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Pomp & Circumstance
I’m not exactly what you’d call a Royals-watcher. It’s semi-interesting to watch the Queen’s family do some of the things they do (as I’m Canadian) but I don’t have heavy opinions about whether or not...
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About That Dress…
There was so much brouhaha about what Kate was going to wear – I tried not to pay much attention, but the countdown to the Big Day had all kinds of what if dress ideas all over the papers and the media...
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Blame It On The Hoodie?
We are not sporty sorts of people around here. The only pair of sneakers I own have sequins on them for goodness sake. I bought my husband a pair of Vans last summer – they’re grey with white laces,...
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Where Were You?
I’m watching the news (late meeting) and up pops the stat that fifteen years ago Lady Di died. Whoa. Cue tears. I loved Lady Diana. And thinking about her dying brings such a wash of emotion and...
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Better Education For Life
This blog post is sponsored by NIVEA Canada. NIVEA believes that every child deserves the best care. With this in mind, NIVEA Canada is proud to partner with the child rights and international aid...
View ArticleLance-from hero to bully
“Everybody wants to know: what am I on. What am I on? I’m on my bike, busting my ass six hours a day,” – commercial for Nike in 2001. “How many times do I have to say it? … Well, if it can’t be any...
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On “Real” Women and Selective Language
This image of some store mannequins in Sweden (I wish I knew what shop) have been circulating around the net for a few days – I even shared it on my Facebook page, and wrote, “These look like real...
View ArticleThe media is as much to blame for what happened in Steubenville as anyone else.
This is a guest post contributed by a dad. Not a writer or blogger or social media guru, just a plain ol’ dad. His thinking is inspired by the events of Steubenville but his perspective and the issues...
View ArticleThe Thing About Running
A thousand years ago, I used to be a runner. It was my sport-of-choice since I was in grade school, when we’d run for fund-raising causes, like for Terry Fox, or The Heart & Stroke Foundation. As I...
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words for Wednesday- ( need it early) the price of the daily miracle of...
I am speechless after yesterday but this is good to remember even though it can’t change what happened “This is a giant planet and we’re lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties...
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Standing Alone
Yesterday, NBA player Jason Collins told the world he is gay. He wrote this terrific piece for Sports Illustrated, describing his process. We don’t follow much in the way of sports around here, and...
View ArticleThe Business of Retail
I’ve been mulling and stewing and thinking about the issue big business + retail clothing for a while now, but especially since the recent tragedy of the building that collapsed in Bangladesh over two...
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Where Do You Find Good In The World?
I’m in a weird state lately. Personally, I feel better than I ever have. But the world around me? It just seems like one thing after the other is destroying my faith in humanity. Sandy Hook Boston...
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For the Freedom of Choice
Dr. Henry Morgentaler died of a heart attack yesterday at the ripe old age of 90. It is his legacy that makes my heart feel all tender inside for this incredibly brave man who never wavered in his...
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Turban Tension
(Photo credit: Peter McCabe, The Gazette) Most kids have been playing soccer for several weeks already, or are gearing up for the summer season to begin, perhaps once school lets out. Only, here in...
View ArticleA Conversation About California
Ever since I read about California winning the right for gays to marry, I’ve been dancing around in my kitchen to this excellent song by the irrepressible Miss Diana Ross. I mean, how can you NOT dance...
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Just Peachy
I am surrounded by waist-high piles of fruit in my kitchen: apricots, cherries, blueberries, you name it. Steve keeps brining home vats of the Okanagan goodness and while I am pleased, I am also tired...
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Politics: Why You Should Care
It’s municipal election time here in Alberta, which means all kinds of fun and games in the race for mayor, city council and school board trustee. And before you ask, yes: there are people running...
View ArticleInternational Day of the Girl Child: October 11, 2013
Due to a lot of confusion and bad information, I feel like I spend 50% of my time online ranting about inequities and trying to explain that feminism is simply the belief that women are people and that...
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Women Can…
I love the internet, and of all the wonderful things on the internet, I love Google best. Google and I, we get each other. Sometimes we’ll stay up all night, and we’ve gotten to know each other so well...
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