Wall & Bike Tires
Remember my elbow? It still hasn’t quite healed and is currently aggravated. Even better, my left elbow is thisclose to the same performance. I’m therefore sitting still, applying ice, taking many, many drugs and keeping away from the computer as much as possible (and twitching because of it). As a result, this week will be…
Come Sit A Spell
One of the best places to sit and read a good book in my neighborhood. And speaking of reading, a while ago, I got tagged by Barbara from Nova Scotia in the book challenge. I’ve been sitting on it for a while, because although I do read books, I only read audio books and it’s…
Power Games
A late note: some of you are having problems viewing the blog in Internet Explorer, having to scroll down to see the post. After noodling around with HTML and invoking the Tech God, my best guess is that the problem should be fixed if you update to IE 7. If that doesn’t help, let me…
In the Weeds
I have a pretty small purse. It’s got room for a pen, a small notebook, my Epipen, the collapsible stick I use to push elevator buttons and a few other doodads. It’s got a wallet attached at the front for bills, coins and the plethora of cards handed out everywhere (why does every store need…
Strong at the Broken Places
My June post is up at HealthCentral: “‘These are faces of illness in America. Do not look away.’ – Richard Cohen, Strong at the Broken Places My first post on HealthCentral was a rant about a poorly-worded review of Strong at the Broken Places: Five Voices of Illness, a Chorus of Hope by Richard Cohen….
Summer’s Here
A surefire sign of summer having arrived is John’s birthday. Happy birthday, John! Another sign is street festivals. One of great things about living downtown in the summer is the festivals that take over your community (not including Buskerfest. I hate when Buskerfest takes over my neighbourhood). This wekend marked the first of many –…
One for the History Books
My sister Janne and I are in many ways very much alike. You can tell from one glance that we’re sisters and if you spend five minutes in a room with us, it’s obvious that the similarities are much more than skin deep. For one, we both like to be in charge (which gets interesting…
Weekend Tink Fest
On Friday, Beth challenged us to go and have some weekend fun and I don’t know anything more fun than spending time with my lovies. Remember when they were born? They are TWO AND A HALF years old now. Dunno how that happened. Janne and John (the Tink Delivery team) drove and the Tinks were…
Love, Pain, the Whole Damn Thing*
*Love that song. I watch The Bachelor. Yes, I know. I am a feminist and I watch The Bachelor. It is my guilty pleasure. I am completely unrepentant about the other reality shows I watch, but The Bachelor? It’s hard to admit in public. However, it’s pertinent to today’s post, so I’m hangig my inconsistencies…
Messing with Reality
Some time ago, I believe I had a little rant about a miniseries called Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which chronicled the displacement of Native Americans during the white settlements. Specifically, the rant was about the glossing over or direct alteration of historical facts occurring in the miniseries, which was defended by an HBO…