I have to give a speech tonight. Well not really a speech, just some opening remarks at an event at the SFU Centre for Scottish Studies. The nerves are setting in. Public speaking is tough. The task seems even more daunting because this past Sunday I heard a truly masterful speech by Terry Fallis. When […]
Monday night I dreamt I met Justin Trudeau. Oddly enough, the incident happened at the Sea-To-Sky Gondola parking lot in Squamish. It’s weird how your brain mashes random thoughts together when you’re asleep. Justin and I talked about his win. How being in the right place at the right time is everything. Fate, luck and […]
So about this day job of mine, the bit about me being a personal trainer and having a company called Go Big Or Go Home. It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this for eighteen years. It takes up most of my time and I’m the better for it. I rarely write about this part […]
Yesterday I bought some cloth napkins. A set of eight, all with a different phrase. I don’t even own a dining room table so doubt they will ever be used in any formal way, but I loved them and couldn’t resist. A few times a month people come to my home to write. That will […]
A little rain and cooler days meant I wore my coat from the 2010 Olympics for the first time in months. I had forgotten how wearing the bright turquoise labels you as a volunteer. The girl behind me in the Starbucks line asked where I worked during the Games. With a little bit too much […]
Two events shaped my past week. Even though they seem to be related I couldn’t find a theme to join them up in 500 words. So I gave up and decided to examine the refugee issue. How could I not? The daily news or most recent Facebook posts can make you feel like the world […]
Maybe I really do have a writer’s mind. Or maybe it’s just the pressure to produce a blog each week… but I’m always looking and listening for bits to write about. Lately I’ve been having lots of health problems and spending too much time in hospitals and my doctor’s office. I was there again yesterday. […]
Most will think I’m going to blog about writing the test for my Personal Training re-certification. It was a grueling few hours on the long weekend and I hate taking tests. A predictable and timely subject. Fortunately that was not the highlight of my weekend. I spent too many hours watching the NASCAR race from […]
“How was your week?” “Pretty depressing, I found out I didn’t win a big writing contest.” “Really, that made you depressed?” Yes, I can understand my friend’s difficulty in comprehending my sorry state. It’s like saying you are depressed because you didn’t win the lottery. The natural reply would be, “And you thought you would […]
There are two things close to my heart, the notion that one person can make a difference and above all else, the fact that we need to be taking better care of our children. All our children. This week a friend crammed both of these ideas into one Facebook post. It made me cry. It […]
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