Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 6, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 6, 2004

My Friend Joe

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 6, 2004 – I met Joe in 1998. He was introduced to me by Kirk, a client of mine. Kirk and I had been out prowling around looking at real estate, and Joe met us one day to offer his professional opinion on a building we’d found. I remember the day well. It was spring – probably late April or early May.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 5, 2004

 Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 5, 2004

　Going Out For Breakfast

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 5, 2004 – My brother Eric and his wife Dorothy are on their way to France tomorrow night, for a week in Paris and a week in Brittany. I’m driving them to the airport to see them off on their trip. It’s a little gesture I like to do for friends and family.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 4, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 4, 2004

Paying Bills

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 4, 2004 – If there’s anything that is guaranteed to drive my stress level up, it’s sitting down at my desk with my cheque book and a pile of bills. It used to take me a couple of hours to pay my bills every month, but the process is faster now because I make all my payments on-line. A small consolation.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 3, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 3, 2004

Stone Walls & Split Rail Fences

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 3, 2004 – There is something incredibly tactile about stone and wood. A part of our world, simple, not-man made. Solid, real, lasting and comforting. I have antique furniture in my home and stone walkways and retaining walls in my gardens. I feel connected to these strong, natural materials.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 2, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 2, 2004

Old Photographs

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 2, 2004 – I have a square, silver dish sitting on the coffee table in my den. Some old black and white photographs are stacked in it as part of the room’s decor. I haven’t bothered to look at them in ages, but today for some unknown reason I picked them up and sifted through them.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 1, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 1, 2004

 Garden Clean-Up

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – May 1, 2004 – Today, on a sunny, warm afternoon, I took my much anticipated trip to Bill’s Garden Centre. I had a short wish list of goodies to search for and a few hours to myself. I was on the prowl for another dwarfish, weeping tree to plant in the flower bed beside my parking spot.

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Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – April 30, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – April 30, 2004 

Relaxation

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – April 30, 2004 – Just the word “relax” makes me tense. Could it be that I’m just a little over-wrought? Perhaps so. Today is one of those days when I’d like to tear out my hair. The anticipated pain of that activity is preventing me from actually engaging in said hair-pulling out. When I feel like this I know the best remedy is simply to sit down and try to unwind. I wasn’t born with the relaxation gene, and try as I might, this process eludes me.