Remember my rant about women's magazines? Well, it turns out 2 women in Saskatchewan read my mind, because they've started a magazine that sounds EXACTLY like the one I said I'd start. Even the title sounds refreshingly original... Cahoots.This is what they say in...

Twenty-six years ago, Marcel dropped out of school without a high school education. He thought he’d drive truck for the rest of his life.Eleven years ago, when he realized he wanted more out of life than driving a truck forever, he went for some upgrading and got his...

Maddie, sitting on my lap during Good Friday Ekklesia service. Corrie says “all those who are Christians can participate in communion.” Maddie whips her head around, beams at me, and says with delight (loud enough so that Jayne sitting behind me could hear it and...

Driving home from the bookstore on Thursday night, I took the long way home because I liked what I heard on the radio. CBC radio was playing a re-run of Tapestry, and I was so moved by what I heard, I had to pull over and jot some notes in my notebook. It didn't occur...

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Our mayor, Sam Katz, is in hot water for making idiotic, sexist statements at a ceremony meant to honour our city’s Olympic champions, who all happen to be female. He made a variety of comments, calling them “beautiful girls” and “special ladies”, but the one that...

Irises poking through the earth in my little gardenEarthworms on the sidewalk after the rainMaddie in her alligator boots wading through puddlesLittle frog jumping across my pathBike tires on pavementUnzipped jacketsSoccer practiceGeese flying overheadPork chops on...

Today my Big Brother turns 45. I had no idea 45 could be so young until I got this close myself! (Yes, that's him and me in the pic. Sorry, I thought I'd done a better job of scanning it.)He’s a cool guy, my Big Brother. Here are a few of the things I like about him:-...

Seriously, do I look old enough to be turning 40?In 40 days, I will turn 40. I thought it would freak me out. I thought it would depress me. I thought I’d feel a little panicky about being old and settled like I did when I turned 30 and had just bought our first...

I made it to work this morning. On my bike. And I'm still alive! My legs feel like they've been replaced by tubes of jell-o, and I kept company with Mr. Turtle along the way (at least I didn't stop to flirt with pretty rabbits, like Mr. Hare), but I made it. Another...