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Playa dust, fairy dust

Reentry My head is shaved. My week-long stubble (beard?) is clean shaven. My skin is moisturized. My nails are clean and trimmed short. My nose is not bleeding nor is it caked with dust. My eyes are not sand blasted by the … Continue reading

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Patrice est parti (Deuxième Texte, Ré)

Le dimanche 6 mars, mon papa est parti… Il était fatigué, il n’avait pas dormi, Il a décidé de rester pour de bon dans son lit. Il était fort mon papa, c’était un costaud, Entre le tennis, le squash, le … Continue reading

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Patrice est parti (Premier Texte, Fa)

Voilà. Mon Pat est mort. Certains parmi vous sont restés incrédules à l’annonce de cette nouvelle : Patrice était trop grand, trop fort, trop vivant ; quelque chose clochait dans l’idée de sa mort. Pourtant croyez-moi, j’ai vu son regard … Continue reading

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Le Père Acquot est parti

  Le mercredi 21 octobre 2015, le Père Acquot est parti… On a fait un petit bout de chemin ensemble, le Père et moi… Au tout début, du Chemin des Canaux à la clinique des Bleuets, Nouna toute en émoi, … Continue reading

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Another Life Event

As most of you know I went to Black Rock City, NV for Burning Man last week, which was when my 45th birthday came and went. Like last year, this week out of time was amazing. Extraordinary in so many … Continue reading

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Of Burning Mice and Men – Part II

This is the second part of my story about my first Burning Man experience, you can read the first part here. I just don’t have enough time to write everything I have in my head right now, and this section … Continue reading

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Of Burning Mice and Men – Part I

Is it futile to write about Burning Man? Yes, well, maybe, but only if you try to encompass it all in one write-up. If you try to sum it all up. If you try to nicely categorize it as one … Continue reading

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I Remember…

I remember that 12 years ago I was working in Dublin, Ireland, when the tragedy hit in the USA. I remember vividly the silence in the office when events begun to coalesce and shape up into what will later be … Continue reading

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Blogging is not dead, is it?

I’ve had a recent itch to write a few articles on my old blog for a while now, but had not been able to spare enough time to even get down to it… As I finally managed to spare some time … Continue reading

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Sénior

De la part du tonton JM, courte et rigolote… Un sénior, enfin, un homme d’âge mûr, pas vraiment en pleine forme, faisait de la musculation (selon ses capacités) dans une salle de gym quand il remarqua une jeune femme très … Continue reading

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