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Hit and Miss #443: Reading more than words
March 1, 2026
I spent yesterday at the history museum, reading exhibit after exhibit, letting the words soak into my brain. At the end, I was exhausted, but edified—my...
Hit and Miss #442: February done so soon
February 22, 2026
Hello! Due to some exciting life circumstances, I’ll probably be reading less online for the next few weeks. How that’ll affect this newsletter, it’s still...
Hit and Miss #441: Back on the ice
February 15, 2026
The last few weeks have included a solid amount of skating. Not so much that I feel I fully wrung the Canal season’s potential, but enough that I feel...
Hit and Miss #440: Non-consuming consumption
February 8, 2026
I’ve caught myself a few times this week starting and ending the day with phone in hand, scrolling the screen. I’ve caught and challenged myself, asking, “is...
Hit and Miss #439: Not away, but aside
February 1, 2026
Hello! Living in a connected age means the pain and suffering of others, the cruelty so readily meted out, the obvious injustices perpetrated with little...
Hit and Miss #438: Movers are worth it
January 25, 2026
Yesterday, T and I bought a barely used couch for a great deal—no regrets. We then proceeded to move it ourselves—some regrets. But, it also gave us some...
Hit and Miss #437: Let’s learn some cool things
January 18, 2026
Hullo! I spent much of the day at Ottawa City Woodshop, finishing a side table build. They moved to a new space late last year, and it’s spectacular—there’s...
Hit and Miss #436: Advertising done right
January 11, 2026
Vacuuming yesterday, I listened to Krista Tippett’s On Being conversation with Oliver Burkeman (as one does). It meanders delightfully, but touches at one...
Hit and Miss #435: Decently good cheer
January 4, 2026
Hoo boy, hello! I did it again, dear reader—leaving the newsletter to the end of a day, growing increasingly stressed as I knew I had something to do while...
Hit and Miss #434: I didn’t forget about you
December 28, 2025
As I prepared to brush my teeth, I suddenly gasped. T, from the other room, asked what was wrong. “It’s Sunday and I haven’t sent my newsletter yet!” Oh,...
Hit and Miss #433: “Call it whatever you want!”
December 21, 2025
Hello! Afraid I’ve fallen fully into the holiday lethargy. My logistical capacity feels shot, just when it’s being called for (allllll the family events to...
Hit and Miss #432: Some poems
December 14, 2025
Hi there. Been a rough week, I think it’s fair to say. With much of that squarely at my feet. There’ve been quite a number of links read this past week, but,...
Hit and Miss #431: Lawful but awful (state edition)
December 7, 2025
Thursday was the third of the REEL Politics film screenings, this one of a film I’d not only never seen, but didn’t know existed: Les ordres, by Michel...
Hit and Miss #430: In Santa’s workshop, I’m the elf
November 30, 2025
Have spent some nights and weekends happily making sawdust and shavings in recent weeks. Last year, T made knit gifts for many of our friends and family—this...
Hit and Miss #429: Bluster, bluster, let this not be lacklustre
November 23, 2025
Hello! Talk went well! The fine folks at BSides Ottawa put on a great event, and it was good fun to discuss the finer points of the legislative process with...
Hit and Miss #428: Lucas is writing a talk
November 16, 2025
Somehow, it’s Sunday again. Always caught off by short weeks, particularly when travel’s involved. Time, travelling! (That, I should note, was a declaratory...
Hit and Miss #427: Let the record show snow
November 9, 2025
Hello! I had a reflection on planning and flexibility in mind for today, but the day got away from me. In the spirit of flexibility, we’ll settle for some...
Hit and Miss #426: Whither the weird web?
November 2, 2025
Welcome November! This month brings shorter days, longer nights—and, for some, an impending sense of doom. For me, it also brings happy memories of the first...
Hit and Miss #425: This is now a music review newsletter
October 26, 2025
Uncharacteristically, I showed up to work on Friday in a graphic tee—a shirt with Springsteen and the E Street Band plastered across it, that is. Friday’s...
Hit and Miss #424: These links are cool / webby / reflective
October 19, 2025
Today’s meant to be a woodworking day, but I’ve spent the morning thinking, reading, and writing (the latter two, let’s be real, are just different versions...
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