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9:25 am

next stop  dundas station  i get up from my seat and exit the train  lost in a sea of ryerson  toronto metropolitan university students

"hold me closer" on the radio

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i look up i’m at king road on my way to you 214 miles  until i breathe your air  i’ve known you since  i was 4 years old your wild curves your sunsets the stars that cover your sky your roots run  deep in me north barrie highway 400  80 km/h everyone is going over 100 follow the orange lines  i’m headed to god’s country

Supporting Indigenous communities (updated)

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"Prayers by the Lake" by Pam Cailloux  This post is dedicated to supporting Indigenous communities.  This is a working post and will be updated on an ongoing basis. If you have any resources that you would like to share, please post them in the comment section below. Thank you!  1. Balancing the Canoe   2. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada   3. Reconciliation Canada (volunteer opportunities and toolkits, and other actions )  4. Unreserved (podcast)  5. Language (politically correct terminology)   6. Land Acknowledgement   7. Residential Schools   8. Indigenous Pedagogy: Teaching Approaches   9. The History of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation 10. Bridge Between Nations: A History of First Nations in the Fraser River Basin 11. Historical Background: The Indian Act and the Indian Residential Schools   12.  Health research involving First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and their communities 13....

smart as an apple

my computer wallpaper  changed autonomically  to a  picture with mountains  and autumn trees  and a lake reflecting the  change of seasons -- a metaphor for life that seems so relevant   to me  right now:      well played macbook air.

water stains

i was content mittens, toque, winter coat curled up on a lawn chair  embracing the october chill reading about politics  and capitalism and revolution  then it started to rain — i didn’t mind  but  the book  i was reading protested  water and paper  don’t mix. 

what’s in a name

bubba watson is a name  i’m more familiar with  than my own name and i don’t even play golf i’ll have to start: point me in the direction of the green i’ll bring the pink golf balls.