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My Political Life

George Clooney and Buying a Home

Years ago I realized my dream wasn’t going to come true and I wasn’t marrying George Clooney. Being George’s wife would have made me happy but he married someone else. I was left to find other ways to be content. I survived… and oddly enough, I’m happy. When I hear a local news report about […]

Tartan Day Penguins

It was going to happen sooner or later. I can blame it all on Tartan Day but that would be a lie. For the second time in 153 weeks I didn’t post a blog on Wednesday. The last time this happened I was in the hospital. This time I was so exhausted even a penguin […]

Tammy Moyer

She annoyed me at times… she was often a little too perky.         My clock radio would come on at 5am and there she was. Cheerful and happy and no matter what the weather or circumstance, she would find a bright angle to focus on. She joked around and made a chatty […]

Behind Closed Doors

I love my apartment building. We are our own little neighbourhood. It helps that we’re also in Kerrisdale, a perfect, throwback, mid-scale, little part of Vancouver. You get to know your neighbours. People come and people go. Some, like me, have been here for years. We chat in the laundry room, parking lot and stairwells. […]