Happy New Year! It’s 2026. It’s Blog Post 127. The countdown is on to the final post of Write or Wroy, the world’s last great, human-only made blog. For those who missed it, Write or Wroy will end this May after a ten year run. It’s bittersweet to see it come to an end, but we all know that everything, absolutely everything is temporary. So, with the blog coming to an end, I hope to try some new things, be a little more risky, and say goodbye in a way that does justice to this amazing passion project.

Make America Smart Again

It’s common knowledge that Canada has lost a “great one” to ignorance. How bad was the spectacle showing the draw for World Cup teams? It was almost worse than watching Wayne Gretzky try to pronounce the names of countries he had never heard of.

“Could I get a shot of Curacao in my Makedonia nut juice?”

“It made me cringe. Cape Verd to your mother!”

“Turkiye were hoping to play in Candida instead of the U.S. or Mexicon.”

Appreciation

Thank you to everyone who sent messages saying they were going to miss the blog. I appreciate it very much. I hope the next few posts bring a smile to your face and closure in your heart. #writeorwroy.

Travel Plans

My wife and I are off to Portugal, Spain, and Belgium in May for a little R&R and visiting friends. I’m looking forward to beers, tapas, and sampling great wines. How crazy is going to Belgium? There’s Belgian Waffles, Belgian Chocolate, and Belgian Beer. We may not want to leave.

I recently acquired tickets to the World Cup of Soccer in Vancouver… and I was able to keep both my kidneys. I’ll be watching Belgium vs New Zealand. JC! Belgium has everything.

From the Bottom of My Chart

Safety

I recently visited a client/ patient that was 102 years old. She was likely the last person I’ll ever meet that is twice as old me. She lived on her own, walked without any aids or assistance required, and was sharp as attack. Part of my job is to assess for the safety of future co-workers by asking clients questions like. “Does anyone here smoke?” and “Are there any pets in the home?”

While conducting this interview, I asked this lady, “Do you have any weapons in your home?”

She replied. “Yes, yes I do… me. I’m the weapon. I’m the weapon you don’t want to mess with. Warn the others!”

Supplements

I was recently asked if I had heard of Moringa.

“Moringa? I’ve heard of lemon Moringa pie.”

You have to get up pretty early in the Moringa to fool me.

The End

That was the last ‘From the Bottom of my Chart’ in this blog. One day, I’ll create a revised version of Nursing: The Funny Side of the Bedside and will add in a ‘From the Bottom of My Chart’ chapter but for now, it will lay dormant… like a latent virus.

Words of Wisdom

1. Don’t be a pussy willow!

2. Instead of devoting all your energy to your career, devote the majority of your energy to your free time… a.k.a. the time you have to enjoy, create, love, shine, appreciate, and thrive.

3. Be ready. When a once in a lifetime dream opportunity presents, be ready to take it.

4. Instead of crying because it’s over, smile because you had ten years to read, laugh, re-read, share, dream about, and re-read Write or Wroy.

That was the final Words of Wisdom. The last three posts will explore new ideas and formats that will deviate from the norm and blow the minds of all those who read it. Stay tuned… and warn the others.

Thanks for reading Blog Post #127. It’s now time for the ending joke. Enjoy.

My hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks are in last place. I have friends (and fellow Canuck fans) telling me they’re done, that the team sucks, and that they’d rather support the Seattle Kraken, the Colorado Avalanche, or the Ottawa Senators.

My response: “If you’re a true Canucks fan, you support them no matter what. If you can’t support the Canucks when they’re in last place, don’t be jumping on the bandwagon next year when they’re in second to last place!”