by I started my first day of work at my last job before retiring 13 years later. One of the supervisors picked up on something I said to her during a larger get-to-know-you conversation. It was a throw-away social remark, similar to “How ya doin’?” I said, “I live under a lucky star.” She replied…
by I have noticed that my screen time has been increasing. I hadn’t been aware of that until my phone told me so. I have been spending a lot of time watching YouTube videos. I quite enjoyed myself at first. But slowly, my screen time was increasing, and my enjoyment was decreasing. That is not…
by I recently heard about a group of women who called themselves The Ronettes. This stood for ‘Ready or Not.’ Come along with me down this rabbit hole. I promise you won’t die. Speaking of dying, that is the group’s main focus. Dying. The members tend to be older, but the age range is broad,…
by I am making plans, more of a guide than a strict schedule, for how my summer will unfold. What will I do to make the most of my discretionary time? Where will I go? What will I do? I remind myself that I am fortunate to have discretionary time. Many heads-of-family don’t have that…
by I was reading a very interesting article in my local paper about a few Canadians who were in a similar situation. Several years ago, these folks received the worst possible news. They were informed they had terminal cancer with a specific amount of time remaining. That’s the bad news. For clarity, this timeframe differed…
by I recently attended a live chamber music performance. Wait! Wait! Don’t hang up, faithful readers. Let me explain fully. I tuned in midway through an interview on CBC. I didn’t have the full context, but the interviewee’s enthusiasm kept me listening to the end. Tom Allen waxed eloquently about writing original scores for chamber…
by I was perusing the paper today and came across the Saturday book reviews. Sometimes the headline catches my curiosity. In this case, the headline was “Imagination versus Reality.” The tag line to it was ‘Author’s personal experience of uncertainty is the foundation for ‘A Love Affair with the Unknown.’ I was hooked and read…
by I was reading about the city’s plan to charge private vehicle owners to park on public roadways, even in front of their homes. Why. Then again, why not? Necessity is the mother of invention, including new ways for governments to increase their revenue through creative new sources. This has been true throughout the ages….
by I came across a piece of research about transference. I’m familiar with this concept in my counsellor training. Roughly stated, it concerns complications in the relationship between therapist and patient. But this particular study of transference is very different. It was about the possibilities of transferring my DNA to another person I had never…
by I had too much time on my hands this morning. I came across a little-known fact and wondered whether it was true and why it existed. The video claimed that hot dogs were packaged in different quantities than hot dog buns. Often, it was 10 to 8, respectively. First, I wanted to check the…
