Archive (Page 2) • Hit and Miss • Buttondown

Hit and Miss #410: Communing with good souls

Mm, humid summer is here. I shook my head incredulously at the heat warning posted Friday, which said the incoming heat could linger until Thursday—surely...

Hit and Miss #409: Back to… normal? (back to links)

Whew, the wild weeks have continued. We were right to be cautiously optimistic last week, as this week had another few vet visits—but things the last few...

Hit and Miss #408: Deeply grateful

It has been quite a week. First, an update on Arthur: he is doing (relatively) well. It’s been a rollercoaster you wish you could get off, with a dramatic...

Hit and Miss #407: Comfort in community

This week’s update is a heavy one. Our cat Arthur has been at the animal hospital since early yesterday, and will be there until at least tomorrow. He had a...

Hit and Miss #406: Fairalysis paralysis

A recent episode of the Paul Wells Show discussed “who talks to government”, through a panel consisting of a public-policy-oriented academic (Taylor Owen), a...

Hit and Miss #405: Life as good as a cat’s

Hello! Arthur is scarfing down his dinner, seated somewhat upright as he eats from a bowl elevated on a stand I built, modelled after one we saw in Japan....

Hit and Miss #404: Not found (ha, as if!)

Hello from dreary Ottawa, where it’s somehow June but certainly doesn’t feel like it. (The heat is coming, which I dislike even more than damp cold, so I...

Hit and Miss #403: (🚲 > 👟) < 🍕

What a delightful weekend of community in Ottawa. Yesterday morning, we walked over to the Great Glebe Garage Sale. There, we intentionally ran into one...

Hit and Miss #402: May your week smell like beautiful flowers

Mm, what an excellent time of year. When thinking of favourite seasons, the fall used to be the only one that came to mind. Now, though, spring is right...

Hit and Miss #401: Got energy, got mood, got links

These are some of the best weeks. During the day, you can be outside almost indefinitely, enjoying the excitement of all living things, human, plant, and...

Hit and Miss #400: Newsletter anniversaries are for living fully

Well, that’s a round number. It’s hard to grok doing something four hundred weeks in a row (though of course there’s much we do automatically for far longer...

Hit and Miss #399: New ways to understand New Ways to Bus

Hi friends! It’s very suddenly the end of the weekend, and I haven’t sent my weekly note yet. I’ve spent much of my downtime in the past few days working on...

Hit and Miss #398: “Prompt Builders”

Another GTA/401 inspired headline for you: Friday, T and I drove down to Waterloo to visit family. Along the way, I saw a business called “Prompt Builders”....

Hit and Miss #397: National interest

I’ve been thinking often of the the season 4 finale, season 5 opening arc of The West Wing. President Bartlett’s attention is split between a national...

Hit and Miss #396: Having opinions!! (also government machinery, uncertainty, and modular housing)

Hello! Nice to be back and writing you from a normal setup. (A proper screen and keyboard, a touchpad—so much glorious room to write, compared to the phone...

Hit and Miss #395: Facing backward has its charms

I’m on a train to Ottawa, facing backward because that’s just how we roll in this country. We’re freshly back from a trip to Japan for the last few weeks, so...

Hit and Miss #394: Bring on the SPRING

Hello! It was the March equinox on Thursday, the start of spring here in the northern hemisphere, a day with more or less equal hours between day and night....

Hit and Miss #393: Oh, for a greenhouse house

Hullo! We’re on the road this week, so will keep it short with some links: If you want a garden and greenery all year round, but live in a cold climate,...

Hit and Miss #392: Reading, public service reform, diagetic theme songs

Hello! It’s been a very full week, with some ups and downs. We’re looking forward to a few weeks of much-needed vacation, time just to be together and away...

Hit and Miss #391: Burning, 18F, and change

Oh boy. Where to begin, and where to go? Today, let’s meander. The last few days have been weird, energy-wise. The go-go-go of the last few weeks finally...

Newer archives Older archives