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I recently used a sheet of plywood and half an hour in a wood shop to drastically change my work environment. I built myself a standing desk. As it turns out, this simple change of posture has had surprising and far-reaching effects.
I spent a lot of time alone in the woods this fall. Much of that time I had only the vaguest idea where I was. Being out in the forest taught me many things, but comfort with being more-or-less lost was the most exciting.
There is tremendous beauty in the prairies, but like many newcomers I had to learn to see most of it. My first impression of the landscape in Manitoba was of unrelenting flatness. Exploring the province through the full cycle of seasons, however, has opened my eyes to its palette of colours and textures and the dramatic seasonal transformation of both.
Music fesivals in Manitoba seem to be universally laid back. There are seldom lineups -- even for the bar -- and an amazing variety of people get along well in very close quarters. The Harvest Moon Festival, held for the tenth time this year in Clearwater, brought together an audience of urban hipsters, rural homesteaders, and local farmers to wander and dance and learn from an equally diverse set of entertainers and educators.
I regularly volunteer with the Bike Dump, one of several volunteer-run, non-profit bicycle shops here in Winnipeg.
It's a strange turn of events to be creating my own text and web site. I've built sites for all kinds of people and organizations, and written and edited text on all possible topics, but before now I really haven't done any of those things for and about myself.
Like a lot of skilled professionals, I am far better at delivering results than I am at self-promotion. This site is an attempt to change that.
