This past week I was a beta reader for a book concerning parenting young children; it’s hard to remember what those early years were like when my youngest just turned sixteen! Also, I was so sleep-deprived back then that I barely remember 2005-07. My son had, by all accounts, a great birthday. His brother, who […]
We’re all going to die
July 19, 2018 by 6 Comments
Every morning when I drive home from my yoga practice, I see a sign that would be a balm for weary travelers. Travelodge: Your Room Is Waiting For You. What a nice slogan! Alas, it is meaningless, since the motel was demolished months ago, and now the sign advertises for an empty lot. It feels like […]
Unmoored
July 13, 2018 by 3 Comments
The boys have been visiting my parents this week, and I don’t mind telling you that I have spent this week feeling greatly unmoored, particularly yesterday. I had no classes to teach yesterday and it was a moon day, which meant no early morning yoga either. I spent a few hours just wandering around the […]
What’s In A Name; Perspectives; Book Reviews
January 10, 2018 by 4 Comments
The other night, our dinnertime conversation centered on names, and whether the names we give our children are self-fulfilling prophecies. I’ve always been fascinated by names and how they change with trends and generations. The book Freakonomics has a very interesting chapter on names and demographics, and of course I’m watching with interest as names […]
Strange things are afoot on the internet; The Shoe on the Roof
November 7, 2017 by 4 Comments
Just in case you’ve always wondered what it’s like to live in this meteorological hellscape, on October 28 it was 24 degrees Celsius, and within a week we had a 43 degree temperature drop. It is basically impossible to acclimatize to that kind of temperature swing, and so this is what I look like when […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: The Book and Movie Edition
March 16, 2016 by 4 Comments
Now that I’ve gotten my Spring Rage About Time Change out of the way, I’m feeling much better. Coffee helps. My body feeling like it’s 3:30 in the morning when it’s really 4:30 in the morning is making it very easy to get to sleep at my usual hour. I’m slowly adjusting, so in eight […]
Book Review: Hooked on Hockey
October 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
When Simon and Schuster asked me to review Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hooked on Hockey, I laughed to myself. Surely there are few people less qualified to review a book whose title is followed by “101 Stories about the Players Who Love the Game and the Families that Cheer Them On”. For one thing, […]
