Alan MacVicar Blogs

  • Put a Shirt On!

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    I used to run bare chested. I don’t anymore and if you are a man, I suggest you don’t either. Not sure how you feel about things here but I can unequivocally say that no one needs to see your man boobs flopping around as you run down the street. I will now double down.…

  • Humble Beginnings

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    So there’s a lot to unpack here but I promise you that it will still only be a 4-5 minute read here. I promise. Took a while to get going on this one today, primarily because it took forever to figure out how to add media to the post. What’s that old writing mantra, ‘show…

  • My First Breakup

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    Martha Snively. It’s been a long time. Hard to believe this memory still exists in the dark recesses of my cerebral cortex but there it is. Maybe it has something to do with COVID – how it is unable to unlock distant memories long forgotten but periodically swim to the surface for me to snatch…

  • Are You Winning?

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    Are you winning? I know this can be a meme (pronounced ‘meem’ Mom, in case you are reading this) but it is a question I have been asking myself for the past 9 days since I started listening to an audio book entitled ‘100 Wins in 100 Days” by Dr. Aziz. This is the third…

  • Dude, Where’s My Car?

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    I was confused when I returned to my parking spot at the Royal Bank parking lot. I had just finished my workout at a gym across the street called the Iron Pit (fitting name for a gym, don’t you think? ) and I was looking forward to a nice relaxing evening. It was the end…