Author Archives: Richard

On My Desktop

By Richard | Published February 6, 2012

Sometimes, ocean colors feel deeper, more intense in winter. I love the dichotomy I find there, amazed that a place which brings such peace to my world could also make me feel so small and insignificant. Every sense engages as the Atlantic swirls, and the saltwater perfume lingers long after the day is done. Life [...]

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Author Niki Jabbour Answers 25 Questions

By Richard | Published February 5, 2012

I’m not sure why it’s always been there, but I have a soft, quiet spot in my heart for gardeners. And lately, for this gardener in particular. We’re friends. But, surprisingly, Niki Jabbour and I have never met. Niki and I both wrote for The Halifax Daily News in the 1990s, where I was a [...]

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My Most Memorable Super Bowl

By Richard | Published February 5, 2012

Super Bowl XIX was my most memorable football championship. The game was played at Stanford Stadium on January 20, 1985 and pitted Joe Montana’s San Francisco 49ers against Dan Marino’s Miami Dolphins. I actually followed American football back then, so I had no doubt that the 49ers would prevail. Montana was just that good. It [...]

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Tides

By Richard | Published January 28, 2012

This is Halls Harbor, about 90 minutes from Halifax. The Bay of Fundy* is home to the world highest tides, and it’s rough and ready, a place that makes you feel humble. Halls Harbour is strongly being affected by climate change, and huge chunks of the coastline are falling into the sea. ____________________ The link [...]

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Eyes Wide Open

By Richard | Published January 22, 2012

I have a few quirks. About 15 years ago, I pulverized a bone in my hand in a testosterone-rich karate accident, and it could only be repaired through plastic surgery. Since anesthetic and I aren’t natural dancing partners, I convinced the anesthesiologist to administer a local that would only deaden my arm. A side benefit [...]

Posted in Life, Pity Party, Wall-E—The Neuroendocrine Tumor | 11 Comments

Acceleration

By Richard | Published January 14, 2012

So, it turns out that I am not above fear after all. In any event, I hope you will find this little story amusing. I’ve become so blasé about my pituitary adenoma that I went to Wednesday’s doctor’s appointment to get a hormone injection and a few refills and completely forgot about the main event. [...]

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Anthem for My Little Sister

By Richard | Published January 12, 2012

I can tell you exactly how it feels. I’m capable of enduring almost any level of physical and emotional pain. But when someone I love is hurting, that pain is transformed into something epic and primal; a meat hook that suspends me from my sternum. The greatest fear in my life has come to pass, [...]

Posted in Family, Life | 19 Comments

Rise Again

By Richard | Published January 9, 2012

A song by the late and dearly-missed Stan Rogers. As it filled the office today, I tried to take the message to heart. Rise again, rise again — though your heart it be broken And life about to end No matter what you’ve lost, be it a home, a love, a friend. Like the Mary [...]

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Christmas Memories

By Richard | Published December 14, 2011

I grew up in a happy home, and the Christmases of my youth have crystallized into memories now held near and dear. Memories that can still keep me warm on cold winter nights. My Mother was a devout Catholic, so the holidays were, first and foremost, a spiritual season filled with prayer and solemnity. My [...]

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Season

By Richard | Published December 11, 2011

My iMac screen used to look like this: Now it looks like this:

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