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As the Duffy trial kicked off this week, observers were shocked to discover that one of the exhibits would be a detailed three year diary that Mike Duffy kept of his time as a senator. It is not known how long the former broadcaster has done this, but the document is a uniquely intimate window into the life of a man who is not all that popular in Ottawa these days. Behold, Duffy’s desires, afflictions, tastes and enemies:

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At moments of particular vigour, Duffy will start the day with a hearty “up and at ‘em.”

Although Mike Duffy may well be Ottawa’s most unpopular figure at the moment, it was only six years ago that a Walter Hawesa of Tangier, N.S. appeared to love the new senator so much that he requested a signed photo.

Nothing else is known about this diary entry except that Duffy and his wife apparently attended a “sexy laundry studio #1” in 2010.

Occasionally, like all of us, Duffy must vent his anger at poor customer service. Somebody tried to white out one these entries, but it’s clear the Senator vowed a hyperbolic “never again” when beset by poor airport bus service.

One might assume that being appointed to the Upper Chamber of Her Majesty’s Government would free someone from many of the pain-in-the-ass realities of normal life. Not entirely. Duffy still has to attend to quotidian activities like waiting in line at the Apple Genius Bar. He seems to take particular pleasure in cutting his grass, however.