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What have you felt nostalgic for recently?

Posted on Sep 6th, 2009 by rudyan : quasar rudyan

img Maybe it's a September thing, but I got into a truckload of nostalgia yesterday, thinking about two who had died far too young, on top of being my most favourite (and closest) people in... More »

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What's your most vivid childhood memory?

Posted on Jun 21st, 2009 by rudyan : quasar rudyan

Perhaps not most vivid, but memories of my grandpa are way up there among my best memories. And being as how this is father's day, let me tell you a story: After a lifetime of... More »

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What do you think of when you think of winter?

Posted on Dec 23rd, 2008 by rudyan : quasar rudyan

Snow. I grew up on the prairies and snow is a given there in winter, not like in Victoria, where I now live. This year we got lucky. Looks like we might even have snow... More »

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What was the last thing you took a picture of?

Posted on Mar 9th, 2008 by rudyan : quasar rudyan

Victoria's Inner Harbour, view from Wharf St.

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What does the weather right now remind you of?

Posted on Feb 4th, 2008 by rudyan : quasar rudyan

Life. Clear blue skies and sunshine; rain, gently caressing or nourishing or hard-driving, and sometimes carrying sleet or a hint of snow; tree-stripping, ferry-stopping winds whispering down to no wind at all; clouds scurrying in... More »

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What were you taught about religion?

Posted on Feb 4th, 2008 by rudyan : quasar rudyan

That it's something you put on, like you would don your finest 'glad rags' when you're expecting company or getting ready to go to church. That the tongue says one thing, and the actions say... More »

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What is your first memory?

Posted on Jan 28th, 2008 by rudyan : quasar rudyan

Standing up in a crib and hearing a visiting great-aunt who was a stranger to me tell me she was going to take me home with her. I was terrified -- at that age you... More »

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What was the last memorable meal you had?

Posted on Dec 13th, 2007 by rudyan : quasar rudyan

The Last Supper.

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What's the most memorable Halloween costume you can think of?

Posted on Oct 30th, 2007 by rudyan : quasar rudyan

A very elegant, authentic-looking Count Dracula at a Halloween ballroom dance party. Come to think of it, I believe that was right around the time the movie Count Dracula: Dead and Loving It came out;... More »

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