I consider myself to be a fairly balanced person, but every time I turn on the news or open a social media site, I find myself twitching. It's not just international shenanigans, either, it's everything. I cannot even turn on the local news anymore. … [Continue reading]
Disney’s EPCOT: I’m sorry, but I’m just not into you.
January 18, 2017 by 4 Comments
I remember the dance unit in my Grade Seven gym class perfectly: we learned all sorts of arcane dance moves, like the box step, the polka, and the jive. That is not to say that it wasn't fun to learn how to jive while listening to Jailhouse Rock, but … [Continue reading]
Uh oh! Looks like someone’s got a case of the Blue Mondays!
January 16, 2017 by 6 Comments
Welcome to Blue Monday, statistically the saddest day of the year. According to the professor who came up with the formula, this could be the bluest Monday on record due to well-known political events, along recent death of childhood heroes, which … [Continue reading]
Fear of Flying, and turning into a flower
January 13, 2017 by 4 Comments
Ninety minutes ago, I considered sitting down to write, but instead sat on the comfortable couch for a few minutes. I promptly fell asleep to the tune of Roomba noisily vacuuming my floors for me - welcome to the future, Mrs. Jetson - and the kids … [Continue reading]
Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Where I Connect With My Star Wars Alter Ego and My Longtime Muppet Love
January 10, 2017 by 1 Comment
Doesn't everything feel a bit like a Herculean effort during the month of January? Yesterday morning was a feels like minus 32 with the wind chill kind of day, plus it had snowed overnight, sending traffic into one gigantic snarl, not that I'm … [Continue reading]
Magic Kingdom, or The Land of Many Mouse Ears
January 4, 2017 by 5 Comments
It's January, so no one should be surprised, but I still shuddered a little when I checked the weather forecast, and the following warning popped up at me: BITTER COLD AHEAD FOR ALBERTA IN JANUARY Not just cold, BITTER cold! This was the … [Continue reading]
FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS
January 2, 2017 by 2 Comments
Happy New Year! I was in a class yesterday and the teacher was talking about numerology, something I know very little about, and of which I'm slightly wary. 2016 was a 9 (2+1+6=9) and life goes, apparently, in nine-year cycles; the end of a cycle … [Continue reading]
