Week 3: June 23 – 30, 2025
I’m moving to more of a weekly summary than daily details with this post. Eventually I’ll get it right. In fact, I missed journaling for a few days, so this post is pretty short.
ICBC ineptitude
I wrote a post about my unimpressive experience with ICBC’s enhanced care model a few months ago. I guess you could call this my additional addendum specific to their ineptitude around tracking and administering income replacement benefits.
Week 2: June 16-22, 2025
Still trying to find the right format and level of detail for these posts, so I’m going to try scaling back to just a bit more than bullet points, since these are really only for me, and not remotely interesting enough for anyone else.
Atomic Habits For for Brain Injury Recovery
I actually read Atomic Habits by James Clear when it first came out. I wrote a post about my first impressions back then, and it’s been on my re-read list ever since. I finally finished it again last week. I’ve rarely read a book that resonated so much with me, and which provided so much obvious, immediately usable advice. In particular, since my crash, the concept of developing better habits has been essential to my recovery.
Week 1: June 9-15, 2025
I’m not sure how long I’ll journal like this, but will try just doing a simple recap of the week, published each Monday. I do the daily entries by hand in a paper journal, as printing is still weaker than typing and a daily habit of even simple journaling is a good habit to keep.
Shandy the Pittie
We’ve actually had Shandy since January, 2024, but with what happened to me in April, 2024, I’m only finally getting around to doing a small write-up about her now, in June, 2025.
Near Death – The End & New Beginnings
No, not that end, as in my swan song. Rather, the end of my near-death crash ordeal. I’ve already summarized my fitness for 2024, said my thank-yous, and documented in detail my path to recovery, and progress for the past 14 months. So, for this final update, a very brief couple of things to wrap everything up with a tidy … Read more
The Last Word (from me) on Trump
I should have known better than to try and predict anything about Trump’s presidency. A couple weeks ago, I wondered what his endgame might be. In foreign policy, Trump is too impatient to do the real work of diplomacy. He is also far too dimwitted to understand or care about the long-term implications of his actions. In just that time, … Read more
Near Death – March 2025 Update
As I previously indicated, this will be my second last update. I really only have three things for this update, but they’re all fairly major. Return to Work After hemming and hawing repeatedly as to whether I’d be returning to work, I’ve decided to give it a go. As I also indicated previously, there are a few reasons for this: … Read more
Persona non grata in the US of A
This isn’t actually a new thing for me; it happened fifteen years ago, in 2010. This most unpleasant stroll down memory lane is being caused by the things happening south of the border with respect to immigration, due process and personal rights and freedoms. To recap very briefly, at the time I had just finished my Masters degree. To celebrate, … Read more