Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 22, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 22, 2004

Crowds Of People

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 22, 2004 – It’s back again – “The pre-Christmas out-in-the-afternoon so you don’t get caught later on shopping with a billion other people time”. Big and I met at IKEA around 1:30 so I could return a defective thingie. We wandered around for awhile with a few items in our collective cart and then, unlike ideal shoppers, we returned them all to their respective shelves and left empty handed.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 21, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 21, 2004

Talking With Eric

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 21, 2004 – Dorothy, my-sister-in-law has flown the coop for two weeks “en vacance” in Paris – lucky lady. In her absence, Eric and I inevitably get together a couple of times for dinner. He always asks – I always accept – he always cooks. He prepares a wonderful meal – I eat in style and come home nourished and sleepy.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 20, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 20, 2004

Inukshuk Hospital

 Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 20, 2004 – My Saturday clients cancelled our meeting at the last minute this morning – a family concern. They didn’t elaborate – I didn’t ask. We re-scheduled for next week. With an unexpected Saturday afternoon to myself, I decided to get a head start on Christmas by wrapping the Inukshuk 12 and printing their accompanying identification cards.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 19, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 19, 2004

What Is The World Coming To?

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 19, 2004 – This is surely a question that has been asked by every generation since the beginning of time? I’m not sure if there is ever a satisfactory answer. Parents look at their offspring and ponder their behaviour – just at their parents before them, undoubtedly shook their heads in dismay as they watched their children behave in ways foreign to them.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 18, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 18, 2004

A Mini Re-Cap

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 18, 2004I’m not ready to call this year a fait accompli just yet. However as the year draws closer to an end, it’s time to get out my goal sheet and see how I’ve fared to date. I always have a general idea of what I’d like to accomplish every year, but I try not to analyse my every move.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 17, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 17, 2004

A Killer Smile – Woman Of Teeth

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 17, 2004 – This is the day. I cleared my calendar of appointments and finished everything that needed to be accomplished by noon, then headed down town to see Peter my dentist. The plan for the day was a mere two hour appointment, during which the dreaded temporary bridge was to be removed and the final, ten months in the making, permanent bridge would be smacked into place – giving me my long awaited “killer smile”.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 16, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 16, 2004

Out & About With The Alphabet Boys – Part 2

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – November 16, 2004 – I’m still in the planning stages of my WebSite re-design and the addition of my second site. I’m obviously not going to get the project done this year, as I’d hoped, but I have a good start on the undertaking. I’ve been told that the old adage – “if you build it – they will come” is claptrap (what an interesting word) – so one of the critical ingredients I need to ascertain is how to get people (actually – people who want to buy and sell real estate) to my site.

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