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the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2017.04.07

Every other night since my ouster, I've not slept. Makes it a bit hard to work on resumes, respond to offers of assistance in a meaningful way, etc.

In one conversation I've had in the past couple of days, we got on to the effects of low oxygen on the human brain. I couldn't help but notice that they sound an awful lot like certain workplace environments. Here's what happens when the oxygen level's reduced from its normal 20%:

12–15%: Increased pulse rate and respiration, impaired perception and judgment.

Hmmmm.

Happily, I had an invitation from a friend to go head over to his place for a drink or two after dinner.

rand()m quote

On the endless saga of Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto; "It shouldn't have had to come to this. I'm so tired of getting up every morning and wondering, 'What will it be today?' I'm so tired of giving the benefit of the doubt again and again, only to be let down again and again.... Somewhere a responsible adult has to appear, draw a bright moral line, tell the truth and say unequivocally what won't be tolerated. Somebody has to do the right thing."

—Denzil Minnan-Wong