces in England. But
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Way Way Down
If you're like me and your interests lie, not just in the North, but in both polar regions, you're going to want to go visit Antarctica – Amongst the penguins. Its a relatively new blog by a fellow by the name of Noah Strycker who is spending this season at Cape Crozier in the Antarctic,
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Sure is neat in here… (Part 3)
Link to Part one The apartment was in darkness when I went in, holding a flashlight in one hand and my sidearm in the other. As I quietly stepped up the stairs another, off duty, member, who lived a couple of doors down, reached past me and turned on the lights. Okay, that made a
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Out of the blue
Often the things we do don't seem to be appreciated, or noticed. I, of course, spent much of my life as a member of the RCMP and many were the days it would seem a thankless job. That is mostly just perception. Many people appreciate some or much of what police do, and often it
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With complete disregard
First, a confession. I wanted a "Commissioner's Commendation" when I was in the RCMP. Recognition for some of the truly stupid ways I put myself in harm's way. I never got one, and I was probably envious of some of my close friends and partners who did earn them. The closest I came was a
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The magic school bus
I have never ceased to be amazed at the entertainment value of alcohol fueled crime. If the consequences weren't so serious you could just sit back and enjoy the tragicomic nature of these. Most times though you were just happy you caught someone before someone got hurt. Alcohol is the nexus (my word of the