Apollo Lemmon – play, politics & peculiarities

Murray A. Lightburn's Hear Me Out is a warm, intimate and profound album and "Changes My Ways" is one of the brightest tracks on it.

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Run 2019.06.13

It had clouded over when I was heading home, but I enjoyed a solid run along what has become my typical route.

Run 2019.06.12

I took my old route through the graveyard for my run today. As usual, there were tourists flocking to the Titanic grave site to pass.

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Goatless Cheeze from Real Fake Meats

Saturday I stopped in at Real Fake Meats for the first time and took home their goatless cheeze. It was a perfect match for the

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Run 2019.06.11

I ran nearly the same route as Monday but was dashing ahead of clouds on a longer Zombies, Run! mission, so I ended up going

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Run 2019.06.10

It has been such a great string of days, and I'm definitely feeling like running is back to part of every day.

Araz Demha’s Moments of Relief

Araz Demha's new album Moments of Relief is a moving, beautiful work. It's presented as "Hopeful songs for sad people. Marching songs for the zombie

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Run 2019.06.09

I could get used to running on sunny days. It feels so good to be able to be out in a t-shirt and shorts and

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Celestine Emerald Mini Update

Celestine has been a bit fussier of late, so there haven't been as many opportunities for photos, but these are a few recent ones.

Run 2019.06.08

There's finally a string of great weather in Halifax. It was rewarding to run though downtown, though traffic lights are always a nuisance.

Live – Hold Me Up

Live's Throwing Copper was a formative album for me. The band recently released "Hold Me Up", a track that didn't make it onto the album

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Revolutions – The Three Pillars of Marxism

The Revolutions podcast has chronicled the big modern revolutions from England to France and to the Americas, with so much ground covered amid and between

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Run 2019.06.05

Today's run felt like I'd finally turned a corner on rebuilding the habit of daily running. It felt completely embedded in my normal routine again,

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Fog of World

I've been using Fog of World to track my location since last year and imported my Google Maps history since 2009 as well. It's a

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Chaos Chaos – Armed And Dangerous

Chaos Chaos have a great new single, "Armed and Dangerous", and a fun video to accompany it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEW-5LpLmL8

Run 2019.06.04

Today was finally a sunny, warm day and it was a joy to run one of my usual routes.

Prometheus Brown – If You Saw Me (Now)

Prometheus Brown has released a video for "If You Saw Me (Now)" off Tagsibol. When I get to 2:07, I just want that next few

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A Trio of Crows

There is normally a pair of crows that greet me when I walk to work, but today a trio flew along beside me for a

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Another Bunch of Flowers in the Rain

After my run I spotted some vibrant flowers to my right.

Run 2019.06.02

It seems like it's always raining when I'm able to get a run in, but today was an enjoyable run through the rain. My first

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The Simple Vegan Pitaza

I love pizza, but sometimes the time or cost to prepare one isn't appealing. That's why making a pita-za is a perfect substitute for a

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Time Fighters

When I was growing up I wasn't exposed to much anime. Astro Boy would show up on TV often, but aside from that there were

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Matamis na Bao

While I was in the Philippines, one of my favourite breakfasts was pan de sal topped with coco jam. I had been missing it but

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Tulips

Rainy days have continued, but today I noticed that tulips are appearing around the city.

Fifi Rong – Upstream

Fifi Rong's "Upstream" is a fantastic showcase of her strengths as a vocalist and the video for the song matches the song in beauty. For

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Celestine Emerald at 1 Month

Today Celestine reached 1 month old, and we took many photos of her for the occasion.

Run 2019.05.27

It was another rainy run for me after work today. Fittingly, as I was becoming soggy, the characters in the Zombies, Run! mission were underwater

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More Blooms in the Rain

It has been raining a lot here in Halifax, but when it's grey and gloomy there's usually the consolation that it's pushing flowers to grow

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Crow Friend

There is a pair of crows that I encounter many mornings as I walk to work. Today one of them stopped beside me and I

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Gummies

Freak Lunchbox, my nearby candy store, clearly labels their bulk candy bins for items that are vegan, so after my run I was able to

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Run 2019.05.26

I enjoyed a rainy run down to the waterfront this afternoon, with my poncho flapping and glasses being speckled.

Puuung’s Love is in small things

I've been an admirer of Puuung's wonderful illustrations of relationships for years. Her work always evokes an intimate, playful feeling. She has also been creating

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