Like just about everything in life, confidence works best when it is in balance. Too little confidence and nothing is achieved. Too much confidence and…
A very popular book in the seventies was ‘Be Here Now’ written by a spiritual leader named Ram Dass. I never read it. It looked…
Plastic straws have been in the news lately as people and corporations endeavour to reduce single use plastic items. Straws are a great starting point;…
Too much social media leads to social tedium. I use Facebook and Twitter but I’ve never even looked at Instagram; it seems like another thing…
In my early twenties, I went through a semi-serious “I’m-a-hippy” phase. In those days, or at least in my circle, you couldn’t claim to be…
I have sacrificed my thumbs for my mind. I have what are commonly referred to as ‘mommy thumbs’, an affliction resulting from overuse and over-stretching…
“Forgot, forgot forgot! That’s all I ever hear from you!” went my Mother’s shrill lament… I rely on this memory as evidence that I have…
Recently in Ontario there has been controversy over the sex education being taught in our public schools. Speaking only for myself, I will say I…
In my vast experience of this phenomenon, stress and stupidity feed off of each other in a Murphy’s Law sort of way — my stress…
A few years ago, I was introduced to a very nice woman. As I was shaking her hand I was not thinking about her. Through gossip,…