Arv and the Old Fashioned

An impressionable writer that is adrift in the dream.

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Wounded Water-Buffalo Runs For His Life #NightRun #RunForYourLife #JustDoIt @jensenfitness

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#Shakespeare insult mug makes late night appearance #SlummingInSunalta #yyc #Bourbon

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#DeadLeaves&TheDirtyGround #yyc #madness #SlummingInSunalta

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#TrueDetective or just a Day in the life of #ColinFarrell ? #FightingDemons

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Summer in Sunalta #yyc

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Power Index Ratings: Comedians

Power Index Ratings: Comedians @JimGaffigan @ToddBarry @Netflix_CA @AmySchumer @BillBurr #LouisCK #YYC #TOP5

Oh Netflix, I don’t understand the grip you have on my life. This week I got inspired to binge watch stand-up comedy specials via my favourite, albeit addictive online streaming service. I had to abandon ship only three minutes deep into Chris Tucker’s performance before turning on Todd Barry’s “The Crowd Work Tour.” His show inspired me to release my new Top Five Power Index Rating for Comedians.

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The Shakespearean Hipster

The Shakespearean Hipster Here's your Friday #Haiku, you can now enjoy your weekend. #YYC #TheDuke #OldFashioned

It’s been far too long beloved readers. I can only imagine how you have faired without it and I can only hope that you have gone else where to find your Friday Haiku fix. Nevertheless, I regale you with a brand new (albeit rusty) Friday Haiku, feel free to start your weekend.

the boars-head tavern

an urban soliloquy 

the Bard’s subculture 

The Duke: Poured at Terra Blues NYC

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Late Night Run #JustDoIt #RunForYourLife #LateNightBlues

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Ten Years Gone: Starting a Band at 38 | Arv and the Old Fashioned

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The Blustery Day

Arv and the Blustery Day #blusteryday #romance #tumbleweed #moose #pencilskirt #daydream #dating #lessergod #women

Work and deadlines are for suckers. At least that’s how I justify my relentless daydreaming. The city had been hot as of late. The kind of hot where rising heat above the asphalt causes that distortion-of-reality look. Not this Tuesday though. It was cool and a wind was taking hold. Instead of going back to work, I parked my car on a busy downtown street and just stared at the daily foibles of…

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The Curious Mating Dance of Paula Crush

The Curious Mating Dance of Paula Crush #dating #romance #dance #mating #Paula #crush #relationship #oldfashioned

Crushes are good. Remember that. There is nothing wrong with liking someone with the hopes of it going the way you’ve played it out in your imagination.

My recent crush, like every one before, came out of nowhere. Forget deconstructing the reasons why any crush develops. Like the universe, it just appears and this tall, blonde, beautiful formation was Paula. She walks into my life and may even…

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Friday Haiku---The Don Draper

Friday Haiku Your Friday Haiku is here..you can now enjoy yourselves. #dondraper #madmen #oldfashioned #haiku #friday

Knockin’ a few back Draper walks into a bar An Old Fashioned please

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The Two Tucos

The Two Tucos #tuco #goodbadandugly #eliwallach #breakingbad #eastwood

This week will mark the end of one of the greatest television shows in history, Breaking Bad. I’m a big fan and I’ll be taking a break from watching 12 hours of NFL to enjoy the finale. The show’s popularity and the final-season hype has everyone quoting the show, talking about what will happen and even reflecting on past characters. All week, I keep hearing about the ruthless character Tuco and…

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Friday Haiku--King's Pawn

Friday Haiku--King's Pawn #chess #haiku #Bobbyfischer #iceland #friday #weekend #poetry

It’s been a long week and I imagine everyone is ready to start the weekend and there is only ONE way to do that. That’s right, it’s time for your Friday Haiku. **Side note** It’s a throwback Haiku…first one I ever wrote and was shown on a podcast that time has forgotten, The Rick and Vik Show. Icelandic Saga A stranger comes to a town Mated by Bishops Bobby Fischer vs Boris Spassky in the 1972…

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Friday Haiku--Zoso

Friday Haiku--Zoso #zoso #ledzeppelin #haiku #friday #oldfashioned

Personally, I like to take back to back long weekends so my Friday has already begun and I know that my beloved readers are waiting for the go ahead to enjoy their weekend. Here it is…..this week’s Haiku theme is blatantly obvious…get to it….your Friday Haiku….Zoso.

It’s been a long time

Evening when the day is done 

Got to Ramble On

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Friday Haiku--The Gervais Nebula

Friday Haiku--The Gervais Nebula @rickygervais #nebula #oldfashioned #thor #haiku #longweekend

This week’s Haiku is inspired by the following Tweet from Ricky Gervais: “The fact that I didn’t exist for 14 billion years & that when I die I will return to that state for ever makes life so much more precious”—-Ricky Gervais I’m well aware fellow readers that’s it’s only a few hours from the long weekend here in Canada and regular hard earned weekends else where. I usually wouldn’t drop such a…

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The Phantom

The Phantom #phantom #onlinedating #romance #rockergirl #dreamgirl

In my adult life I have only run into 2 Phantoms. The last was over 8 years ago; I’m hoping another is due to materialize soon. I have referred to this elusive creature in previous posts, and thought it was important to explain the story of this long chase I have engaged in. The Phantom goes above and beyond just a typical male “dream girl.” She’s a girl you’d quit your job over or move to…

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