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Another Midnight Failure

Feeling the lack of volume,
The openness inside,
Reminds me of our time together.
Plastic on glass
Or maybe a cork pop on a fancy night begins the ceremony.
Aromas of smoke, wood, adventure,
And maybe an overtone of longing drift on the air.
Memories flow freely as the liquid,
Unlocking the deep feelings and fears;
Breaking the bond between the nature
Of good ideas and bad.

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There are few who attempt it. There are even fewer who actually enjoy it. But those latter are a lucky, lucky few. Canoeing in winter. The other day I finally got to go. . . .

The Conditions Have to Be Right
It's obvious, but to canoe in winter, you need to have an open stretch of water. This basic requirement is often the biggest obstacle to winter canoeing here in the north. Winters are harsh, cold, and long.

Luckily, we had a brief thaw that that opened a ...

I watched a couple of movies over the weekend. On Saturday I watched a movie that I found very deeply affecting called "4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days," a Romanian movie about two girls attempting to obtain an abortion for one of them during the last days of the Ceausescu era. The dialog was so naturalistic, and what those girls went through. There was a great deal of tension, but they got through it OK, not without some emotional scars beyond the actual experience itself.

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