Would changing my outlook change me?
OK, that is probably a rhetorical question, but what I wonder is how would others react to a different version of me? What if the “new me” isn’t as funny Continue Reading →
formerly Flotsam and Jetsam — Thoughts that float through my head like so much detritus
Head category for personal stuff and personal projects
OK, that is probably a rhetorical question, but what I wonder is how would others react to a different version of me? What if the “new me” isn’t as funny Continue Reading →
No, I haven’t taken up exotic dance; I realized in all my many site changes and redesigns, the one set of pages that has fallen out of synch is my Continue Reading →
I recently found myself in that endless cycle of feeling guilty about stuff I haven’t done — I haven’t prepared the garden, I haven’t published the SmoothieJune Book —and now Continue Reading →
For three days, last week, I was at the CUPE Political Action Conference. I traveled and stayed on my own; Shawn and Kiddo joined me on Friday. I spent yesterday Continue Reading →
I’ve had my friend’s post titled, “Darkworkers” open in my phone browser for a couple of days. I read it more than once. It resonated with me but I didn’t Continue Reading →
As a union member I have listened to a lot of anti-union slurs over the years. I’m tired of hearing it. I’ve been simmering but now I am boiling over. By Continue Reading →
Yesterday’s wanders found us at Home Depot buying $30 in wood which, along with stuff we had around the house and a few hours hard work became the Blackwood Book Box: Like Continue Reading →
For those who have known me long enough, you’ll know that I was raised without any particular religious traditions. I tried going to Sunday School as a young child of Continue Reading →
I had a new experience today: I saw a chiropractor for the first time. Just over a week ago, I leaned forward to grab something and felt something “snap” in Continue Reading →
I dreamt of frogs appearing by the dozen from under leaves and around a pond. I didn’t recall this dream until I was walking through the Finnerty Gardens this morning, after Continue Reading →