Kirk McDougall

Neurodivergent. #Writer. I love what I do and do what I love. I write Sci-Fi and more on the balcony with my partner, The Poet. At night we gaze at the stars.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

A relevant section from Atomic Habits for anyone building a new habit this year:

People often think it's weird to get hyped about reading one page or meditating for one minute or making one sales call. But the point is not to do one thing. The point is to master the habit of showing up. The truth is, a habit must be established before it can be improved. If you can't learn the basic skill of showing up, then you have little hope of mastering the finer details. Instead of trying to engineer a perfect habit from the start, do the easy thing on a more consistent basis. You have to standardize before you can optimize.

[David Chilton @wealthy_barber]

⏪Throwback Thursday: A reminder that being great with money doesn’t mean saying no to everything you enjoy—it means knowing where to say yes.

“Myth: Good savers are robot-like, emotionless spenders who avoid expensive hobbies and passions.

Reality: Good savers understand basic arithmetic.”

[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

@BPMooseHunter
Happy Birthday. If you need any help with applying for your federal pension, let me know.
jk.
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[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

@wealthy_barber Awesome advice. We are acting upon it as we speak. Well...having a nap, but it's kind of the same thing.
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[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

@OrkneyLibrary I was born in 1955, but we had more snow.
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[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

Here's a fun thing to do. We put some lights on our apartment door with a sign to press the button. In the morning we hear rattling at the door and giggling from the neighbour children. It's a nice way to start the day.

[Calvin and Hobbes @calvinandhobbes]

Read today's Calvin and Hobbes. #CalvinandHobbes

https://t.co/UIZNRW5DJj

[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

My wonderful, talented wife, Angelle, has published another poem, Waggle Dance.
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[Angelle McDougall @AMAMcDougall]

Thank you to the fine folks @WriteDreamers for including my poem Waggle Dance in Issue #18 of their online and print magazine. Here's a link if you're interested in buying an online or print subscription to the magazine. https://t.co/zSmrQqEDz5

[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

My wonderful talented wife, Angelle, is a semi-finalist for the Scribes Prize.
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[Angelle McDougall @AMAMcDougall]

I'm so excited to be a semi-finalist for the 2024 Scribes Micro Prize! Here's a link to Issue #45 of their excellent online magazine. It has some wonderful micro fiction and poetry and includes the list of semi-finalists for the Scribes Prize. Enjoy! https://t.co/e97uM2pSo9

[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

@BethanyJarmul I love the way you put that.

[Angelle McDougall @AMAMcDougall]

Me and my poem "He Said Waltz with Me" were featured by the League of Canadian Poets. Here's a link if you want to read excellent Canadian poetry (mine is about half way down the list: https://t.co/U5QFMybzeO

[Angelle McDougall @AMAMcDougall]

Thanks so much to @DoorIsAJarMag for accepting two of my poems for their Winter 2024 issue. So excited to be included in this awesome magazine!

[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

@AMAMcDougall

[Financial Post @financialpost]

Are dollar store sunglasses as good as expensive ones? You asked | Expert answers https://t.co/ffvhA85rrL

[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

Hearing the sounds of creatures that we cannot hear.
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https://t.co/ko9iSrp9vJ
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[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

It's official. I was honourably mentioned. Thank you War of the Words staff and volunteers.

Author readings will be held at 10:00 am on Sunday 18, 2024, in the Calgary Delta Bonavista Ballroom at When Words Collide.

[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

Congratulations to the short listed authors for the Pulp Literature Hummingbird Prize.
@KT_Wagner

[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

Thank you to the folks at Pulp Literature for selecting me for their long list in the Hummingbird Contest. It feels great to see my name in a list with all the other talented authors.
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[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

Congratulations on making the Hummingbird Long List @KT_Wagner
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[Kirk McDougall @KDMcDougall]

@AMAMcDougall Thank you for all you awesome support.
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[suzeormanshow @SuzeOrmanShow]

Once you consider the potential needs of your much older future self, I hope you will consider all the choices you can make today to save for the future and protect loved ones from upending their financial future to take care of that older you. #FuturePlanning #FinancialSecurity