I remember it as if it were yesterday. On my 13th birthday, our neighbour from across the street, a French, and in my mind, surly school teacher walked across the street with a package for me. It was odd; I didn’t know her very well and frankly I thought she was just a tad weird.Continue reading “My First Love Was Holden Caulfield”
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Drudgery
How much of living is just plain drudgery? This question was forefront in my mind as I, squeezed into my daughter’s desk, sat through another 2 hour meeting at the school. Now don’t get me wrong- this meeting was nowhere near as painful as those of yesteryear. It involved a few students from my daughter’sContinue reading “Drudgery”
Random ideas
Epigenetics and how that extra donut/cigarette/whiskey can adversely affect the lifespan of your children One of the many perks of my job is that I receive all the daily newspapers and weekly magazines in the library. In order to better promote them in the school I work, I spend a few minutes each morning perusingContinue reading “Random ideas”
New Year’s Resolutions? Ummm…maybe. If I feel like it.
‘Cause that is how committed I feel to the whole process. Sure there are things I can improve. Contrary to popular belief, I am not perfect. (Just kidding-Geesh, you are so serious.) I could probably lose a few pounds, do a few more crosswords, be a little more ecologically friendly. I could probably make aContinue reading “New Year’s Resolutions? Ummm…maybe. If I feel like it.”
Lina Branter 