I know what you’re thinking. Someone’s been sucking a little too hard and fast on the whiskey bottle. But I swear, no. Really. Just hear me out, for crying out loud! I just finished Breaking Dawn , the fourth book in the Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga. Now I’ve written about this series before, back inContinue reading “Vampires, Politics and Millenials=conservatism?”
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As if I needed confirmation
My daughter wrote a letter to her favorite author the other day. She has fallen in love with Chris Riddell‘s Ottoline books and wanted to tell him how much she appreciated them. Dramatic pause. Now, to say I am thrilled would be to say that that Stephen Harper might not like art that much. ThatContinue reading “As if I needed confirmation”
I Solemnly Swear to be a Hands Off Parent
It is that time of year again, where the kids go back to school. And for the sake of my sanity and consequently my family’s sanity, I have made a few new school year resolutions for myself: 1) On pain of death, I will not volunteer for a parent committee. The cost of whiskey isContinue reading “I Solemnly Swear to be a Hands Off Parent”
Simple wisdom found in the most unlikely place
One of my favourite reads this year has been a Young Adult novel entitled The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.About a young native boy who needs to leave his Reservation in order to pursue his larger educational goals, Alexie concludes with this one simple, but effective piece of wisdom. And I am sureContinue reading “Simple wisdom found in the most unlikely place”
Working Mother: a tautology
Here is what you get when you google definitions of tautology on the web: Definitions of tautology on the Web: The repetition, in the definition, of information already provided by the term designating the concept. …www.translationbureau.gc.ca/index.php A formula is a tautology if and only if it is impossible that it is false. AND A formulaContinue reading “Working Mother: a tautology”
La Ronde Amusement Park: An adventure in Faith
“Who says I have no faith in humanity?” I asked myself as I hung upside down 60 feet in the air. The Vertigo. After waiting for an hour for the privilege of feeling my lunch revisit my throat, here I was, relying on the teenager running the operation to make sure all was safe. ItContinue reading “La Ronde Amusement Park: An adventure in Faith”
Facebook: The nightmare
So. This is me, eating my words. I said I would never join Facebook and yet I have. And it is just as frustrating and addictive as I thought. I have just spent my whole time this morning trying to figure out the interface-how to add applications, make it look less busy, you know. MakeContinue reading “Facebook: The nightmare”
Tipping point
I think I might have reached it. Because not a lot has phased me this last week. After the plague and the pestilence (seriously- I am just waiting for the other two horsemen of the apocalypse to appear) I feel uncannily calm and cheerful. Witness yesterday, when my most useful things broke: 5:00 am- CoffeeContinue reading “Tipping point”
Karma Drought
Okay. When did I sign away all my good karma? What the hell did I do that was sooo bad I deserved the plague of lice and pinworms that have infested my house? What is with all the bugs? Because they are back and they brought friends. So here has been our week, a portraitContinue reading “Karma Drought”
Why its hard not to be a paranoid freak of a parent
Because of stories like this: Gun pulled on mom Via BlogherWow. Psycho policewoman gets drunk on power and then takes it out on another mother. If I said it once, I’ve said it a hundred times: guns and cars. Bad idea. Guns and frustrating , pushy line-ups to get your kids home as quick asContinue reading “Why its hard not to be a paranoid freak of a parent”
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