Protect Your Dreams
Dear Jessica Brennan, Having dreams is not for the faint of heart and many times in my life I have thought about abandoning the concept altogether. There are three main …
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How to Count Your Ears
Dear Jessica Brennan, Confusion and deflection are powerful tools used chiefly by lazy or inept people in many relationships, whether personal, political or corporate. You can usually spot these deflectors …
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Giving thanks
Dear Jessica Brennan, This Thanksgiving, I want to say thank you to all those who care for me…. Thank you to the lady at John’s Valu Mart who tenaciously insisted …
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Dream, dream, dream
Dear Jessica Brennan, I don’t sleep much, but when I do, I dream a lot. This means that even when I’m asleep, I don’t sleep much. I love to dream. …
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Bossy Stuff
Dear Jessica Brennan, Before I start this note, I want to say, my current boss is great. I’m not saying this because he is my boss, I am saying it …
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Live Without
Dear Jessica Brennan, I’m not a pack-rat, and neither is Dad. He has headphones and guitars and that is about all he needs, yet somehow the house still fills up …
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Looking Elegant With Your Pants On Fire
Dear Jessica Brennan, People lie in plain sight all the time. Here are some of my favourite lies. The Committee Lie: Sometimes a group will form a committee to give …
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As Fate Would Have It
Dear Jessica Brennan, Last week when I was sitting at the Waltzing Weasel with our friend Dave he was expounding new truths and letting his “Idiot at Home” flag fly …
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Talk About Nonsense
Dear Jessica Brennan, Cinema nonsense Once I asked a lady if she could move down one seat so that my friend and I could sit together. She said no. I …
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Cycling Through Ancestors
Dear Jessica Brennan Just about the only thing that can keep me on my exercise bike is a show called “Who Do You Think You Are” (UK). The show looks …
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