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Hit and Miss #158: Rainy morning adventures

September 13, 2020

Hullo! This morning was spent adventuring along Ottawa River paths with a fun group of folks. Trying to respect public health measures while not spending...

Hit and Miss #157: Maintenance, care, attention

September 6, 2020

Good morning! It’s been a quiet week for me, filled with walking and reading. I’ve been happily in my own head—but am looking forward to emerging and re-...

Hit and Miss #156: Week in review

August 30, 2020

Good afternoon! The morning: I’ve been back in Ottawa less than a day, and I’ve already walked 12 km. I feel like Craig Mod after a long walk—refreshed,...

Hit and Miss #155: TV time and world-building

August 23, 2020

No, you spent two and a half hours diving into digitized microfilm this morning instead of, I dunno, enjoying the sunshine or something. (If you’re curious,...

Hit and Miss #154: Remembering (how) to relax

August 16, 2020

Friday afternoon, I wrapped up work and began my longest stretch of time off since 2017. It started with driving country roads to a windy fish and chips...

Hit and Miss #153: Roads

August 9, 2020

Yesterday was a driving day, so naturally I’m thinking about roads. Antidote, my dictionary app of choice, tells me that “road” is “from the native lexical...

Hit and Miss #152: Rainy day thoughts

August 2, 2020

I put two ice cubes in my glass fifteen minutes ago, and they're only half melted. That’s a good sign—the temperatures this morning are reasonable (indeed,...

Hit and Miss #151: Some links

July 26, 2020

Hullo! I’m trying to not over-do the computer time today, so I’ll just send along some links. How does civic tech (in the broadest sense of the term)...

Hit and Miss #150: Virtual community

July 19, 2020

Hello there! I spent yesterday driving back to Ottawa (yay for family visits, yay for roadtrips!), and meant to take today slowly to recover. Stuff came up,...

Hit and Miss #149: Snapshots of the week

July 12, 2020

Another quiet week for my brain—filled with family time and working time, with little else going on. And that’s okay! Some snapshots of my week (in words...

Hit and Miss #148: Halfway through 2020

July 5, 2020

Well, here we are. Just over halfway through 2020. I’m trying to relax, so maybe just a few links. The philanthropy-driven not-for-profit sector allows...

Hit and Miss #147: One link to listen

June 28, 2020

Hi, I can’t seem to do much other than yawn and lay around this weekend. So it goes. Just one link from me for you today. Nina Simone performing “Stars” at...

Hit and Miss #146: Heat, work, history

June 21, 2020

Hello there! It’s hot. A few years ago, I linked to some articles on the social and political dimensions of heat, and a piece on the social construction of...

Hit and Miss #145: Who’s watching?

June 14, 2020

Hello there! It’s a gorgeous day in Ottawa, as far as the weather goes. It was good to get out and breathe a bit today—life hasn’t let up, but being in the...

Hit and Miss #144: What to say

June 7, 2020

What to say—what not to say. When to speak—when not to speak. To whom to listen, to whom to cede the floor. Struggling over words aside, there’s one phrase...

Hit and Miss #143: A difficult week

May 31, 2020

Friends, it’s been a week. Personally, professionally, and, well, for the world at large, but especially here in North America, this has been a week of long...

Hit and Miss #142: To your taste

May 24, 2020

Hello there! It’s a gloriously sunny Sunday. The heat approaches, but I’m quieting my anxiety over that, trying to enjoy today. Here are some links I...

Hit and Miss #141: New shelves

May 17, 2020

Hello there! In the first issue of this newsletter, I described the process of unboxing and reshelving my books after moving to a new apartment. Accepting...

Hit and Miss #140: In memoriam

May 10, 2020

Hello, A heads-up before we start. Today’s letter will be a little more personal—and longer—than usual. It’s about death and grief during these different,...

Hit and Miss #139: Beautiful words

May 3, 2020

We could all use more beauty in our lives. Beautiful words can carry important reminders or profound thoughts, they can inspire us to reflection or to...