Is Ricky Gervais Right? No One Cares – Fuck Off!
Note: I really feel like re-writing this post to make it funny and less of a whine. But there are a couple reasons why I am not going to do…
Bring Out Your Inner Pippi
It’s four in the morning. Wayne Dyer, the wise spiritual leader – on the other side now, as they say – has many videos still up on YouTube. I watched…
Rage in a Cage: Another Night in Purgatory
Flipped someone the bird. Or tried to. Not sure I used the right finger. F*CK. That’s how it is with me. I haven’t used this gesture in years. Mostly not…
Fighting Like Hell for My Happy Fairy Tale Ending
It’s so easy to get discouraged from big events in my country and around the world right now. My life is just not the fairy tale I always thought I’d…
My List of Those Who Need to be Forgiven
Apparently, the first step in forgiving others is to “Be honest with yourself about your anger and hurt, and assess the full damage the injustice has caused in your life.”…
Trust Science & Medicine? Not Always and Never Blindly
There are so many things we don’t know about the human body and how it works. If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us anything, it is that the immune system…
5 Great Things About Getting Fired
It's been nearly two months since I was fired. I’ve had moments of near terror where I cannot seem to move or do much of anything. But then, I suddenly…
Putting the Worst Swear Word in the World to Good Use
Here’s something I don’t like to think about – my “class.” Being Canadian, there seems to be a kind of denial that a hierarchy of class exists. After all, we’re…
Rumble in the Belly: Freedom Convoy 2022
On the bridge we waited for the Freedom Convoy of truckers to drive by. We were a motley group with nothing in common except the desire to end all government…
Why Keep Score? A Quick Way to Find Out Who Is Important in Your Life
At three in the morning, I was awake thinking – again. I was remembering how my ex kept score of everything. If he did someone a favour, he’d put that…