Category Archives: Anger

OFFS! (Part 1)

Ever since mid-2007 when I began my recovery, it’s always inspiring and rewarding to learn and apply another lesson about living that enables my life to keep getting better. But sometimes for whatever reason, intentionally or unintentionally, you forget what … Continue reading

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Poor Man, Rich Man: DA (Part 1)

A few months ago, a friend who’d spent the past few years living overseas returned to Sydney. Recently, she invited me to join her roommate and some friends for a pizza night at her new home – and when she … Continue reading

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The Longest Day (Part 4)

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The final six hours – Tuesday 8 November 8pm to Wednesday 9 November 2am My friend and I got to the cinema with plenty of time before In Time and took our assigned seats. … Continue reading

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The Longest Day (Part 3)

Part 1 Part 2 The next 12 hours – Tuesday 8 November 8am to Tuesday 8 November 8pm I got to the dental clinic just after 9:30am. I asked at reception how soon I could see a dentist, please. They … Continue reading

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The Longest Day (Part 2)

Part 1 The first 12 hours – Monday 7 November 2pm to Tuesday 8 November 2am As I mentioned in my previous post, I got up at 2pm and felt great. I spent the rest of the afternoon getting some … Continue reading

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Putting something together again

To my regular readers, my apologies for not posting for the past two weeks. Sunday, around 2:30pm, 11 September 2011. The weekend was into its last quarter, and the previous three quarters hadn’t been very rewarding. The night before had … Continue reading

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15 Minutes (Part 2)

WARNING! The following post contains language that may offend some readers! Continued from this thrilling installment I quickly returned to the lights at Elizabeth and Park – and fortunately WALK was green, so I quickly and legally crossed Elizabeth to … Continue reading

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Less than 10 metres away

WARNING The following post describes an accident that some readers may find upsetting. As well, there is language that some readers may find offensive. Every Friday and Sunday night whenever possible, I like to have dinner at a particular restaurant … Continue reading

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15 Minutes (Part 1)

WARNING! The following post contains language that may offend some readers! 11:30am, Wednesday 3 August 2011. I stepped out of the front door of my apartment building. An hour away was the next meeting of a technical writing networking group … Continue reading

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The Black and Blue Ghost: Part 1

Continued from this previous installment As well, it is recommended to read Part 1 of Workshy Joe’s series ‘Men Who Go Ghost’, which inspired this series As I mentioned in my introduction to this series, I have already been living … Continue reading

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