Hero Worship
I don’t use the term ‘hero’ often and I don’t have an awful lot of personal heroes – in fact, I think it might take me it some time to come up with even a small list. But last week, when I rooted around on the new 7-day releases at my video store (where you…
A Beginners Guide to RA: Love & the Horizontal Tango
This week on HealthCentral, I go on about romance and sex: “One of my favourite frog stories — as in, “you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince” — was the man who said he didn’t want to date me because he wanted an equal partner. As I’d managed to…
Reading Lolita in Toronto
Last year, in response to NaNoWriMo, Matthew over at Defective Yeti came up with NaNoReMo – same concept, except instead of writing a novel in the month of November, he read one and blogged about it. Much less work! Last year, he chose Catch-22 and although I enjoyed reading about his experience, I’d read it…
I Thought It Was a Science?
Earlier this week, I read a post on one of the HealthCentral sites by one of their medical experts. This doctor started by saying she did not “believe in” a particular medical problem and continued to explain how she had come around by experiencing it herself. The particular site, doctor and medical problem are irrelevant…
In Summary
The other day, I was having conversation with a friend – you know the kind (the conversation, that is, not the friend) – the kind that takes place late at night when it’s dark outside, your shields are down, making you get all deep and philosophical. Great fun, but it makes you think for days….
Whippersnappers
I think I’m getting old. It could be argued that turning 46 years old might’ve been my first clue that I wasn’t knee-high to a grasshopper anymore, but I always thought that when I was in my mid-40s, I’d feel adult and mature and as that feeling has yet to settle in, I’m pretty sure…
Home Again
You don’t have to read this blog for long to see that I have a thing about the ocean. It’s more than merely a ‘thing’, though. Growing up surrounded by the sea and all that comes with it – the smell of wet sand, the wind, the sound of waves and the scent of salt…
Winner & The Postcard Project
A short post today – I’m running off and spend every minute I can with AB before her flight leaves. First, the winner of Monday’s contest. It could be argued that Michele’s entry required a win for here lovely description of our friendship. However, that sort of smacks of cheating, especially considering the random choice…
A Friendly Contest
I don’t remember becoming friends with AB, just being friends with her. When I entered grade 1, I didn’t know her and her name was Anne Birthe. And soon after, all I remember is her being AB and my best friend. AB, though, remembers making friends with me. In Denmark, there is a tradition on…
Book Review: Hominids: The Neanderthal Parallax
What if there were parallel universes? What if in one of those universes, Homo Sapiens became extinct and Homo Neanderthalensis lived on to create a complex civilization? What if one of those Neanderthals came through to our universe? This is the central idea in the Hugo Award winning Hominids: The Neanderthal Parallax by Canadian author…
A Beginner’s Guide to RA: Friends & Family
My latest post on HealthCentral talks about the impact RA can have on the relationships in your life: “I’m not going to lie to you: having a chronic disease like Rheumatoid Arthritis can be hard on relationships. Your friends and extended family — partners and children will get their own Beginner’s Guide — have to…
Happy Turkey Day!
Today’s the day Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving. Well, it all depends on your perspective – if you’re a turkey, I guess you’d spend the day mourning the annual mass slaughter of your fellow fowl. However! As I’m pretty sure no turkeys read this blog, I’ll stick to the former interpretation. When I first moved to Canada…