Tag Archives: The Shining

I’m An Idiot. (But Don’t Tell Anyone, Okay?)

Posted on 2017/10/21 by The Hook

Fun Fact: I originally published this post without a title, which doesn’t seem so bad until you figure that over three thousand people received an untitled message from The Hook.  So now over three thousand people think I’m asking them … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Winter In Niagara Falls.

Posted on 2016/11/24 by The Hook

To be clear, while I am a proud Canadian, I am definitely not a fan of temperatures so frigid they reduce my testicles to raisins… but if I have to spend winter anywhere in my home and native land I’m … Continue reading →

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Things Running Through My Mind Right Now.

Posted on 2014/11/22 by The Hook

Yes, I’m still distracted by life. And its early. You know what that means, don’t you? It’s list time! 1)  “Why’s it so warm in the lobby? Oh yeah, Engineering fixed the heat! They didn’t just say they fixed the … Continue reading →

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5×5 With The Hook: Nicki Daniels.

Posted on 2014/01/20 by The Hook

Reading her work is like mainlining non-addictive heroin and Red Bull while juggling grenades on a treadmill – that is suspended over a shark tank. She is Nicki Daniels and she has conquered a sizable portion of the universe we … Continue reading →

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It’s All Quiet On The Western Front…

Posted on 2012/01/12 by The Hook

So what the heck am I going to write about? Here are the facts: Monday was dead. Deader than dead, in fact. Whatever that means. Tuesday? Still dead. My colleague and I spent 45 minutes without saying a single word to … Continue reading →

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