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Fears

What I don’t fear is: Running out of toilet paper because I’ve experienced it many times  in different countries and also in places where they won’t run out  because it doesn’t exist. No running water because I’ve experienced it many times in different countries. Sometimes there was no hot or cold water and other times only cold or hot. Hot only may seem nice but it comes scalding hot from central boiler systems so you have to wait until it cools down - Do not shower! If there’s no running water you improvise by bathing with bottled drinking water – 2 liters will do the trick with enough left over for a sip – try it at home. Places with no potable water so you must boil (and cool) before consumption. Running out of power because I’ve lived where there were regularly scheduled outages three days a week or random outages for up to a week. Limited food selection – go to the market to see what the flavor of the week is – maybe cabbage, chicken and eggs – the eggs had...

Far North Soul

I wish I were a Far North Soul! I’d learn to do the kayak roll but in the middle of winter’s chill the boat won’t sink on snow and ice It’s hard to drown and kind’a nice. Don’t need a lifejacket to make me float as my ego and pride bloat and gloat. Soon I’m cold and sore from rolling in snow because I left my speedos and goggles behind so I’m stark naked – have I lost my mind? I go back to the Igloo to warm things up - my eleven digits and a bare behind. Hmm what’s in the pot from which I will sup? I add a few more ingredients to the Igloo stew then I check my phone for messages and calls to discover there are quite a few. I fire up the computer of bytes and bits to see what’s trending with the Inuit. Yukon, N.W.T. and Nunavut holding steady at Zero. B.C.:   Three Hundred and Forty Eight. I look through the window of my Igloo today at St. Paul’s hospital one block away It all seems so ...

Bits-n-Bytes

Bits-n-bytes are out-a-sight and terabytes in queue but when the bit’s in the bite and out-a-sight the megabytes are few. © David Girard 06/03/20

H8

Skewed life! What to do? Skew life before it skews you! Think I’m skewed, you too? © David Girard 02/03/20

H7

swell high ocean low shellfish bounty lay exposed scar from harvest grows © David Girard 01/03/20